Vehicle report
2017 MAZDA MX-5
This model year
What the record shows
The 2017 Mazda Mx-5 is a two-seater, and the 12th model year of a nameplate NHTSA records from 2006 to 2026.
The EPA rated two configurations: a single 2-litre four-cylinder engine, rear-wheel drive only, two transmissions and running on premium gasoline.
Combined fuel economy is 29 mpg.
The federal record holds 11 owner complaints, 2 safety recalls and 390 service bulletins for it.
Counts are reports, not rates. A complaint is something an owner chose to file; it is unverified and unadjusted for how many of these cars were sold, so the useful comparison is against other model years of the same car. Recalls and investigations carry more weight because a manufacturer or regulator acted on them.
Reading this report
Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.