Mazda MX-5: which model years to avoid

Name: Mazda MX-5 complaints by model year
Creator: Defect Atlas

Complaint and recall totals for every Mazda MX-5 model year we track, ranked by severity.

Model year	Complaints	Recalls	Crashes	Fires	Severity	Most-reported system
2016	34	3	3	0	82.4 Medium	POWER TRAIN

Source. NHTSA public complaint and recall APIs. Complaint counts are not normalised by units sold; a high-volume seller will attract more filings than a rare trim.