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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2005 Mazda MPV Recalls

The 2005 Mazda MPV has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 31, 2019.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2005 Mazda MPV. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
3

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
36

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
5

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
★★★★★

frontal crash, no overall star before 2011

On a 2005 Mazda MPV, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

3 recalls on the 2005 Mazda MPV

Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module

Campaign
19V781000
Reported
October 31, 2019
Vehicles affected
up to 47,006
Risk NHTSA names
injury and death
NHTSA advisory
do not drive until repaired
Same campaign
also 2004 MPV, 2 other models

19V781000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module

Campaign
18V402000
Reported
June 15, 2018
Vehicles affected
up to 308,591
Risk NHTSA names
injury and death
NHTSA advisory
do not drive until repaired
Same campaign
also 2004, 2006 MPV, 2 other models

18V402000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module

Campaign
18V404000
Reported
June 15, 2018
Vehicles affected
up to 4,184
Risk NHTSA names
injury and death
NHTSA advisory
do not drive until repaired
Same campaign
also 2006 MPV, 1 other model

18V404000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2005 Mazda MPV complaints by year

NHTSA has received 36 owner complaints about the 2005 Mazda MPV, the newest on January 16, 2024. Of these, 5 describe a crash (14%); owners reported 8 injuries.

In complaints about the 2005 Mazda MPV, the component group named most often is the air bags (28%), followed by the engine (17%) and the engine and engine cooling (17%).

3 of the 2005 Mazda MPV's 3 recalls also concern the air bags.

Where 2005 Mazda MPV owners gave the mileage (24 complaints), the median was 47,828 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Air Bags10
  • Engine6
  • Engine And Engine Cooling6
  • Electrical System3
  • Seat Belts3
  • Service Brakes3

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2005 Mazda MPV received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20051
20062
20073
20084
20091
20104
20123
20131
20142
20151
20164
20177
20181
20221
20241

Complaints about the 2005 Mazda MPV peaked in 2017, when NHTSA received 7. 28% arrived between 2004 and 2008, the model year's first years on the road.

Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2005 vehicles, the 2005 Mazda MPV drew 0.4× the complaints of the median Mazda MPV year in the same window: 6th highest of the 6 ranked years.

That makes 2005 one of the three best-measured Mazda MPV years.

Mazda MPV years to avoid →

NHTSA crash-test stars

  • Overall: none before 2011
  • Frontal: 5/5
  • Side: 5/5

The 36 complaints about the 2005 Mazda MPV are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Mazda MPV by model year

Other 2005 Mazda models

Newest record on this page: January 16, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted