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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2018 Mazda MX-5 Recalls

The 2018 Mazda MX-5 has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 18, 2024.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2018 Mazda MX-5. 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
3

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
0

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2018 Mazda MX-5, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

3 recalls on the 2018 Mazda MX-5

Air bags: air bag/restraint control module: software

Campaign
24V695000
Reported
September 18, 2024
Vehicles affected
up to 77,670
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Federal standard
FMVSS 208, occupant crash protection
Same campaign
also 2016–2017, 2019–2023 MX-5

24V695000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump

Campaign
21V875000
Reported
November 12, 2021
Vehicles affected
up to 121,038
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2019 MX-5, 5 other models

21V875000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Power train: automatic transmission: control module (tcm/pcm/tecm)

Campaign
19V072000
Reported
February 1, 2019
Vehicles affected
up to 14,370
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2016–2017 MX-5

19V072000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2018 Mazda MX-5 complaints by year

NHTSA has received 3 owner complaints about the 2018 Mazda MX-5, the newest on June 19, 2024.

In complaints about the 2018 Mazda MX-5, the component group named most often is the electrical system (33%), followed by the engine (33%) and the power train (33%).

1 of the 2018 Mazda MX-5's 3 recalls also concerns the power train.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Electrical System1
  • Engine1
  • Power Train1
  • Structure1
  • Vehicle Speed Control1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2018 Mazda MX-5 received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20191
20201
20241

Complaints about the 2018 Mazda MX-5 peaked in 2019, when NHTSA received 1. 67% arrived between 2017 and 2021, the model year's first years on the road.

The 3 complaints about the 2018 Mazda MX-5 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Mazda MX-5 by model year

Other 2018 Mazda models

Newest record on this page: September 18, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted