NHTSA Safety Recalls
Mazda MX-5 Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 5 recall campaigns for the Mazda MX-5, across 10 model years from 2016 to 2025. The 2018 has the most (3); the fewest among years with a recall is 2025 (1).
- Model years
- 10
- Recall campaigns
- 5
- Most recalls
- 2018
- Owner complaints
- 152
2016–2025, with a recall
3 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 152 complaints with NHTSA about the Mazda MX-5 across 21 model years; the most, 34, concern the 2016.
Owners marked a crash on 13 of the Mazda MX-5 complaints (9%) and a fire on 0.
Across all Mazda MX-5 model years, owners name the power train most often (at least 29 complaints), then the air bags (22).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Mazda MX-5 in 2014: 14, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Mazda MX-5 is air bags: air bag/restraint control module: software, in 8 model-year listings.
The newest Mazda MX-5 recall, 25V336000, was reported on May 22, 2025 and concerns the traction control system.
Mazda MX-5 years to avoid
Too few Mazda MX-5 model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 1 of the 5 needed.
The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method
Recalls and complaints by model year
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | First years | vs median year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | — | not ranked |
| 2025 | 1 | 3 | — | not ranked |
| 2024 | 1 | 5 | — | not ranked |
| 2023 | 1 | 7 | — | not ranked |
| 2022 | 1 | 5 | 5 | not ranked |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 1 | not ranked |
| 2020 | 1 | 3 | 0 | not ranked |
| 2019 | 2 | 8 | 6 | not ranked |
| 2018 | 3 | 3 | 2 | not ranked |
| 2017 | 2 | 11 | 6 | not ranked |
| 2016 | 3 | 34 | 16 | not ranked |
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Mazda MX-5 years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Mazda MX-5
- AIR BAGS: AIR BAG/RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE:SOFTWARE8
- POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)3
- FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP2
- TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM2
- STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS1
Mazda MX-5 model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Mazda MX-5 recall campaign (5)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25V336000May 22, 2025 | traction control system | 2024–2025 | crash | 12,244 |
| 24V695000September 18, 2024 | air bags: air bag/restraint control module: software | 2016–2023 | crash and injury | 77,670 |
| 21V875000November 12, 2021 | fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump | 2018–2019 | crash | 121,038 |
| 19V496000June 27, 2019 | structure: frame and members: underbody shields | 2016 | crash | 2,476 |
| 19V072000February 1, 2019 | power train: automatic transmission: control module (tcm/pcm/tecm) | 2016–2018 | crash | 14,370 |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Mazda MX-5. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: July 20, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted