IllustrationCONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 35 MPH AND LOST ALL POWER. THERE WAS MANUVERING OF STEERING & BRAKES. MECHANIC AT A GARAGE SHOWED CONSUMER HOW CAMSHAFT CRACKED, AND SEPARATED FROM ENGINE BLOCK. CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE ENGINE. *AK THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALL WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING DUE TO THE ENGINE FAILURE. *YH
1995 Mazda Millenia
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1995 Mazda Millenia do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 20.
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 6 of 82 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 28 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Power Train. Review the 17 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Air Bags. Review the 15 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
11 crash reports1 fire reports11 injury reports
Engine And Engine Cooling complaints
28 reportsCATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO RAPID OIL LEAK FROM OIL PRESSURE SENSOR. OIL WARNING LIGHT DID NOT COME ON PRIOR TO ENGINE SEIZURE.*AK
HEATING GAUGE WOULD GO TO TOP. ENGINE WOULD OVERHEAT. ENGINE BECAME DAMAGED DUE TO DRIVING WHILE IT HAD OVERHEATED. TOOK TO DEALER & INFORMED BY MECHANIC VEHICLE OUT OF WARRANTY. TOOK TO PRIVATE MECHANIC & INFORMED CONSUMER THAT ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CURRENTLY, PROBLEM IS STILL OVERHEATING & STALLING OUT. *AK OIL WA…
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HEATING GAUGE WOULD GO TO TOP. ENGINE WOULD OVERHEAT. ENGINE BECAME DAMAGED DUE TO DRIVING WHILE IT HAD OVERHEATED. TOOK TO DEALER & INFORMED BY MECHANIC VEHICLE OUT OF WARRANTY. TOOK TO PRIVATE MECHANIC & INFORMED CONSUMER THAT ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CURRENTLY, PROBLEM IS STILL OVERHEATING & STALLING OUT. *AK OIL WAS FOUND IN THE HEAD GASKET BECAUSE THE CAUSE FOR VEHICLE'S RADIATOR FAILURE AND FUEL PUMP MALFUNCTIONING WAS NOT KNOWN, THE CUSTOMER REPLACED THE RADIATOR. *YH
PREMATURE WEAR OF THE VALVE COVER GASKET, CAUSING OIL TO LEAK ONTO THE CYLINDERS, RESULTING IN POOR PERFORMANCE OF ENGINE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK
ENGINE GASKETS DISINTERGRATED ALLOWING OIL INTO GAPS ON SPARK PLUGS THUS PREVENTING SEVERAL CYLINDERS FROM FIRING. AUTOMOBILE DID NOT RESPOND AS IT SHOULD HAVE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, WHICH CREATED A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. EVEN MAZDA'S MECHANICS THINK THAT MAZDA SHOULD BE FORCED TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM.
ENGINE TURBO-CHARGER WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. CONSUMER HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. ON TWO OF THE THREE OCCASIONS, DEALER REPLACED TURBO-CHARGER. DEFECT MIGHT EVENTUALLY BLOW OUT ENTIRE ENGINE. *AK *ML
AT 81,100 MILES THE ENGINE"CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. THE DEALER TOLD ME TO REPLACE THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR AT $700.00 WHICH I DID. LESS THAN 300 MI LATER, THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. THIS TIME I WAS TOLD THE WHOLE COMPUTER WAS FAILING & NEEDED REPLACEMENT AT $1600.00. SINCE MY CAR HAS MUCH LESS THAN 100,000 MILES, I FEEL THESE PROBLEMS S…
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AT 81,100 MILES THE ENGINE"CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. THE DEALER TOLD ME TO REPLACE THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR AT $700.00 WHICH I DID. LESS THAN 300 MI LATER, THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. THIS TIME I WAS TOLD THE WHOLE COMPUTER WAS FAILING & NEEDED REPLACEMENT AT $1600.00. SINCE MY CAR HAS MUCH LESS THAN 100,000 MILES, I FEEL THESE PROBLEMS SHOULD BE COVERED BY A WARRANTY.*AK
OIL PRESSURE SENDING UNIT IS LEAKING AT 90,000 MILES, CAUSING A LOSS OF OIL DUE TO POOR MANUFACTURING. *AK *ML
ENGINE FAILED. OIL PRESSURE SENSOR FAILED. LOSS OF ENGINE OIL THROUGH SENSOR. NO WARNING. ENGINE ENDED UP 2 QUARTS LOW. LAST OIL CHANGE WAS AT 81,000 OR ON MARCH 4, 2000. EXCESSIVE OIL AROUND SPARK PLUGS. ALSO HAD TO REPLACE CV BOOT AT AROUND 80,000.
WATER PUMP STARTS LEAKING. THEN RADIATOR BUST. COOLING SYSTEM COST ME OVER 500. DOLLARS TO REPAIR. LIKE A MONTH LATER THE TRANSMISSION GOES OUT. THE GEARS NOT SHIFTING RIGHT. SKIPPING GEARS. THAT'S GOING TO COST ME ABOUT $800 TO $2000. DOLLARS TO GET FIXED.
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.