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1998 Mazda Millenia

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Similar to other model years

Owner complaints for the 1998 Mazda Millenia do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 20.

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29Owner complaints

Model-year median: 20

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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199515
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199729
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199919
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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Engine And Engine Cooling
5Power Train
5Fuel System, Gasoline
4Vehicle Speed Control
4Air Bags
2
All reported categories
Electrical System
2Service Brakes, Hydraulic
2Structure
2Wheels
2Engine
1Equipment
1Latches/locks/linkages
1Seats
1Steering
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 9 of 29 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 5 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Power Train. Review the 5 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Fuel System, Gasoline. Review the 4 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

3 crash reports0 fire reports2 injury reports

Vehicle Speed Control complaints

4 reports
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55,000 miles · May 6, 2005
Vehicle Speed Control

DURING WARM CLIMATE AND IN BUMPER-TO-BUMPER TRAFFIC VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATE. VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*AK ENGINE RPM'S JUMP TO 3000-4000 WHEN IN HEAVY BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC. THE CONSUMER HAD TO STAND ON BRAKE TO HO…

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DURING WARM CLIMATE AND IN BUMPER-TO-BUMPER TRAFFIC VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATE. VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*AK ENGINE RPM'S JUMP TO 3000-4000 WHEN IN HEAVY BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC. THE CONSUMER HAD TO STAND ON BRAKE TO HOLD CAR BACK. *BF *NM

NHTSA ODI #10117629

Mileage unknown · Feb 27, 2002
Vehicle Speed Control

WHILE IDLING AT A STOP SIGN OR TRAFFIC LIGHT, VEHICLE RACES TO EXTREMELY HIGH RPMS. AFTER VEHICLE IS RESTARTED, IT THEN RETURNS TO NORMAL. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE. *AK CONSUMER ADDS THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL RESUME FEATURE WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. *TT

NHTSA ODI #8004692

Mileage unknown · Jul 31, 2001
Electrical SystemVehicle Speed Control

3 TIMES GAS PEDAL HAS CAUSED VEHICLE TO HESITATE. SEVERAL COMPLAINTS HAD BEEN MADE REGARDING THIS PROLBEM. VEHICLE WAS PLUGGED TO COMPUTER, BUT NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND. CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED, BUT NO REMEDY HAS CORRECTED THE PROBLEM.*AK

NHTSA ODI #893213

Mileage unknown · Sep 23, 2000
Power TrainVehicle Speed Control

AFTER EXITING FROM A RAMP, I PROCEEDED TO ACCELERATE INTO TRAFFIC. THERE WAS A JERK AND CAR FELT AS IF IT WAS "STUCK" IN GEAR. TURNED ON AND OFF, CAR DID NOT MOVE FORWARD WHILE IN DRIVE. OTHER COMPONENTS APPEARED TO BE WORKING. TOWED TO MAZDA DEALER. INFORMED NEEDED COMPLETELY NEW TRANSMISSION

NHTSA ODI #732316

Official recalls

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NHTSA investigations

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