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1999 Mazda Millenia

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Similar to other model years

Owner complaints for the 1999 Mazda Millenia do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 20.

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27Owner 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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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Electrical System
5Engine And Engine Cooling
5Power Train
5Tires
5Unknown Or Other
3
All reported categories
Air Bags
2Structure
2Vehicle Speed Control
2Equipment
1Latches/locks/linkages
1Parking Brake
1Service Brakes, Hydraulic
1Wheels
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 13 of 27 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.

  • Electrical System. Review the 5 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read 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 →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

2 crash reports0 fire reports1 injury reports

Structure complaints

2 reports
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12,869 miles · Mar 10, 2003
Power TrainStructureUnknown Or Other

WHILE DRIVING 40 - 50 MPH, VEHICLE HESITATED AND JERKED BACK AND FORTH. THE VEHICLE JERKED WHILE IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. DELAYED SHIFTS WHEN ACCELERATING TO PASS. THERE WAS ALSO A GRINDING NOISE. DEALER REMOVED AND REPLACED DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. HOWEVER NOISE AND JERKING STILL PERSISTED. ALSO THE TRUNK RELEASE AND FUEL BU…

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WHILE DRIVING 40 - 50 MPH, VEHICLE HESITATED AND JERKED BACK AND FORTH. THE VEHICLE JERKED WHILE IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. DELAYED SHIFTS WHEN ACCELERATING TO PASS. THERE WAS ALSO A GRINDING NOISE. DEALER REMOVED AND REPLACED DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. HOWEVER NOISE AND JERKING STILL PERSISTED. ALSO THE TRUNK RELEASE AND FUEL BUTTON WERE INOPERATIVE. THE DOOR MOLDING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. DEALER WANTED TO REPLACE THE O2 SENSOR AND SOLENOID AND THE DOOR PANEL, TRUNK RELEASE AND FUEL BUTTON WERE STILL INOPERATIVE AFTER BEING REPLACED. CONSUMER NEVER RECEIVED CALL BACK REGARDING PARTS. VEHICLE WAS TRADED IN. *TT *JB

NHTSA ODI #10009557

Mileage unknown · Apr 22, 2000
Structure

FRONT BUMPER CRACKED, DEALER SERVICE MANAGER, MICHAEL, STATED THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS COMMON WITH MILLENIA AND 626 MODELS. NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, BUT WILL COST $700 TO REPAIR. *AK

NHTSA ODI #721811

Official recalls

0

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NHTSA investigations

0

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