← New search

1997 Mazda Mpv

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Similar to other model years

Owner complaints for the 1997 Mazda Mpv do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 36.

About this comparison →

How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

Other model years Selected year
Compare all Mpv years →

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

What owners reported most

All reported categories

Tap a category to read its complaints. One report may name several components.

When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 5 of 22 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.

  • Air Bags. Review the 8 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 →
  • Latches/locks/linkages. Review the 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

9 crash reports3 fire reports6 injury reports

Tires complaints

1 reports
Clear category filter
20,000 miles · Nov 6, 2010
Tires

I HAVE A SET OF AMERICAN PROSPECTOR SUV RADIAL TIRES ON MY 1997 MAZDA MPV THAT HAVE HAD SUDDEN BLOWOUTS. SO FAR 2 TIRES HAVE BLOWN IN THE PAST MONTH, AND AT THE TIME I WAS JUST DRIVING DOWN A PAVED STREET. THESE TIRES HAVE NOT BEEN OFF ROAD, I CHECK THE INFLATION ONCE A MONTH, SO I CAN SEE NO REASON WHY THE TIRE BEAD AND SIDE W…

Read full complaint

I HAVE A SET OF AMERICAN PROSPECTOR SUV RADIAL TIRES ON MY 1997 MAZDA MPV THAT HAVE HAD SUDDEN BLOWOUTS. SO FAR 2 TIRES HAVE BLOWN IN THE PAST MONTH, AND AT THE TIME I WAS JUST DRIVING DOWN A PAVED STREET. THESE TIRES HAVE NOT BEEN OFF ROAD, I CHECK THE INFLATION ONCE A MONTH, SO I CAN SEE NO REASON WHY THE TIRE BEAD AND SIDE WALL WOULD SUDDENLY GIVE AWAY. I HAVE LOOKED ONLINE AND FOUND OTHERS WITH THE EXACT SAME TIRES HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS. ONE OF THE OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAD PROBLEMS, HAD 15000 MILES ON HIS TIRESWHEN SUDDENLY HE HAD THREE TIRES BLOW OVER A 6 MONTH PERIOD OF TIME. MY TIRES HAVE 20000 MILES ON THEM, AND I HAVE LOST 2 TIRES IN TIRES IN THE PAST MONTH. THE TIRE DEALER REPLACED THE FIRST ONE AS DEFECTIVE. I HAVE NOT TAKEN THE SECOND TIRE IN YET. IN THIS LAST TIRE I WAS JUST DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 45 MPH, AFTER GETTING OFF THE INTERSTATE AND SUDDENLY A LOUD BOOM WAS HEARD, AND THEN THE VEHICLE BECAME UNSTABLE AND WITH IN 1/4 MILE I GOT IT TO A SAFE PLACE TO CHANGE THE TIRE. THIS WAS THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE. THE TIRE WAS NOT HOT, ALL THE OTHER TIRES WERE ALSO COOL. THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRE BLEW JUST SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE TIRE SIZE IS 225-70R-15, THE DOT NUMBER IS 3035 XHH 2905. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10364262

Official recalls

1

15V674000 · Electrical System:ignition:switch

Oct 19, 2015

Mazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain model year 1989-1998 MPV, 1990-1995 323, 1990-1998 Protege, 1992-1993 MX-3, 1993-1995 929, 1993-1997 MX-6, and 1993-1998 626 vehicles. In the affected vehicles, grease applied to the contact points inside the ignition switch may become conductive and overheat.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: If the ignition switch overheats there would be an increased risk of a fire.

Remedy: Mazda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the ignition switch, free of charge. The recall began on December 17, 2015. Owners may contact Mazda Customer Experience Center at 1-800-222-5500, option#6. Mazda's number for this recall is 8715J.

Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗

NHTSA investigations

0

No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.