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1990 Mazda MX-5 Miata

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Similar to other model years

Owner complaints for the 1990 Mazda MX-5 Miata do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 20.5.

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28Owner complaints

Model-year median: 20.5

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

Air Bags
6Power Train
6Seat Belts
6Engine And Engine Cooling
4Seats
2
All reported categories
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
2Vehicle Speed Control
2Exterior Lighting
1Service Brakes
1Unknown Or Other
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 2 of 28 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 6 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Power Train. Review the 6 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Seat Belts. Review the 6 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

4 crash reports1 fire reports4 injury reports

Seat Belts complaints

6 reports
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95,000 miles · Oct 8, 2003
Seat Belts

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FAILS TO LATCH IT OFTEN TAKES MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO CAUSE IT TO HOLD. *LA

NHTSA ODI #10041445

Mileage unknown · Jun 30, 2003
Seat Belts

CONSUMER NOTICED FRONTAL SEAT BELTS WILL NOT LOCK IN PLACE. DEALER AND MANUFATURER HAD BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

NHTSA ODI #10026256

Mileage unknown · Jun 26, 2000
Seat Belts

DRIVER'S SEATBELT WILL NO LONGER LATCH! DEALER CHARGED ME FOR REPAIR! *AK

NHTSA ODI #724541

Mileage unknown · Mar 16, 1998
Seat Belts

DRIVERS SIDE SEATBELT LATCH OPERATES INTERMITTENTLY, FAILING TO OPERATE 50% OF THE TIME.

NHTSA ODI #532828

Mileage unknown · Jan 6, 1997
Seat Belts

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DOES NOT ALWAYS LATCH; AT TIMES, IT FAILS TO CLICK/HOLD. *AK

NHTSA ODI #513369

Mileage unknown · May 24, 1995
Seat Belts

THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE IS BROKEN. TT

NHTSA ODI #965914

Official recalls

0

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NHTSA investigations

0

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