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2005 Mazda MX-5 Miata

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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4Owner 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

Power Train
2Electrical System
1Engine And Engine Cooling
1Exterior Lighting
1Structure
1
All reported categories
Suspension
1Unknown Or Other
1Wheels
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 4 of 4 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.

  • Power Train. Review the 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Electrical System. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

0 crash reports0 fire reports0 injury reports

Wheels complaints

1 reports
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29,983 miles · Mar 15, 2009
Wheels

WE HAVE A 2005 MAZDA MX 5, WITH 29000+MILES. THE RT FRONT TIRE KEPT GOING DOWN AND NOTHING WAS IN THE TIRE. EXAMINATION REVEALED A CRACK IN THE OUTER RIM EDGE. CRACKED FROM THE INSIDE TO THE OUTSIDE. THIS CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN ANY INCIDENTS BUT IN THE PAST ONE OF THE REAR TIRES CAME OFF THE RIM WITH NO EXPLINATION AS TO THE CAUS…

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WE HAVE A 2005 MAZDA MX 5, WITH 29000+MILES. THE RT FRONT TIRE KEPT GOING DOWN AND NOTHING WAS IN THE TIRE. EXAMINATION REVEALED A CRACK IN THE OUTER RIM EDGE. CRACKED FROM THE INSIDE TO THE OUTSIDE. THIS CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN ANY INCIDENTS BUT IN THE PAST ONE OF THE REAR TIRES CAME OFF THE RIM WITH NO EXPLINATION AS TO THE CAUSE. THIS WHEEL WAS NOT THE SAME WHEEL INVOLVED. BUT THE CRACK IS VERY REAL. WE HAVE OWNED IT SINCE NEW. THE TIRE HAS NEVER BEEN OFF THE RIM SINCE NEW. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10261890

Official recalls

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NHTSA investigations

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