IllustrationWHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT OPERATING TEMP, CAR WILL DIE AND HAVE TO WAIT ABOUT THREE MINUTES BEFORE RESTARTING.
1992 Mazda MX-6
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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There is not enough comparable history to draw a useful model-year comparison.
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Owner complaints by model year
Compare all MX-6 years →Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.
What owners reported most
All reported categories
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 0 of 7 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 →
- Seat Belts. Review the 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Suspension. 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.
0 crash reports0 fire reports0 injury reports
What owners actually said
7 reportsEMERGENCY OVERRIDE BUTTON FAILED, VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. *SLC
RIGHT ANDLEFT UPPER STRUTS IN FRONT END.MECHANIC SAID IT WAS AN INHERENT DEFECT AND WOULD PROBABLY HAPPEN AGAIN. THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED ON LATER MODELS.
RECALL # 97V211000 MAZDA/AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT RAIL; DEALER DID NOT EXPECT SHOUDLER BELT RAIL AS STATED IN RECALL NOTICE. CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT SYSTEM DID NOT NEED TO BE INSPECTED UNLESS IT WAS NOT WORKING. *AK
MECHANIC STATED THAT THE MOUNTING OFTHE STRUTS WAS DEFECTIVE IN THE EARLY 1992 MODELS AND THE CAUSE OF FAILURE IS BUMPS IN THE ROAD. ALSO STATED THAT IT WOULD PROBABLY HAPPEN AGAIN AND IT DID. MAZDA WOULD ONLY PAY FOR PARTS THIS TIME SINCE THE WARRANTY (TIME NOT MILEAGE) HAD EXPIRED.
BUCKLE ON MOTORIZED CABLE ON LEFT DRIVER SIDE STICKS IN RESUME POSITION. *AK
REAR WINDOW SHATTERED. TT
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.