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1987 Mazda RX7

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Limited comparison data

There is not enough comparable history to draw a useful model-year comparison.

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50Owner complaints

Model-year median: 4

1Recall 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

Fuel System, Gasoline
29Engine And Engine Cooling
9Electrical System
6Seat Belts
3Fuel System, Other
2
All reported categories
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
2Visibility
2Engine
1Fuel/propulsion System
1Steering
1Unknown Or Other
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 11 of 50 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.

  • Fuel System, Gasoline. Review the 29 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 9 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Electrical System. 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.

1 crash reports22 fire reports2 injury reports

What owners actually said

50 reports
Mileage unknown · Nov 17, 1997
Visibility

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED.

NHTSA ODI #524845

Mileage unknown · Sep 17, 1997
Engine And Engine CoolingFire

ENGINE FIRE.

NHTSA ODI #522182

Mileage unknown · Apr 21, 1997
Unknown Or Other

LEXICON (HEAT/A/C) PANEL REPLACED TWICE.

NHTSA ODI #516623

Mileage unknown · Sep 23, 1996
Seat Belts

DRIVER'S SHOULDER/LAP BELT DOES NOT RETRACT PROPERLY, DOES NOT GRAB OCCUPANT AS DESIGNED/DOES NOT RETRACTNWHEB UNOCCUPIED EITHER. *AK

NHTSA ODI #801666

Mileage unknown · Sep 12, 1996
Service Brakes, Hydraulic

THE BRAKE PAD FAILED.

NHTSA ODI #508622

Mileage unknown · Jul 31, 1995
Engine And Engine CoolingFire

ENGINE FIRE. *SKD

NHTSA ODI #484720

Mileage unknown · Jul 31, 1995
Engine And Engine CoolingFire

ENGINE FIRE. *DH

NHTSA ODI #484561

Mileage unknown · Jun 16, 1995
Fuel System, Gasoline

TURBO FAILS DUE TO ENGINE MANIFOLD CRACKING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

NHTSA ODI #967064

Mileage unknown · May 31, 1995
Seat Belts

VEHICLE LAP/SHOULDER BELT ON DRIVER WILL NOT RETRACT. TT

NHTSA ODI #966135

Mileage unknown · Feb 27, 1995
Seat BeltsSteering

SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES INTERMITTENTLY. CAUSE OF FAILURE IS STILL UNKNOWN. OWNER HAS (2) VEHICLE WITH SAME FAILURE. 2) ALSO HAVING STEERING FAILURE.

NHTSA ODI #960606

Official recalls

1

87V160000 · Service Brakes, Air:disc:caliper

Oct 14, 1987

IN AREAS OF HEAVY USAGE, ROAD SALT MAY ACCUMULATE AT SURFACES OF COMPONENTS OF FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: THIS WOULD EVENTUALLY CAUSE DISC PAD LINER CORROSIONTHAT WOULD PREVENT FREE MOVEMENT OF DISC PADS RESULTING IN INEFFECTIVE BRAKINGOF THE FRONT BRAKES.

Remedy: REPAIR FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS TO PREVENT ROAD SALT ACCUMULATION.

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NHTSA investigations

0

No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.