Mazda ownership costs & problem years

Mazda models ranked by owner data

13 Mazda nameplates carry enough federal data to score: 1,583 owner complaints and 73 recall campaigns in total. The strongest average across its model years is the MX-30 at 92/100; the weakest is the CX-70 at 73/100.

ModelAvg scoreVerdictYears scoredBest yearWorst yearComplaintsRecalls
MX-3092BUY12023202310
CX-70 Phev91BUY12025202510
Tribute91BUY120112011140
CX-90 Phev86BUY120252025130
Tribute Hybrid86BUY12011201103
RX-884BUY12011201143
MX-583BUY15201120169816
CX-382BUY6202020161119
CX-3081BUY320232025774
CX-980BUY112020201288519
CX-5076BUY3202420251377
CX-775BUY2201220111928
CX-7073BUY120252025504

Average score is the mean across the model years we hold data for. Complaint counts are raw NHTSA totals and rise with how many cars were sold — the score itself corrects for that. Methodology.

Every Mazda model we hold data for

Mazda 210 model years indexedMazda 33 model years indexedMazda 3 4-Door12 model years indexedMazda 3 5-Door12 model years indexedMazda 3 DI 4-Door2 model years indexedMazda 3 DI 5-Door2 model years indexedMazda 54 model years indexedMazda 611 model years indexedMazda CX-36 model years indexedMazda CX-306 model years indexedMazda CX-513 model years indexedMazda CX-503 model years indexedMazda CX-72 model years indexedMazda CX-701 model years indexedMazda CX-70 Phev1 model years indexedMazda CX-913 model years indexedMazda CX-902 model years indexedMazda CX-90 Phev1 model years indexedMazda MX-302 model years indexedMazda MX-515 model years indexedMazda RX-81 model years indexedMazda Speed 33 model years indexedMazda Tribute1 model years indexedMazda Tribute FFV1 model years indexedMazda Tribute Hybrid1 model years indexed

Sources: NHTSA complaints and recalls, EPA fuel economy · Methodology · Calculators · Updated 2026-10-04