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Mazda MX-6 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 5 safety recalls and 181 owner complaints across 8 model years of the Mazda MX-6 (1990–1997). The most-complained-about year is 1993.

5
safety recalls, all years
181
owner complaints, all years
1993
year with most recalls
1993
year with most complaints

Pick your Mazda MX-6 model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
1997 Mazda MX-622
1996 Mazda MX-6212
1995 Mazda MX-6233
1994 Mazda MX-6246
1993 Mazda MX-6254
1992 Mazda MX-607
1991 Mazda MX-6013
1990 Mazda MX-6014

What Mazda MX-6 owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 181 complaints with NHTSA. The 1993 model year has the most, with 54.

All Mazda MX-6 recalls (5)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Mazda MX-6, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Switch (electrical system)

    NHTSA 15V674000 Reported 1,368,500 vehicles potentially affected Mazda North American Operations

    Mazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain model year 1989-1998 MPV, 1990-1995 323, 1990-1998 Protege, 1992-1993 MX-3, 1993-1995 929, 1993-1997 MX-6, and 1993-1998 626 vehicles. In the affected vehicles, grease applied to the contact points inside the ignition switch may become conductive and overheat.

    Remedy: Mazda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the ignition switch, free of charge. The recall began on December 17, 2015. Owners may contact Mazda Customer Experience Center at 1-800-222-5500, option#6. Mazda's…

    Model years: 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997

  2. Switch (exterior lighting)

    NHTSA 99V358000 Reported 40,000 vehicles potentially affected MAZDA (NORTH AMERICA),INC

    Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. The headlight wire that runs through the turn signal lever can fail at the point where it is soldered to the headlight switch.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the headlight switch lever.

    Model years: 1994

  3. Air bags: sensor/control module-inactive

    NHTSA 98V249000 Reported 213,000 vehicles potentially affected MAZDA (NORTH AMERICA),INC

    Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with the sas sensor unit. These vehicles can experience air bag deployments in minor undercarriage impacts.

    Remedy: Dealers will reprogram the sas unit to reduce the probability of unnecessary deployments in low speed undercarriage impacts.

    Model years: 1995, 1996

  4. Engine (engine and engine cooling)

    NHTSA 98V206001 Reported 40,000 vehicles potentially affected MAZDA (NORTH AMERICA),INC

    Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. An external spring in the timing belt tensioner can break and get caught in the timing belt.

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect the tensioner and replace it if necessary.

    Model years: 1997

  5. Suspension: control arm

    NHTSA 92V045000 Reported 2,450 vehicles potentially affected MAZDA (NORTH AMERICA),INC

    The lower arm ball joints on both sides of the front suspension may not have been torqued to specification.

    Remedy: Inspect the lower ball joint retaining bolts and tighten loose bolts to the correct torque.

    Model years: 1993

Other Mazda models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.