Open safety recalls, the components owners report failing most often, crash-test results and running costs for the 2013 Mazda MX-5, assembled from NHTSA and EPA records.
Everything on this page applies to the model as a whole. Run its VIN to decode that exact car, its engine, trim, assembly plant and factory equipment, alongside these records.
Open a VIN recordRecalls and complaints are filed against a specific model year, so figures differ from one year to the next even within a single generation. See every Mazda MX-5 year.
The parts named most often across 2 owner complaints filed with NHTSA for this make, model and year.
Complaints are self-reported and skew toward problems people find alarming, so read this as where to look rather than as a defect rate.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 MAZDA MIATA. WHILE COMING TO A STOP, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT HAD TO SHIFT THE GEAR INTO NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO DECELERATE AND SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000.
2013 MAZDA MIATA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEACTIVATION SWITCH. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION, THE VEHICLE CAME EQUIPPED WITH AN AIR BAG DEACTIVATION SWITCH, AS STATED IN THE MANUAL AND ON MAZDA'S WEBSITE. HOWEVER, THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED, THE SWITCH WAS DISCONTINUED WITHOUT ANY AVAILABLE INFORMATION FORWARDED TO THE PUBLIC.
Rated configuration: 2013 Mazda MX-5 C RWD
Over 5 years this costs $5,750 more in fuel than an average new vehicle.
HTTP 400 Bad Request