2000 Mazda B-Series Truck: Reliability Data

74
Total Complaints
56,487mi
Median Mileage
TIRES
Top Issue
8
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

25,250 25th Percentile
56,487 Median Mileage
94,560 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

TIRES
13
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
7
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
3
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
3
SUSPENSION:FRONT
3
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
2
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:POWER STEERING FLUID
2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
2
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2

Severity Assessment

8
Crashes
4
Fires
5
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"WHILE INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION TWO REAR SEAT HEADRESTS BENT BACK, BREAKING THE REAR WINDOW. CONSUMER FELT THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. *AK"
"NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK"
"I AM CONCERNED SINCE AT RECOMMENDED TIRE PRESSURE THE BOTH THE INNER AND OUTER RIBS ARE ROUNDING PREMATURLY AND IT IS STARTING TO GO OUT OF BALLANCE WHICH DEFFINATELY MEANS THE TIRES ARE CHANGING CONFIGURATION. WHY HAS MAZDA NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN THE TIRE RECALL SINCE THEY USE THE SAME TIRES ON THEI..."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

When Does Each Component Fail?

Median mileage at complaint for top components.

TIRES 13 complaints
25th: 24,250 mi Median: 25,000 mi 75th: 48,795 mi
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 7 complaints
25th: 32,000 mi Median: 51,437 mi 75th: 66,468 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

TX: 11 CO: 11 GA: 8 FL: 7 CA: 7 VA: 5 AZ: 3 AK: 2 MI: 2 KY: 2

Who Files Complaints?

66.2%
Original Owners
33.8%
Second+ Owners

Mazda B-Series Truck — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
1990221
199415713
19955410
1996732
1997646
19988111
19999614
2001551
2002316
2003253
2004264
2007360

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28