2001 Mazda Millenia: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 37 complaints
37
Total Complaints
53,250mi
Median Mileage
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Top Issue
5
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

23,000 25th Percentile
53,250 Median Mileage
141,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
3
AIR BAGS
3
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
3
POWER TRAIN
3
STEERING:COLUMN
2
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2
TIRES
2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
2
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
1
STRUCTURE:BODY
1

Severity Assessment

5
Crashes
0
Fires
1
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"I WAS INVOLVED IN A WRECKON MAY 7. MY CAR WAS STRUCK ON THE DRIVERS SIDE BY ANOTHER CAR AND THEN THE FRONT OF MY CAR HIT A TREE. THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, BUT THE FRONT AIRBAGS DID NOT.*AK"
"WHILE PARKED AND IDLING, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND INADVERTENTLY JUMPED OUT OF GEAR AND FORCED VEHICLE FORWARD INTO A PALM TREE BEFORE STOPPING. VEHICLE AT BODY SHOP FOR REPAIRS. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE DEALER REFUSED TO DO A COMPUTER CHECK TO DETERMINE THE REASON WHY THE VEHICLE TO..."
"WHILE PARKED AND IDLING, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND INADVERTENTLY JUMPED OUT OF GEAR AND FORCED VEHICLE FORWARD INTO A PALM TREE BEFORE STOPPING. VEHICLE AT BODY SHOP FOR REPAIRS. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE DEALER REFUSED TO DO A COMPUTER CHECK TO DETERMINE THE REASON WHY THE VEHICLE TO..."

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

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