2001 Mazda Mpv: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 82 complaints
82
Total Complaints
73,500mi
Median Mileage
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Top Issue
10
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

33,600 25th Percentile
73,500 Median Mileage
110,977 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
7
AIR BAGS
7
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
5
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
4
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
4
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
3
POWER TRAIN
3
STRUCTURE:BODY
3
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
3
TIRES
3

Severity Assessment

10
Crashes
2
Fires
20
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"FUEL SMELL COMING FROM AIR CONDITIONER AFTER START UP"
"THE SLIDING DOORS (BOTH) DO NOT LOCK IN PLACE. IF VAN IS PARKED FACING A DOWNWARD SLOPE, DOORS CAN ACCIDENTALLY CLOSE AND CRUSH WHATEVER IS IN THEIR PATH. ALL OTHER MINIVANS HAVE SLIDING DOORS THAT LOCK WHEN FULLY OPEN. THEY WILL CLOSE ONLY IF THE HANDLE IS PULLED. THIS IS NOT THE CASE ON THE MAZDA ..."
"A BOLT (MAZDA #10) HOLDING THE CALIPER ASSEMBLY OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM FELL OFF AFTER ONLY 280 MILES OF DRIVING, LESS THAN 24 HOURS OF OWNERSHIP OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVING AT A RESIDENTIAL AREA AT LOW SPEED (25 MILES/HR), OTHERWISE A CATASTROPHIC RESULTS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN THE INTERST..."

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