2004 Mazda Tribute: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 232 complaints
232
Total Complaints
110,000mi
Median Mileage
SUSPENSION
Top Issue
19
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

70,250 25th Percentile
110,000 Median Mileage
153,546 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

SUSPENSION
48
STRUCTURE:BODY
36
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
24
AIR BAGS
15
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
11
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
10
WHEELS
10
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
7
STRUCTURE
6
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
6

Severity Assessment

19
Crashes
7
Fires
23
Injuries
3
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK ON 2004 MAZDA TRIBUTE. *LA"
"HARD SHIFTING TRANSMISSION ON NEW 2004 MAZDA MPV. *AK"
"GAS TANK SPEWS GASOLINE OVER CAR AND OPERATOR WHEN REFILLING. OCCURS WITH REGULARITY WHEN PUMP AUTOMATIC SHUT-OFF ACTIVATES FOR THE FIRST TIME.*AK"

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