2005 Mazda Tribute: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 542 complaints
542
Total Complaints
106,780mi
Median Mileage
SUSPENSION
Top Issue
22
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

77,000 25th Percentile
106,780 Median Mileage
137,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

SUSPENSION
134
STRUCTURE:BODY
107
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
75
ENGINE
23
WHEELS
21
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
19
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
16
POWER TRAIN
14
SERVICE BRAKES
11
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
10

Severity Assessment

22
Crashes
4
Fires
16
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"MAZDA TRIBUTE VIOLENTLY ROLLED FROM SIDE TO SIDE. *MR THE VEHICLE WOULD BECOME EXTREMELY UNSTABLE. ON ANOTHER OCCASION THE VEHICLE NEARLY ROLLED OVER. *SC"
"I HAVE A BRAND NEW 2005 MAZDA TRIBUTE THAT EVERY TIME YOU ATTEMPT TO FILL THE GAS TANK IT SPEWS OUT RAW FUEL OUT AND POLLUTE'S THE ATMOSPHERE AND CREATES A POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD. THE DEALER CLAIM'S THIS IS A DESIGN PROBLEM AND CAN NOT BE CORRECTED. WHAT CAN EPA DO TO PUT A HALT TO THIS TYPE OF POLLUT..."
"PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE VIOLENTLY SWERVING FROM SIDE TO SIDE. *MR *SC THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE BECAME SO UNSTABLE HAD TO IMMEDIATELY SLOW DOWN AND CHANGE LANES TO AVOID A ROLL OVER. *JB"

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