Mazda · MX-5 Miata · 2004
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Recalls
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Complaints
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Not Rated
The 2004 Mazda MX-5 Miata has no recalls and 8 owner-reported complaints on file with NHTSA. Most reported issue: engine and engine cooling:engine (2 reports).
Source: NHTSA Public Records · Updated Apr 28, 2026
The 2004 Mazda MX-5 Miata page works best as a research starting point. Complaint totals show how much owner-reported activity exists, while recalls and investigations help show whether any of that activity turned into formal safety action.
Because this is a newer-era vehicle page, it usually helps to compare this year against nearby model years before deciding whether a complaint pattern looks isolated or persistent. On this page, the most prominent complaint area is engine and engine cooling:engine with 2 reported complaints.
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THE FORWARD FRAME RAILS ARE SEVERELY RUSTED, COMPROMISING THE FUNCTION OF THE BUMPERS GREATLY INCREASING THE LIKELIHOOD OF INJURY IN THE EVENT OF A FRONT COLLISION. CORROSION IS NOT READILY APPARENT, SUGGESTING THAT MOST PEOPLE ARE UNAWARE THAT THEIR VEHICLE'S SAFETY HAS BEEN COM...
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THE CAR HAS A INTERMITTENT PROBLEM RUNNING, IT HAPPENS WITHOUT WARNING. LAST TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS ALMOST RUN OVER BY A 18 WHEELER. I HAVE MENTIONED IT TO THE DEALER AND NO RECALL EXISTS THIS PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD ON THIS MODEL AS NOTED BY MEMBERS OF MIAT ACAR CLUBS. BECAUSE THE...
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CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I CAME TO A STOP AT A TOLL BOOTH. WHEN I WENT TO PULL AWAY THE CAR WOULD HARDLY ACCELERATE. ANY AMOUNT OF THROTTLE WOULD CAUSE THE CAR TO BOG OUT. SEEMS VERY LIKELY A CRASH COULD OCCUR IF THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED AT THE WRONG TIME. THIS IS SPECIFICALLY A...
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DRIVING MY 2004 MAZDASPEED MIATA ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STALLS. THE PROBLEM WAS THE FUEL PUMP FAILURE. I BOUGHT MY CAR NEW AND IT HAS 4,400 MILES ON IT. I HAD THREE FUEL PUMP FAILURES SINCE 2004. I COMPLAINED TO THE MAZDA DEALER AS TO WHY THIS IS HAPPENING BUT...
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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MAZDA MIATA. WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AFTER A STOP, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE FOUR TIMES, HOWEVER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER REFUSED TO MAKE ANY REPAIRS. THE FAIL...
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I BOUGHT THE 04 MAZDASPEED MIATA NEW IN 2/05 AND HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH IT STARTING SINCE IT WAS NEW. MY LAST SERIES OF STARTING PROBLEMS WAS IN 2/07. MAZDA REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP IN 8/06 TO HOPEFULLY SOLVE THE PROBLEM BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED IN 9/06. I STILL HAVE THE ISSUE W...
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NORMAL DRIVING. SEAT BELT LOCKS. SEAT BELT WILL NOT UNLOCK.*AK
ON 4/24/2004 WHILE DRIVING SOUTHBOUND ON MIDDLEBELT ROAD IN LIVONIA, MI I HEARD A LOUD "POP" AND SHORTLY AFTER EXPIRIENCED A FLAT TIRE. THE TIRE HAD PICKED UP A BOLT AND THE FLAT WAS CAUSED BY THE BOLT PENATRATING THE WHEEL.*AK BOTH THE WHEEL AND THE TIRE WERE REPLACED. THE T...
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Showing 8 recent complaints from 8 total
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The 2004 Mazda MX-5 Miata has 0 recalls recorded by NHTSA.
NHTSA has received 8 owner-reported complaints for the 2004 Mazda MX-5 Miata.
NHTSA has not published a safety rating for the 2004 Mazda MX-5 Miata.
The most commonly reported complaint categories for the 2004 Mazda MX-5 Miata are engine and engine cooling:engine (2 reports), engine and engine cooling (1 reports), structure:body (1 reports).
NHTSA does not currently list any recalls on record for the 2004 Mazda MX-5 Miata. To verify the status of your specific vehicle, check nhtsa.gov/recalls with your VIN.
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