Best Year to Buy a Mazda Mx-5
Reliability rankings across 15 model years, based on NHTSA owner complaints
Based on 15 model years of NHTSA complaint data, the 2025 Mazda Mx-5 is the most reliable year to buy with a Klunk Score of 100/100 ("Smooth Ride") and only 2 owner complaints. The 2016 model year is the least reliable with 34 complaints and a score of 92/100 ("Smooth Ride").
All Years Ranked
2025Smooth Ride 2 2021Smooth Ride 1 2013Smooth Ride 2 2015Smooth Ride 1 2020Smooth Ride 3 2018Smooth Ride 3 2011Smooth Ride 1 2014Smooth Ride 6 2024Smooth Ride 5 2023Smooth Ride 7 2012Smooth Ride 5 2022Smooth Ride 5 2017Smooth Ride 11 2019Smooth Ride 11 2016Smooth Ride 34
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