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Mazda MX-5 MIATA at salvage auctions

Copart 2019 Mazda MX-5 MIATA GRAND TOURING JM1NDAD76K0311426 Front End36,198 mi upcomingNov 12

Mazda MX-5 MIATA: model passport

Everything our database knows about the Mazda MX-5 MIATA: salvage auction lots, owner complaints to NHTSA, recalls, crash-test stars and real sale prices.

At salvage auctions

Cars1
Median retail value$22,352
Median repair cost, % of value71%
Median odometer36,198 mi
Run and drive100%
Model year
12019
Primary damage
  1. Front End 1 100%
Yard state
  1. NC1 100%

Median is the middle: half the cars are below it, half above. Retail value (Copart's Est. Retail Value) and repair cost are the auction's estimates, not sale prices. Odometer median counts only readings marked actual.

Owner complaints to NHTSA

391 complaints about the Mazda MX-5 MIATA (all model years) sent by owners to the US road safety regulator.

Complaints391
With a crash52
With a fire12
Injured54
Deaths0
What fails: complaints by system
  1. Airbags
    median 75,000 mi at failure     83 21%
  2. Engine and cooling
    median 40,000 mi at failure     37 9%
  3. Transmission and drivetrain
    median 41,000 mi at failure     32 8%
  4. Electrical system
    median 31,900 mi at failure     32 8%
  5. Brakes
    median 31,250 mi at failure     31 8%
  6. Body and structure
    median 111,000 mi at failure     28 7%
  7. Wheels and tires
    median 29,983 mi at failure     25 6%
  8. Fuel and propulsion
    median 44,000 mi at failure     25 6%
  9. Seats and seat belts
    median 63,000 mi at failure     21 5%
  10. Exterior lighting
    median 38,900 mi at failure     15 4%
Complaints by model year
1990
1995
87
2000
2005

Real sale prices

228 sales of the Mazda MX-5 MIATA at US government auctions, median price $11,500. All real prices →

Sources: our Copart lot database; NHTSA owner complaints, recalls and NCAP; open sale records of US cities and the US Treasury. Complaints are reports from owners, not confirmed defects; more popular models get more of them. Median: half are below, half above.