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Mazda MX-5 at salvage auctions

Copart 2008 Mazda MX-5 JM1NC25F680143407 Rear End133,166 mi upcoming

Mazda MX-5: model passport

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

At salvage auctions

Cars1
Median retail value$7,620
Run and drive100%
Model year
12008
Primary damage
  1. Rear End 1 100%
Yard state
  1. TX1 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

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

Complaints202
With a crash20
With a fire0
Injured18
Deaths0
What fails: complaints by system
  1. Transmission and drivetrain
    median 19,658 mi at failure     31 15%
  2. Airbags
    median 57,187 mi at failure     25 12%
  3. Electrical system
    median 25,535 mi at failure     20 10%
  4. Body and structure
    median 25,220 mi at failure     20 10%
  5. Seats and seat belts
    median 32,000 mi at failure     13 6%
  6. Visibility, wipers, sunroof
    median 8,300 mi at failure     10 5%
  7. Steering
    median 20,458 mi at failure     10 5%
  8. Wheels and tires
    median 15,832 mi at failure     9 4%
  9. Brakes
    median 800 mi at failure     9 4%
  10. Speed control
    median 19,500 mi at failure     7 3%
Complaints by model year
2006
2010
2015
42
2020
2025
2026

Recalls

6 recall campaigns for the Mazda MX-5.

Recall campaigns by model year
2006
2010
2015
3
3
2020
2025

Real sale prices

389 sales of the Mazda MX-5 at US government auctions, median price $1,700. 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.