The manufacturer filed it. Here it is, by model.
Mazda MX-5: deaths and injuries the manufacturer reported to NHTSA
Mazda reported 18 incidents alleging a death or injury in a Mazda MX-5, model years 2009–2024, in its quarterly Early Warning reports to NHTSA (49 CFR 579.21), through 2026 Q1. Each is a claim the manufacturer received, not a finding; NHTSA does not verify them.
By model year
Source: manufacturer EWR death and injury reports and production reports| Model year | Incidents | Killed | Injured | Built | Per 100,000 built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | 4 | — | — |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5,301 | 19 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10,150 | 30 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8,322 | 24 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7,413 | 27 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8,275 | 12 |
The model year is the one the manufacturer named in the report. A model year with its own page links to it. “Built” is the manufacturer’s cumulative production for the model year from its latest Early Warning production report; the rate is incidents per 100,000 of them.
By the system the claimant named
Source: as the manufacturer reported it| System named | Incidents | Killed |
|---|---|---|
| Air Bags | 6 | 0 |
| No System/Component Specified | 4 | 0 |
| Engine and Cooling System | 3 | 0 |
| Seats | 2 | 0 |
| Other | 2 | 0 |
| Rollover | 2 | 0 |
| Structure | 2 | 0 |
| Electrical System | 1 | 0 |
| Backover Prevention | 1 | 0 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 1 | 0 |
| Latch | 1 | 0 |
An incident naming several systems is counted under each. “Fire” and “Other” are categories in the rule, not systems.
Every one of these, dated and numbered
The defect dossier for the Mazda MX-5 puts each report beside the recalls, investigations, bulletins and owner complaints on the same system, as a PDF and two CSVs: the Mazda MX-5, one system, every model year, numbered as exhibits.
The incidents
Source: VIN shown as NHTSA publishes it: the first eleven characters| Incident | Model year | State | Killed | Injured | Systems named | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-10 | 2016 | CA | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System · Air Bags | 2025 Q2 |
| 2025-02-05 | 2024 | NO | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2025 Q1 |
| 2025-01-17 | 2019 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2025 Q1 |
| 2024-10-28 | 2022 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2024 Q4 |
| 2024-08-30 | 2022 | CA | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System | 2024 Q3 |
| 2022-08-25 | 2020 | TN | 0 | 1 | No System/Component Specified | 2022 Q4 |
| 2022-08-25 | 2020 | TN | 0 | 1 | No System/Component Specified | 2022 Q3 |
| 2020-12-03 | 2012 | — | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2020 Q4 |
| 2020-10-12 | 2019 | FL | 0 | 1 | Electrical System · Backover Prevention · Other | 2022 Q2 |
| 2019-11-20 | 2019 | FL | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System | 2019 Q4 |
| 2018-08-08 | 2018 | CA | 0 | 1 | Rollover · No System/Component Specified | 2018 Q3 |
| 2018-03-09 | 2012 | — | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2018 Q1 |
| 2017-10-10 | 2010 | — | 0 | 1 | Rollover · Latch · Structure | 2017 Q4 |
| 2017-10-06 | 2016 | TX | 0 | 1 | No System/Component Specified | 2017 Q4 |
| 2016-08-24 | 2016 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2016 Q3 |
| 2016-06-15 | 2016 | CA | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2016 Q2 |
| 2014-06-09 | 2014 | PA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2014 Q2 |
| 2012-03-16 | 2009 | TN | 0 | 1 | Seats · Other | 2012 Q1 |
Each row above is a claim or notice Mazda received alleging a death or injury in a Mazda MX-5 and reported to NHTSA as 49 CFR 579.21 requires; NHTSA does not verify it, and a MX-5 that sold more will have more rows. All Mazda models · What these reports are, and are not.