1990 Mazda MPV problems
Owners have filed 55 complaints with NHTSA about the 1990 Mazda MPV. Transmission is the most reported problem area, at 22% of complaints. Next are brakes (18%) and seat belts (13%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 55 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Transmission 22% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 10 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 8 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
What the data shows
Safety-related details: 10 complaints mention a crash; 3 complaints mention a fire; 8 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 93% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1990 ranks 11th most-complained-about out of 13 model years of the Mazda MPV with enough data (16 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 3 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
The vehicle was involved in an accident. The vehicle was hit from behind while making a left hand turn into a parking lot. The body left side window broke. Also, child safety seat was forward facing. The collision caused the side window on the driver's side to shatter. The consumer is concerned because tempered glass was suppose to shatter into small pieces, but it did not. *nlm
Brake shoe/drum lining malfunctioned, causing pbrakes to fail 8 times prior to/after recall repairs, once resulting in an accident (92v-027).
While parked on an incline with ignition off, gear indicating the park position, ten year old son was able to force the gear from park down to low and into drive, vehicle rolled about about 3 feet, crashing into another vehicle. The problem was reported to manufacturer.
Vehicle was idling in driveway while I was checking transmission fluid level. Suddenly, it drove away in reverse, crossed the street and went down another driveway crashing into the corner of a garage. It then went across another back yard and crashed into the side of another garage. The police were notified and a report was made.