2000 Mazda MPV problems
Owners have filed 184 complaints with NHTSA about the 2000 Mazda MPV. Engine is the most reported problem area, at 15% of complaints. Next are body & structure (11%) and tires (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 184 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 15% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 13 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 25 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 75,000 miles 71 complaints with mileage
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%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 7 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 18 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 13 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 12 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 4 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 4 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 6 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 3 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 3 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 71 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 75,000 miles. For engine specifically, the median reported mileage is about 81,000 miles (14 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 13 complaints mention a crash; 3 complaints mention a fire; 25 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2000 ranks 1st most-complained-about out of 13 model years of the Mazda MPV with enough data (99 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 5 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.
Tl*the contact owns a 2000 mazda mpv. The contact was involved in a front end, three car crash. Her vehicle was rear ended and she crashed into the preceding vehicle at 25 MPH. The air bags failed to deploy. The driver and two passengers were injured. The vehicle was destroyed. A police report was filed and the contact has photos. The current and failure mileages were 81,000.
Car safety seat was strapped in middle row on passenger's side seat. When vehicle was involved in a passenger side collision it caused vehicle to roll, and seat belt, that held car safety seat, unbuckled while vehicle was rolling over. The two year toddler was injured during the accident.
Front airbags did not work at all. Back right seatbelt shoulder harness did not work. Vehicle was hit from behind and then pushed into another vehicle that was in front. The vehicle that hit my van was traveling at approximately 40 miles per hour when my vehicle was hit my daughter who was sitting in the 3rd row seat wearing a lap/shoulderbelt flew forward enough to hit her head and face on the back of the second row seat.
Defective part. Exhaust manifold failed and is out of warranty. Dealer would not cover repair cost due to being out of warranty. This type of part should not have failed in three years no matter what the milage is. It caused driver (me) to breath exhaust fumes and I became light headed and sick. Weather was too cold to drive with windows open. Manufacturer should cover the cost of this repair.
The check engine light illuminated on the dashboard while driving. The dealer determined that the oil pump failed and needed to replaced.