2005 Mazda MPV problems
Owners have filed 45 complaints with NHTSA about the 2005 Mazda MPV. Engine is the most reported problem area, at 27% of complaints. Next are air bags (22%) and brakes (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 45 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 27% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 5 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 8 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 45,000 miles 28 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 | 8 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 8 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 7 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 28 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 45,000 miles. For engine specifically, the median reported mileage is about 48,000 miles (11 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 5 complaints mention a crash; 8 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2005 ranks 10th most-complained-about out of 13 model years of the Mazda MPV with enough data (24 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.
My name is [xxx] . My wife and I were in a car accident on 4/14/2006. We were rear ended by a lady going approximately 35 MPH. We were stopped waiting for a left hand light to change. The seat belts, model # tk aba h800 did not hold us. My wife hit the steering wheel and I hit the dash and thrown around hitting the passenger door with my back. I had to have an operation on my right hand as a result of this accident. My wife will have surgery on her neck in december as a result of this accident.
Referral e-mail concerning the seat belts which failed to hold them when they were struck from behind in their 2005 mazda mpv*
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 mazda mpv. The vehicle was traveling 40 MPH when the vehicle slid on the ice and crashed into the median onto the highway. The air bags did not deploy. This was the only time that the vehicle had been involved in a crash. The manufacturer told the contact that there was nothing they could do to assist him. The contact is concerned about the safety risk. The VIN was not available. The current and failure mileages were 45,000 .
After 60k miles, my van started stalling when slowing down or speeding up. Not every time but often enough to concern my safety and the safety of my children. It happened twice today within 10 miles from each incident.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 mazda mpv. While the vehicle was stationary, the frame of the vehicle in front of the rear wheels was rusted and severely corroded. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 79,473.