Mazda B-Series: best and worst years
Every model year, ranked by owner complaints reported to NHTSA relative to time on the road. Click a year for its problems, recalls and trouble codes.
Years to avoid: 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
Complaint rates far above this model's median, even after adjusting for time on the road.
Held up best: 1991, 1992, 2006, 2008, 2009
The fewest complaints relative to years on the road - at most half the model's median rate.
2009solid year4 complaints · 5 recalls2008solid year11 complaints · 3 recalls200737 complaints · 3 recalls2006solid year11 complaints · 6 recalls200516 complaints · 3 recalls200424 complaints · 3 recalls200321 complaints · 1 recalls200228 complaints · 2 recalls200137 complaints · 3 recalls2000worst year58 complaints · 3 recalls1999worst year78 complaints · 4 recalls1998worst year67 complaints · 5 recalls1997worst year52 complaints · 2 recalls1996worst year55 complaints · 2 recalls199542 complaints · 2 recalls1994worst year122 complaints · 6 recalls1992solid year11 complaints · 3 recalls1991solid year14 complaints · 4 recalls199016 complaints · 3 recalls
Ranked by complaints per year on the road (age capped at 12 years), so older years do not lead just because they have been around longer. Years under 3 years old are not judged - they have not had time to show their problems. Rates are relative to this model only and are not adjusted for sales volume.