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Mazda MX-5

Every model year 2016–2026: recalls, owner complaints, NHTSA crash ratings and EPA efficiency side by side.

YearPowertrainsSafetyRecallsComplaintsCrashBest efficiency
2026GasA01—29 mpg
2025GasA13—29 mpg
2024GasA15—29 mpg
2023GasA17—30 mpg
2022GasA15—30 mpg
2021GasA11—30 mpg
2020GasA13—30 mpg
2019GasB311—30 mpg
2018GasB33—29 mpg
2017GasB211—29 mpg
2016GasB334—30 mpg

What changed year to year

  • 2024: best combined mpg 30 → 29
  • 2019: best combined mpg 29 → 30
  • 2017: best combined mpg 30 → 29

Best MX-5 years to buy used

  1. 2021 — Safety A, 1 recalls, 1 complaints
  2. 2020 — Safety A, 1 recalls, 3 complaints
  3. 2022 — Safety A, 1 recalls, 5 complaints
  4. 2023 — Safety A, 1 recalls, 7 complaints
  5. 2025 — Safety A, 1 recalls, 3 complaints

Ranked by Safety Signal, then fewest complaints. Older years have had more time to accumulate both.