The 1996 Mazda MPV has 22 owner-filed NHTSA complaints and 1 recall on record. The most-reported areas are engine and engine cooling and power train. Owners most often flag automatic transmission failures: includes torque converter failure (causing shuddering, stalling when put in gear), torque converter clutch solenoid circuit faults (p0740), and general "bad" transmissions requiring replacement. frequency: very frequent.
Source: NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for 1996 Mazda MPV vehicles (US, public record).
Across the 5 MPV model years we track, complaint volume runs from 2 (1999) to 125 (2002). With 22 complaints, the 1996 MPV sits about the same asthe model's median of 22.
These are raw NHTSA complaint totals, not adjusted for how many cars sold or how long each model year has been on the road. Older and higher-selling years accumulate more complaints.
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Sentiment is mixed and heavily dependent on the vehicle's age and maintenance history. For older, high-mileage examples (typically pre-2006 models), the feedback is dominated by recurrent mechanical and electrical issues, leading to…
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