1993 Mazda MPV: raw data

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vehicle1993 / mazda / mpv
known issues5 clusters (reviewed 2026-10-09)
complaints55 on file (1995-01-09 → 2022-06-08)
recalls0
investigations0
farsnot identifiable in FARS
indexedyes
licenseCC BY 4.0 (derived)

Known Issues clusters all years →

Engine knocking and ticking, lifter and rocker arm failureENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING6 complaints1996-11 → 2000-04mazda-mpv-1993-engine-lifter-noise
  • 720935 ENGINE MAKES A TERRIBLE KNOCKING NOISE (TAPPING NOISE). I WAS TOLD THAT LIFTERS ARE NOT GETTING LUBRICATED. ADVISED TO USE THINNER OIL ON NEXT OIL CHANGE. THINNER OIL DID NOT HELP
  • 712435 ENGINE TAPPING AT START UP, GETS LOUDER AND MORE FREQUENT UPON ACCELERATION. DEALER SAID HE HAS SEEN THEM DO THIS FROM 50,000 MILES TO 200,000 MILES
  • 526236 ENGINE ROCKER ARM SHAFTS FAILED DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW
Automatic transmission failurePOWER TRAIN15 complaints1996-12 → 2003-01mazda-mpv-1993-transmission-failure
  • 706028 CAR WAS LOSING POWER SO SHE PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. CAR COULD NO LONGER MOVE. HAD TO TOW. A MAJOR TRANSMISSION REPAIR FACILITY REBUILT THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION
  • 740665 WE HAVE HAD NUMEROUS DIFFICULTIES DIAGNOSING THE PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE.HOLD LIGHT FLASHES,VAN WONT SHIFT,TRANSMISSION REPLACED TWICE IN 2 YRS.,CUTTING OUT WHEN DRIVING,REQUESTING INVESTIGATION OF THESE DEFECTS FOR SAFETY
  • 760201 TRANSMISSION DIED W/O WARNING. LOUD WHINNING NOISE. NO MOVEMENT IN DRIVE OR REVERSE
Driver air bag non-deployment in frontal collisionAIR BAGS8 complaints1995-05 → 2002-11mazda-mpv-1993-airbag-no-deploy
  • 8022672 CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, COLLIDED HEAD-ON WITH A DEER. THE DRIVER'S FRONT AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY
  • 965444 UPON IMPACT, DURING FRONTAL CRASH, AT APPROX. 30MPH, 12:00 ON FRONT BUMPER, AIRBAG FAIL TO DEPLOY
  • 804919 DURING A FRONTAL IMPACT ACCIDENT AT 15 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY
ABS and service brake malfunctionSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC5 complaints1995-01 → 1996-06mazda-mpv-1993-abs-brake-malfunction
  • 505153 ABS BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE IN A PANIC SITUATION
  • 969650 THE ABS BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE TRUCK HYDROPLANED AND THE TRUCK SPUN OUT OF CONTROL
  • 958526 ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE MALFUNCTION AND A BLINKING NOISE
Ignition switch overheating and melted wiringELECTRICAL SYSTEM4 complaints2009-06 → 2022-06mazda-mpv-1993-ignition-switch-overheat
  • 10821421 THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THERE WAS A BURNING ODOR WAS PRESENT INSIDE THE VEHICLE
  • 11468291 THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER REBUILT THE IGNITION SWITCH INSTEAD OF REPLACING IT WITH A NEW ONE
  • 10825911 I RECEIVED A LETTER OF RECALL 8715J IGNITION SWITCH MAY OVERHEAT

NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →

countearliest_datelatest_datecrash_flaggedfire_flaggedtop_components
551995-01-092022-06-08113POWER TRAIN:17; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:13; AIR BAGS:8; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:7; SERVICE BRAKES:6

Recalls all years →

none listed

Investigations all years →

none listed

FARS occupant deaths all years →

not identifiable in FARS (absent, not zero)

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Derived data is CC BY 4.0. Link back to the page you used. Text and BibTeX below.

Wrench.Pro (2026). 1993 Mazda MPV vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1993/mazda/mpv
@misc{wrenchpro_1993_mazda_mpv_2026,
  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 1993 Mazda MPV},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1993/mazda/mpv}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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