1996 Mazda MPV: raw data

Every record we hold for this vehicle, as plain tables, with nothing added. The consumer page shows the same records with the maintenance schedule, price ranges and nearby shops around them.

vehicle	1996 / mazda / mpv
known issues	4 clusters (reviewed 2026-10-08)
complaints	22 on file (1996-04-17 → 2005-07-01)
recalls	0
investigations	0
fars	not identifiable in FARS
indexed	yes
license	CC BY 4.0 (derived)

Known Issues clusters all years →

ABS and wet-pavement braking faultsSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC2 complaints1997-11 → 1998-01mpv-1996-brake-performance

820604 WHILE TRYING TO DEPRESS THE ABS BRAKE PEDAL, VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP
817201 WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED ON WET PAVEMENTS THE VEHICLE SKIDS TO THE LEFT

Drivetrain lockup, binding and transmission failurePOWER TRAIN3 complaints1998-11 → 2000-12mpv-1996-power-train-lockup

877172 WHILE TRAVELING 40MPH IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE UNIT LOCKED UP
714421 TRANSMISSION JUST WENT OUT WITH NO SIGNS OR PROBLEMS, JUST STOP AND COULD NOT DRIVE VEHICLE
830317 AT LOW SPEEDS DRIVETRAIN BINDS UP. MAKES POPPING NOISES

Tire tread separation and blowoutsTIRES3 complaints1997-04 → 2005-07mpv-1996-tire-tread-failure

10127256 IT WAS ODD THAT THE TIRE HADN'T BLOWN - IT WAS STILL AIRED UP BUT ALL OF THE TREAD WAS OFF!!!
810624 OWNER WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 65MPH AND THE TIRE BURST
734543 I HEARD A LOUD CRASH-TYPE SOUND AND MY VEHICLE BEGAN TO SWERVE UNCONTROLLABLY TO THE RIGHT

Air bag non-deployment in frontal collisionsAIR BAGS3 complaints1996-11 → 1999-08mpv-1996-airbag-no-deployment

547858 NO DEPLOYMENT OF NEITHER PASSENGER NOR DRIVER'S AIRBAG RESULTED IN IJURY WHEN VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER
805560 VEHICLE INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION SPEED 40MPH, DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY
547457 VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION CAUSING COLLISION INSIDE GARAGE, NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING FRONT END COLLISION

NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →

count	earliest_date	latest_date	crash_flagged	fire_flagged	top_components
22	1996-04-17	2005-07-01	2	0	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:3; POWER TRAIN:3; AIR BAGS:3; VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:3; TIRES:2

Recalls all years →

none listed

Investigations all years →

none listed

FARS occupant deaths all years →

not identifiable in FARS (absent, not zero)

Cite this

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

Wrench.Pro (2026). 1996 Mazda MPV vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1996/mazda/mpv

@misc{wrenchpro_1996_mazda_mpv_2026,
  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 1996 Mazda MPV},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1996/mazda/mpv}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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