1997 Mazda MPV: raw data

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vehicle	1997 / mazda / mpv
known issues	5 clusters (reviewed 2026-10-07)
complaints	25 on file (1997-07-01 → 2016-02-04)
recalls	0
investigations	0
fars	not identifiable in FARS
indexed	yes
license	CC BY 4.0 (derived)

Known Issues clusters all years →

Cold engine knock and noiseENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING3 complaints2000-02 → 2001-08mpv-1997-engine-knock

720851 HAVE COLD ENGINE KNOCK SINCE VEHICLE WAS NEW. DEALER SAYS KNOCK IS NORMAL FOR THAT ENGINE
750951 ENGINE KNOCKING, SVC DEPT ADVISED US TO MAZDA OIL ADDITIVE, BUT STILL KNOCKS EVEN THOUGH LOW MILES

Fuel fumes inside passenger compartmentFUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE2 complaints2004-10 → 2004-12mpv-1997-fuel-fumes-in-cabin

10103350 AFTER REFILLING THE VEHICLE CONSUMER SMELLED FUMES INSIDE THE CAR
10097038 THE CONSUMER STATED THE FILLER NECK TUBE HAS RUSTED. AS A RESULT FUEL VAPORS SEEPED INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT

Transmission replacement and engagement faultsPOWER TRAIN2 complaints2001-05 → 2001-08mpv-1997-transmission-faults

745514 OVERDRIVE INDICATOR BLINKS CONSTANTLY WHEN IGNITION APPLIED, BROUGHT TO DEALER TO SERVICE, TOLD NEED TO REPLACE COMPLETE TRANSMISSION
750951 ALSO, THE TRANSMISSION WILL GET STUCK WHEN TRYING TO BACK UP AND TURNING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT

Air bags not deploying in frontal collisionsAIR BAGS8 complaints1997-09 → 2006-08mpv-1997-airbag-nondeployment

832932 CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 30 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY
864576 VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON CRASH WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE BOTH VEHICLES WERE TRAVELING ABOUT 50-60. UPON IMPACT, THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S SIDE OR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS
827880 VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 25 MPH. UPON IMPACT, THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING MINOR INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANT

Engine compartment smoke and vehicle fireENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING3 complaints1997-08 → 2016-02mpv-1997-engine-compartment-fire

10164666 DRIVING UPHILL ON I-70 AT THE SPEED LIMIT (55) THE CAR LOST ALL POWER, THE DRIVER STEERED TO THE SHOULDER. THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT BEGAN SMOKING
815108 CONSUMER PARKED VEHICLE AND 5-10 MINUTES LATER WAS TOLD THAT VAN WAS ON FIRE
10824291 WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT A CAR WASH, SMOKE FUMES APPEARED FROM THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED

NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →

count	earliest_date	latest_date	crash_flagged	fire_flagged	top_components
25	1997-07-01	2016-02-04	9	3	AIR BAGS:8; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:6; POWER TRAIN:3; LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:2; FUEL SYSTEM: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). 1997 Mazda MPV vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1997/mazda/mpv

@misc{wrenchpro_1997_mazda_mpv_2026,
  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 1997 Mazda MPV},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1997/mazda/mpv}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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