2002 Mazda MPV: raw data

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vehicle	2002 / mazda / mpv
known issues	6 clusters (reviewed 2026-10-03)
complaints	125 on file (2002-08-14 → 2015-04-28)
recalls	0
investigations	0
fars	not identifiable in FARS
indexed	yes
license	CC BY 4.0 (derived)

Known Issues clusters all years →

Automatic transmission failurePOWER TRAIN49 complaints2004-04 → 2014-01mpv-2002-transmission-failure

10560288 TRANSMISSION FAILED, COMPLETELY DISENGAGED. NO WARNING. HAD TO BE TOWED
10298536 ON THE FREEWAY, MY TRANSMISSION FAILED AND HAS TO BE REPLACED. MY CAR ONLY HAS 42,000 MILES
10253541 AT 72K, TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING AT HWY SPEEDS. TRANSMISSION WENT INTO NEUTRAL ON ITS OWN

Harsh or erratic transmission shiftingPOWER TRAIN9 complaints2003-07 → 2008-06mpv-2002-rough-transmission-shifting

10054728 EXTREMELY ROUGH UPSHIFT AND DOWNSHIFT WHICH THE DEALER SAYS THERE IS NO FIX FOR
10054020 VEHICLE SHIFTED VERY HARD WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR
10048958 THE TRANSMISSION HAS INTERMITTENT ROUGH SHIFTS/JOLTS

Ignition coil failure and engine misfireELECTRICAL SYSTEM6 complaints2005-06 → 2015-04mpv-2002-ignition-coil-misfire

10196342 (2) OF THE BACK (3) IGNITION COILS FAILED, CAUSING THE MINIVAN TO MISFIRE AND RUN POORLY
10187564 HAD TO REPLACE TWO IGNITION COILS WITHIN 100 MILES OF EACH OTHER, AND AT LEAST ONE OF THE COILS HAS BEEN CAUSING PROBLEMS FOR A YEAR
10127104 DEALER DIAGNOSED PROBLEM AS A BAD COIL BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE WHICH OF THE 6 COILS WERE FAULTING

Rotten egg odor from exhaustENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING9 complaints2002-09 → 2004-06mpv-2002-exhaust-sulfur-odor

10008303 ROTTEN EGG SMELL COMING FROM EXHAUST SYSTEM. VEHICLE HAS 13,000 MILES ON AND ODOR SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE
10046476 THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER MALFUNCTIONED AND AS A RESULT A FOUL ODOR SEEPED THROUGH THE VENTS AND INSIDE THE VEHICLE COMPARTMENT
10003990 CONSUMER NOTICED A "ROTTEN EGG" ODOR IN CABIN. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE

Driver seat belt latch not engagingSEAT BELTS3 complaints2005-11 → 2014-05mpv-2002-seat-belt-latch

10592636 THE DRIVERS SEATBELT CLASP OR BUCKLE REFUSES TO ACCEPT THE STEEL TAB, AND WILL NOT LOCK
10218568 DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT LATCH WILL NOT READILY ENGAGE. REQUIRES MULTIPLE AND FORCEFUL ATTEMPTS TO GET THE SEAT BELT LOCKED

Fog light fire in front bumperEXTERIOR LIGHTING4 complaints2003-08 → 2011-02mpv-2002-fog-light-fire

10357234 THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH A PEDESTRIAN ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE LEFT FRONT BUMPER WAS ON FIRE
10036640 2002 MAZDA MPV LX CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO THE DRIVER'S SIDE FOG LIGHT ON 8/26/03
10382985 ON THE EVENING OF FEBRUARY 16, 2011 WHILE DRIVING HOME WITH MY DAUGHTER IN THE CAR THE RIGHT FOG LIGHT STARTED A FIRE IN THE BUMPER

NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →

count	earliest_date	latest_date	crash_flagged	fire_flagged	top_components
125	2002-08-14	2015-04-28	4	5	POWER TRAIN:66; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:23; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:9; VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:5; AIR BAGS:4

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). 2002 Mazda MPV vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2002/mazda/mpv

@misc{wrenchpro_2002_mazda_mpv_2026,
  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2002 Mazda MPV},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2002/mazda/mpv}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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