Selling a junk Mazda B-Series Truck
Any B-Series Truck sells for scrap or parts, running or not. Below: what owners report most often for each model year, the recalls on file, and which of those change the offer. Enter your ZIP for a buyer near you.
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What owners report about the Mazda B-Series Truck
NHTSA has 662 owner complaints on file for the Mazda B-Series Truck, model years 1995 to 2009, the 354th-most of the 423 models in our data. The most-reported components are air bags (134, 20%), tires (79, 12%), transmission and drivetrain (58, 9%). 68 complaints involved a crash, 20 a fire, and 11 say the vehicle had to be towed. The median mileage when the problem was reported is 72,000 miles. The 1999 model year has the most complaints (96). Data as of 2026-10-12.
When the top complaint is air bags, the question for a seller is whether a buyer will resell the car, pull the parts or scrap it. Read our guide to selling a car after an accident: it explains which offers assume the part works and how to describe the car so the price holds at pickup.
Mazda B-Series Truck by model year
| Year | Complaints | Most reported | Crash | Fire | Recalls | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 54 | Brakes | 10 | 0 | 2 | — |
| 1996 | 73 | Visibility and wipers | 2 | 0 | 2 | — |
| 1997 | 64 | Tires | 6 | 1 | 2 | — |
| 1998 | 81 | Tires | 11 | 8 | 5 | — |
| 1999 | 96 | Tires | 14 | 1 | 4 | 97,000 |
| 2000 | 74 | Tires | 8 | 4 | 3 | 56,487 |
| 2001 | 55 | Brakes | 1 | 1 | 3 | 78,000 |
| 2002 | 31 | Air bags | 6 | 0 | 2 | 29,000 |
| 2003 | 25 | Electrical system | 3 | 4 | 1 | — |
| 2004 | 26 | Air bags | 4 | 0 | 3 | — |
| 2005 | 17 | Air bags | 1 | 0 | 3 | — |
| 2006 | 14 | Air bags | 0 | 0 | 6 | — |
| 2007 | 37 | Air bags | 0 | 1 | 3 | — |
| 2008 | 11 | Air bags | 2 | 0 | 3 | — |
| 2009 | 4 | Air bags | 0 | 0 | 5 | — |
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not confirmed defects. Median miles is the odometer reading owners gave when they reported a problem, shown only where 20 or more reports include it.
Mazda B-Series Truck recalls
NHTSA lists 19 recall campaigns across these model years, most often for air bags (9), speed control (3), fuel system (2). Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer. Before you sell, check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls; a buyer who plans to resell the car will.
- 2004 model year, air bags (campaign 23V837000, Dec 2023): Mazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain 2004-2006 B-Series vehicles that received replacement front passenger air bag inflators under a previous recall. The replacement front passenger air bag inflat…
- 2007 model year, air bags (campaign 21V162000, Mar 2021): Mazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain 2007-2009 B-Series pickup trucks. The driver's side air bag inflator may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absol…
- 2006 model year, air bags (campaign 18V039000, Jan 2018): Mazda North America Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain 2006 B-Series vehicles. Mazda is requesting owners to NOT DRIVE these vehicles until they have been remedied. Upon deployment of the passenger side frontal air …
- 2006 model year, air bags (campaign 18V038000, Jan 2018): Mazda is recalling certain 2006 B-series vehicles. Mazda requests owners NOT TO DRIVE these vehicles until they have been remedied. Upon deployment of the driver side frontal air bag, excessive internal pressure may caus…
- 2009 model year, air bags (campaign 18V016000, Jan 2018): Mazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain 2009 B-Series trucks ever registered in the states of Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hamps…
What a Mazda B-Series Truck is worth as a junk car
Buyers price a junk B-Series Truck on four things: its weight at today's scrap steel price (the floor), the parts still on it that can be resold, whether it starts and drives, and how far they have to tow it. None of those come from a complaint database, so use this page to describe the car accurately and our junk car value guide to work out a ceiling for the metal. Then get more than one offer.
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Questions people ask
- What is a junk Mazda B-Series Truck worth?
- What a yard can recover: the car's weight at the current scrap steel price, plus parts it can resell (the catalytic converter, engine, transmission and wheels if they're good), minus towing and processing. The same B-Series Truck gets different offers from different buyers, so compare at least two. Our value guide shows the public benchmark.
- Will a junkyard buy a Mazda B-Series Truck that doesn't run?
- Yes. Junkyards and junk car buyers take cars that don't start, and most arrange the tow. Tell them honestly whether it starts, whether the engine and transmission are still in it, and whether the catalytic converter is on; those are what change the price.
- Should I fix an open recall before selling a Mazda B-Series Truck?
- Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer for as long as the car exists. If the car is going for scrap, the repair won't change the scrap price. If a buyer might resell it or pull parts, a completed recall can help. Check your VIN at NHTSA's recall lookup first.
- Where do these Mazda B-Series Truck numbers come from?
- From the complaint and recall data NHTSA publishes for every make and model, counted by model year on 2026-10-12. A complaint is an owner's report, not a confirmed defect, and the count rises with how many of the model were sold.