Selling a junk Mazda MPV
Any MPV 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 MPV
NHTSA has 792 owner complaints on file for the Mazda MPV, model years 1995 to 2006, the 318th-most of the 423 models in our data. The most-reported components are transmission and drivetrain (136, 17%), engine and cooling (135, 17%), air bags (84, 11%). 76 complaints involved a crash, 20 a fire, and 5 say the vehicle had to be towed. The median mileage when the problem was reported is 64,000 miles. The 2000 model year has the most complaints (184). Data as of 2026-10-12.
When the top complaint is transmission and drivetrain, 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 with a bad transmission: it explains which offers assume the part works and how to describe the car so the price holds at pickup.
Mazda MPV by model year
| Year | Complaints | Most reported | Crash | Fire | Recalls | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 21 | Brakes | 2 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 1996 | 21 | Air bags | 2 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 1997 | 27 | Air bags | 11 | 4 | 1 | — |
| 1998 | 26 | Air bags | 6 | 3 | 1 | — |
| 1999 | 2 | Tires | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2000 | 184 | Engine and cooling | 13 | 3 | 5 | 75,000 |
| 2001 | 82 | Engine and cooling | 10 | 2 | 3 | 80,000 |
| 2002 | 143 | Transmission and drivetrain | 5 | 5 | 4 | 66,677 |
| 2003 | 141 | Transmission and drivetrain | 15 | 2 | 4 | 47,000 |
| 2004 | 84 | Engine and cooling | 2 | 1 | 5 | 51,000 |
| 2005 | 45 | Air bags | 5 | 0 | 3 | 45,000 |
| 2006 | 16 | Speed control | 4 | 0 | 2 | — |
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 MPV recalls
NHTSA lists 17 recall campaigns across these model years, most often for equipment (5), air bags (5), lights (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 19V781000, Oct 2019): Mazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain 2003-2008 Mazda6, 2004-2005 MPV, 2004 RX-8, and 2006-2007 Mazdaspeed6 vehicles. These vehicles had their passenger frontal air bag inflators previously replace…
- 2004 model year, air bags (campaign 18V402000, Jun 2018): Mazda North America Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain 2003-2008 Mazda6, 2006-2007 Mazdaspeed6 and 2004 MPV vehicles nationwide. Mazda is also recalling 2005-2006 MPV vehicles in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Californ…
- 2005 model year, air bags (campaign 18V404000, Jun 2018): Mazda North America Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain 2005-2006 Mazda MPV vehicles sold, or ever registered, in the states of Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, M…
- 1995 model year, electrical system (campaign 15V674000, Oct 2015): Mazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain model year 1989-1998 MPV, 1990-1995 323, 1990-1998 Protege, 1992-1993 MX-3, 1993-1995 929, 1993-1997 MX-6, and 1993-1998 626 vehicles. In the affected vehicles…
- 2003 model year, equipment (campaign 04V282000, Jun 2004): THE TIRE INFLATION PRESSURE INDICATED ON THE VEHICLE CERTIFICATION LABEL IS NOT CORRECT. THE LABELS SHOW THE MAXIMUM TIRE PRESSURE AS 240 KPA/32 PSI WHEN IT SHOULD BE SHOWN AS 240 KPA/35 PSI. AS A RESULT OF THIS ERROR, T…
What a Mazda MPV is worth as a junk car
Buyers price a junk MPV 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 MPV 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 MPV gets different offers from different buyers, so compare at least two. Our value guide shows the public benchmark.
- Will a junkyard buy a Mazda MPV 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 MPV?
- 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 MPV 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.