What breaks most · 1990 to 1995 model years
Mazda 929 problems by year
Owners have filed 99 safety complaints with NHTSA about the Mazda 929 across model years 1990 to 1995. Three years stand out: 1992 for seats complaints, 1993 for visibility complaints and 1991 for brakes (hydraulic) complaints. The quietest years are 1990.
- Years to check closely: 1992, 1993, 1991
- Fewest complaints: 1990
- Complaints on file
- 991990 to 1995, all trims
- Worst year
- 199235 complaints
- Crashes reported
- 142 fires · 12 injuries · 0 deaths
- Typical failure mileage
- 91kMedian where owners gave mileage
- Recall campaigns
- 5Across the years shown
Complaints by model year
Raw filings with NHTSA, not adjusted for how many were sold.
| Model year | Complaints | Crashes | Recalls | Most-reported component |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 1 | 1 | Seat belts (6) | |
| 18 | 1 | 1 | Brakes (hydraulic) (10) | |
| 35 | 4 | 0 | Seats (7) | |
| 19 | 3 | 1 | Visibility (4) | |
| 12 | 4 | 1 | Air bags (3) | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Air bags (1) |
What fails on the 1992 Mazda 929
| Component | Share of complaints | Filings | Crashes | Parts for this job |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seats | 20% |
7 | 0 | — |
| Brakes (hydraulic)Brake pads, rotors and calipers | 17% |
6 | 1 | Shop brakes (hydraulic) parts for the 1992 Mazda 929 |
| Engine and coolingRadiators, thermostats and cooling | 14% |
5 | 0 | Shop engine and cooling parts for the 1992 Mazda 929 |
| Electrical systemAlternators, starters and ignition | 14% |
5 | 0 | Shop electrical system parts for the 1992 Mazda 929 |
| Speed control and throttleThrottle and pedal sensors | 11% |
4 | 3 | Shop all speed control and throttle parts, not filtered to this vehicle |
| Powertrain and transmissionTransmission parts | 9% |
3 | 0 | Shop powertrain and transmission parts for the 1992 Mazda 929 |
| Unknown or other | 6% |
2 | 0 | — |
| VisibilityMirrors and glass | 6% |
2 | 0 | Shop all visibility parts, not filtered to this vehicle |
One complaint can name more than one component, so shares add to more than 100%. "Unknown or other" is NHTSA's uncategorized bucket and is shown but never ranked.
In owners' words
Complaint narratives as filed with NHTSA, trimmed for length.
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Auto-tran: continued forward movement after application of brakes at low speed; engine accelerated; jerked forward; rearended parked vehicle; no warning. Tt
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When pushing automatic button consumer can here the motor running, but window will not move. In order to get the window up, consumer has to open door and use both hands to pull up window manually. This problem exists on all three windows. *ak
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Upon applying ABS brakes, system shudders. Mazda has (2) service bulletins about uncontrollable braking. Please describe details. *ak
How to read this page
Every figure comes from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's public complaint database, which holds every safety-related defect complaint filed by owners since 1995. We refresh it monthly and count each complaint once per component it names. Data through September 6, 2026.
NHTSA only accepts safety-related complaints. Rattles, paint, infotainment bugs and other annoyances are under-reported here, so this page is a map of what fails in ways owners consider dangerous, not a full reliability score.
Counts are raw. Use the year-over-year shape and the component mix, not the absolute numbers. Where a component maps to parts we stock, the row links to that category filtered to the year you are viewing. Air bag and seat belt complaints link to the recall checker instead, because those repairs are almost always covered.
Common questions
Which Mazda 929 years have the most problems?
By NHTSA complaint volume, 1992, 1993, 1991 carry the most filings on the Mazda 929. The 1992 alone has 35 complaints, led by seats.
What is the most common Mazda 929 problem?
On the 1992 model year, the most-reported component is seats with 7 complaints. The table above lists the top components for every year.
At what mileage do Mazda 929 problems start?
The median mileage at failure across all Mazda 929 complaints that include mileage is about 91,000 miles. Older model years skew higher; the per-year figure is in the "at a glance" card.
Are these complaints verified?
No. NHTSA publishes complaints as submitted and does not investigate individual filings. Patterns across hundreds of complaints are meaningful; a single one is not.