1997 Mazda MX-5 Miata Steering Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 9%of 11 total for the year
- Median mileage
- —not reported
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the steering of the 1997 Mazda MX-5 Miata, 9% of the 11 complaints for this model year.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“We took the car in to sunnyvale Mazda today because the steering column was loose and they said the safety clamps are broken and that the steering column needed to be replaced (plus the safety clamps) and that we must have run over a bump to cause the steering column to have to be replaced. I wonder how many other Mazda miata's have had this happen to the steering column at approximately 18,000 miles.”
NHTSA complaint #762945, filed 2002-06Steering: other model years
Other parts of the 1997 Mazda MX-5 Miata
2 complaintsElectrical system
2 complaintsEngine cooling
1 complaintsEquipment
1 complaintsExterior lighting
1 complaintsFuel system
1 complaintsOther or unknown
1 complaintsBody and structure
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1997 Mazda MX-5 Miata
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 28, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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