2001 Mazda MX-5 Miata Other or unknown Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 5%of 22 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 other or unknown of the 2001 Mazda MX-5 Miata, 5% of the 22 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.
“After driving the car for a few months, I began to notice a developing problem with hot air infiltrating the passenger compartment through the slot in the carpet at the handbrake. This happens whenever there is negative pressure within the compartment (windows open or top down), but not when there is positive interior pressure (windows closed, top up, fan on). This indicates to me that air passing through the engine compartment and over the exhaust system is being drawn into the passenger compartment. …”
NHTSA complaint #746948, filed 2001-06Related service bulletins
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Other or unknown: other model years
Other parts of the 2001 Mazda MX-5 Miata
5 complaintsBrakes
2 complaintsEngine
2 complaintsEngine cooling
2 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
2 complaintsBody and structure
2 complaintsSuspension
2 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
2 complaintsAir bags
1 complaintsTires
1 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2001 Mazda MX-5 Miata
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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