1996 Mazda Millenia Recalls

No recalls on record Updated July 2026

No NHTSA recalls on record for the 1996 Mazda Millenia. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 17 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the power train. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Complaints by component

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
3
AIR BAGS
2
1crashes3injuries
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
1
1crashes2injuries
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
1
1fires
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
1
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
1
Total complaints17

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“I was stopped at stoplight and both airbags inadvertently deployed. I have a 1996 mazda millennia s and no other passengers were in the car. The force of the airbag tore some skin off my left arm and the inside of my left arm is very bruised from the elbow to the wrist. The force of the passenger…”

AIR BAGS · reported 2009-07-31

“I have a 1996 mazda that has had two transmissions in it. After researching I have found that between 1994-2002 these transmissions have failed greatly. My transmission locked up at a speed of 55mph and my family and I almost went through the windshield. Something must be done by mazda to correct…”

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION · reported 2007-03-27

“Something poped loud in the rear of the car and then skidded sideways down the road, hit the ditch with the nose of the car, then proceeded to flip 5 times, and hit a house. But the problem is the air bags never deployed. Why did the air bags fail?*ak”

AIR BAGS · reported 2005-03-20

“Car was turning off when stopped, took to a mazda dealer cables were replaced, problem continued. Mazda burned, fire started under the hood, firefighters could not find the cause.”

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD · reported 2004-08-09

“While driving 65 mph consumer heard a knocking noise coming from the engine. Vehicle was taken to independent shop, and mechanic determined fuel oil pressure was leaking. *ak”

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING · reported 2004-05-05

“Dear sirs -I am an original owner of a 1996 mazda millenia purchased new in sept 1996 on may 20th 2002 while travelling on I-17 20 miles south of flgastaff ,az , the motor suddely seized with no idiot lights going off ,water temp gauge was reading normal ..luckily , I was in the far right lane and…”

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM · reported 2002-05-20

“No summary listed for above vehicle. *ak”

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION · reported 2001-10-23

“The engine light kept coming on sporadically every time we check it out it goes back out then the oil light came on we had the oil replaced then the car just shut off we then took the car to a mazda dealership who said the header broke completely off the camshaft and it would be $5,000 to fix our…”

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE · reported 1999-11-20
Sources & methodology

Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1996 Mazda Millenia as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.