1990 Mazda Mx-5 Miata Recalls
No NHTSA recalls on record for the 1990 Mazda Mx-5 Miata. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 32 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the seat belts. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Complaints by component
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“Car has had multiple airbag lights come on I have fixed them all I cannot buy parts to fix my airbag new so I have to go and find used parts that just keep breaking I know many people with this problem almost every owner of one of these cars has this exact problem”
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“I was driving to the gas station to get some tea and on my way back as I was shifting into 5th gear I felt a pop and I finally got it into gear but I had to shift into neutral to stop I started to depress the clutch because of the pop I felt and with every push it lost more and more pressure and…”
“Dt*: the contact stated while shifting from 5th gear or reverse to neutral, the transmission would go into reverse. An independent repair shop determined the swing arm was bad on the vehicle and should be repaired.”
“Driver's side seat belt fails to latch it often takes multiple attempts to cause it to hold. *la”
“Gear gets stuck in reverse. Also, vehicle is placed in neutral and foot is released from the accelerator pedal vehicle will roll backwards. *ak”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1990 Mazda Mx-5 Miata as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.