Total Complaints
21 filings
MAZDA 929 · model year
1994 MAZDA 929
21 NHTSA complaints, 8 crash reports for this specific cohort.
NHTSA overall rating
Not crash-tested
New Car Assessment Program
The 1994MAZDA929 carries 21 consumer safety complaints in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 8 crashes, 0 fires, 7 injuries, and 0 fatalities. No NCAP 5-star crash-test rating is available for this model year in the federal database.
Component-level analysis is where model-year complaints become actionable: the top complaint category for the 1994 929 is air bags:frontal with 4 filings, followed by service brakes, hydraulic:foundation components (2) and visibility:power window devices and controls (2). Concentration in one or two component groups is the classic signature of a systemic defect; a flat distribution usually reflects normal aging, warranty complaints, or isolated build-plant variability.
NHTSA currently has 21 investigation files overlapping the 1994 929, and 1 remain open. Owners comparing this cohort against neighboring years should pair the counters above with the complaint-by-year trend on the parent model page — a spike in a single year often tracks to a platform refresh, a new transmission supplier, or an updated ECU calibration. Use the related-complaint feed below to read raw owner narratives before deciding whether any pattern here affects your specific use case.
21
Complaints
8
Crashes
0
Fires
7
Injuries
0
Deaths
Crashes Reported
8 reports
Source
NHTSA ODI
Federal complaints database
Complaints vs. fleet median (215)
At or below the fleet median complaint volume.
Complaints by Component
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | 4 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | 2 |
| VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | 2 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | 1 |
| TIRES:TREAD/BELT | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 1 |
Recent Complaints
20040422ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
1994 MAZDA 929 HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING UNINTENDED ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. HAVE NOT GOTTEN IT FIXED YET SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT WILL COST.
20040422EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
1994 MAZDA 929 HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING UNINTENDED ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. HAVE NOT GOTTEN IT FIXED YET SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT WILL COST.
19991116VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
WHEN THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE AND DRIVER SIDE WINDOWS ARE PUT DOWN THEY WILL NOT GO BACK UP,AND THERE IS A HUMMING SOUND. *AK
19990930TIRES:TREAD/BELT
RIGHT REAR TIRE BELT BROKE CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO REAR BUMPER / UNDER CARRIAGE & RIGHT REAR DOOR. *YC
19990321CrashVISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
SUN ROOF/DRIVER WINDOW/LEFT REAR WINDOW AND RIGHT REAR WINDOW CAME DOWN WHILE DRIVING ON ITS OWN,AND THE MOTOR WILL NOT ASSIST IN HELPING THE WINDOW TO GO BACK UP. ALSO MY CAR IS STALLING WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 17 MILES. THE CAR DOES A JERKING MOTION BEFORE STALLING. FINALLY, THE PASSENGER'S AIR BAG IS WARPED, AND DETACHED FROM THE DASHBOARD. *AK
19990321CrashENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
SUN ROOF/DRIVER WINDOW/LEFT REAR WINDOW AND RIGHT REAR WINDOW CAME DOWN WHILE DRIVING ON ITS OWN,AND THE MOTOR WILL NOT ASSIST IN HELPING THE WINDOW TO GO BACK UP. ALSO MY CAR IS STALLING WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 17 MILES. THE CAR DOES A JERKING MOTION BEFORE STALLING. FINALLY, THE PASSENGER'S AIR BAG IS WARPED, AND DETACHED FROM THE DASHBOARD. *AK
19990321CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL
SUN ROOF/DRIVER WINDOW/LEFT REAR WINDOW AND RIGHT REAR WINDOW CAME DOWN WHILE DRIVING ON ITS OWN,AND THE MOTOR WILL NOT ASSIST IN HELPING THE WINDOW TO GO BACK UP. ALSO MY CAR IS STALLING WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 17 MILES. THE CAR DOES A JERKING MOTION BEFORE STALLING. FINALLY, THE PASSENGER'S AIR BAG IS WARPED, AND DETACHED FROM THE DASHBOARD. *AK
19990321CrashVISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
SUN ROOF/DRIVER WINDOW/LEFT REAR WINDOW AND RIGHT REAR WINDOW CAME DOWN WHILE DRIVING ON ITS OWN,AND THE MOTOR WILL NOT ASSIST IN HELPING THE WINDOW TO GO BACK UP. ALSO MY CAR IS STALLING WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 17 MILES. THE CAR DOES A JERKING MOTION BEFORE STALLING. FINALLY, THE PASSENGER'S AIR BAG IS WARPED, AND DETACHED FROM THE DASHBOARD. *AK
19990307SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHEN BACKING UP, STOPPING, AND THEN SHIFTING TO THE DRIVE POSITION: ROTOR ASSEMBLY AND FRONT SUSPENSION CLASH. CAUSING ROTORS TO BECOM UNBALANCED AND WARPED, HAZARDOUS HANDLING AND EXCESSIVE MAINTENANCE
19990307SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHEN BACKING UP, STOPPING, AND THEN SHIFTING TO THE DRIVE POSITION: ROTOR ASSEMBLY AND FRONT SUSPENSION CLASH. CAUSING ROTORS TO BECOM UNBALANCED AND WARPED, HAZARDOUS HANDLING AND EXCESSIVE MAINTENANCE
19990125ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
MY SPOUSE WAS ON HER WAY TO WORK WHEN THE CAR ENGINE WAS ROUGH IDLING AND STALLED. NO ENGINE LIGHT OR INSTRUMENT WARNING INDICATOR CAME ON. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MAZDA SERVICE DEALER THE SAME DAY. WE CONTACTED THE SERVICE DEPT ON 01/07/99 AND LEARNED THAT THE CAR HAD A FAILURE, AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN ONE OF THE SIX IGNITION WIRES. WE ALSO LEARNED THAT UNBURNED FUEL DUE TO THIS IGNITION WIRE FAILURE PASS THROUGH TO THE CATALYST CONVERTERS AND DAMAGED THE LEFT CATALYTIC CONVERTER (RUPTURED). THE ESTIMATE GIVEN TO US BY THE MAZDA DEALER FOR REPLACEMENT PARTS + LABOR WAS $1300 FOR REPLACING 3 CONVERTERS. MAZDA INDICATED THE EMISSION SYSTEM (INCLUDING THE CONVERTERS) WAS NOT COVERED BY EITHER OUR EXTENDED WARRANTY OR BY MAZDA. ALL FAILED PARTS INVOLVED WERE ORIGINAL MAZDA FOR MAZDA 929. I AND MY SPOUSE EXTREMELY CONCERN OF DRIVING THIS VEHICLE BASED ON THIS INCIDENT. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR MAZDA 929'S TO CHECK THE IGNITION WIRES AND EXHAUST SYSTEMS AT THEIR EXPENSE AT THE
19990125ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
MY SPOUSE WAS ON HER WAY TO WORK WHEN THE CAR ENGINE WAS ROUGH IDLING AND STALLED. NO ENGINE LIGHT OR INSTRUMENT WARNING INDICATOR CAME ON. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MAZDA SERVICE DEALER THE SAME DAY. WE CONTACTED THE SERVICE DEPT ON 01/07/99 AND LEARNED THAT THE CAR HAD A FAILURE, AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN ONE OF THE SIX IGNITION WIRES. WE ALSO LEARNED THAT UNBURNED FUEL DUE TO THIS IGNITION WIRE FAILURE PASS THROUGH TO THE CATALYST CONVERTERS AND DAMAGED THE LEFT CATALYTIC CONVERTER (RUPTURED). THE ESTIMATE GIVEN TO US BY THE MAZDA DEALER FOR REPLACEMENT PARTS + LABOR WAS $1300 FOR REPLACING 3 CONVERTERS. MAZDA INDICATED THE EMISSION SYSTEM (INCLUDING THE CONVERTERS) WAS NOT COVERED BY EITHER OUR EXTENDED WARRANTY OR BY MAZDA. ALL FAILED PARTS INVOLVED WERE ORIGINAL MAZDA FOR MAZDA 929. I AND MY SPOUSE EXTREMELY CONCERN OF DRIVING THIS VEHICLE BASED ON THIS INCIDENT. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR MAZDA 929'S TO CHECK THE IGNITION WIRES AND EXHAUST SYSTEMS AT THEIR EXPENSE AT THE
19990125ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
MY SPOUSE WAS ON HER WAY TO WORK WHEN THE CAR ENGINE WAS ROUGH IDLING AND STALLED. NO ENGINE LIGHT OR INSTRUMENT WARNING INDICATOR CAME ON. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MAZDA SERVICE DEALER THE SAME DAY. WE CONTACTED THE SERVICE DEPT ON 01/07/99 AND LEARNED THAT THE CAR HAD A FAILURE, AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN ONE OF THE SIX IGNITION WIRES. WE ALSO LEARNED THAT UNBURNED FUEL DUE TO THIS IGNITION WIRE FAILURE PASS THROUGH TO THE CATALYST CONVERTERS AND DAMAGED THE LEFT CATALYTIC CONVERTER (RUPTURED). THE ESTIMATE GIVEN TO US BY THE MAZDA DEALER FOR REPLACEMENT PARTS + LABOR WAS $1300 FOR REPLACING 3 CONVERTERS. MAZDA INDICATED THE EMISSION SYSTEM (INCLUDING THE CONVERTERS) WAS NOT COVERED BY EITHER OUR EXTENDED WARRANTY OR BY MAZDA. ALL FAILED PARTS INVOLVED WERE ORIGINAL MAZDA FOR MAZDA 929. I AND MY SPOUSE EXTREMELY CONCERN OF DRIVING THIS VEHICLE BASED ON THIS INCIDENT. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR MAZDA 929'S TO CHECK THE IGNITION WIRES AND EXHAUST SYSTEMS AT THEIR EXPENSE AT THE
19980527CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 65 MPH CONSUMER HAD A FRONTAL ACCIDENT, HITTING A WALL. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING MINOR INJURIES TO CONSUMER. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. *AK
19971126SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS BRAKES FAILED. ALSO, FRONT BRAKE DISC ROTORS/PADS CONTINUOUSLY WARPED DUE TO MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT.
19971126SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
ABS BRAKES FAILED. ALSO, FRONT BRAKE DISC ROTORS/PADS CONTINUOUSLY WARPED DUE TO MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT.
19960723POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
FAILURE OF THE PARKING SHIFT, THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN PARK THE KEYS WAS OUT THE IGNITION AND THE SHIFT WAS PLACED OUT OF GEAR. *AK
19960123CrashVISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
CONSUMER WAS IN A FRONT END COLLISION THE REAR QUARTER PANEL GLASS SHATTERED. TT
19950501SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKES PEDAL GOES DIRECTLY TO FLOOR WHEN APPLIED OR IDLING AT STOPLIGHT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
19950213CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL
FRONTAL COLLISION IMPACT 12:00, POSITION, SPEED 20 MPH DRIVERS AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT
Compare 1994MAZDA929 to Similar Vehicles
NHTSA Investigations 1 Open
RQ26002Recall QueryOpen
Momentary increase in steering effort after recall remedy
PE19006Preliminary EvaluationClosed
Inadvertent Curtain Air Bag Deployment
PE18006Preliminary EvaluationClosed
Front Subframe Corrosion
PE15022Preliminary EvaluationClosed
Lower ball joint separation
PE14005Preliminary EvaluationClosed
Brake Booster Failure
Frequently Asked Questions
How many complaints does the 1994 MAZDA 929 have?▼
The 1994 MAZDA 929 has 21 NHTSA complaints, 8 crashes, 0 fires, 7 injuries, and 0 deaths reported.
What are the most common problems with the 1994 MAZDA 929?▼
The most-complained component for the 1994 MAZDA 929 is AIR BAGS:FRONTAL with 4 complaints. Other frequently reported areas include SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS and VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS.
Is the 1994 MAZDA 929 safe to buy?▼
Review the complaint history, crash and fire reports, safety ratings, and recall status on this page to make an informed decision. No NHTSA crash test rating is available for this model year. Compare with other model years using the links above.
Where does this data come from?▼
All complaint, recall, and safety rating data is sourced from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Complaints are filed by vehicle owners through NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation.
Vehicle Safety Guides
Data as of 2025. Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) complaints database, NHTSA recall campaign API, NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings, and NHTSA FARS for fatality cross-reference.
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.