Mazda MX-5 Common Problems & Reliability | whatbreaks

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used car risk analysis // monte carlo cost projections

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Segment: mainstream

Fuel: petrol

MX-5 Gen 1 (1989-2025)

mainstreampetrol

Running

~£1548/yr

Deprec.

> Top failure modes

[MED]Coil springs~77k mi£100-200

[MED]Ball joints~85k mi£80-180

[LOW]Brake pads~69k mi£80-160

suspension▁▁▂▃▃▄▅▆▆▆▇▇▇█▇▇▆▇▆▅▆13.2%

brakes▁▁▂▂▃▃▃▄▄▄▄▄▅▅▅▅▅█▇▅█10.9%

electrical▁▁▁▁▁▂▂▃▃▄▄▅▅▆▆▆▇█▇▇█7.6%

0k100k200k+

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