Mazda MX-6
Registered from 1996 to 1997.
About this model
The Mazda MX-6 is a front-engine, front-wheel-drive sport compact coupé manufactured and marketed by Mazda from 1987 to 1997 across two generations.
From the Wikipedia article Mazda MX-6, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Crash test
| Stability control | No |
| Forward collision warning | No |
| Lane departure warning | No |
Crash-tested by NHTSA, the American road safety agency.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 1997 | 1270 kg · 2610 mm wheelbase · 11.8 L/100km (EPA) · 13.1 L/100km city · 9.8 motorway · Coupe, 2-door |
| 1996 | 1270 kg · 2610 mm wheelbase · 11.8 L/100km (EPA) · 13.1 L/100km city · 9.8 motorway · Coupe, 2-door |
Regulator investigations
Opened by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation is a question the regulator asked about a possible defect, not a fault it found — most end without a recall.
Headlight failure
Recall query, opened December 1999, closed August 2000.
Oversensitive air bag deployment
Engineering analysis, opened May 1997, closed October 1998.
What the maker told its dealers
Service bulletins are the manufacturer's own repair guidance to dealers, filed with NHTSA. A bulletin is not a defect finding; the count rises with how many things a maker writes down, not only with how many go wrong.
Mazda filed 31 bulletins about the 1997 MX-6.
- Electrical system: 7
- Engine and engine cooling: 7
- Equipment: 3
- Power train: 3
- Structure: 2
- Air bags: 1
- Seat belts: 1
- Steering: 1
- Suspension: 1
- Vehicle speed control: 1
- Other: 4
- Paint damage Mazda pocket paint guide · June 2022
- Speedometer replacement procedure · June 2022
- This service bulletin provides information regarding the proper use of the driverâÂÂs floor mat to avoid any potential interference with the foot pedals. The following are possible causes of floor… · August 2021
- This service bulletin provides testing and charging procedures in order to promote proper battery maintenance, to deliver new vehicles with fully charged batteries, and to reduce unnecessary battery… · March 2021
- The Mazda DCA-8000PM is required for all warranty battery testing. If the Mazda DCA-8000PM is not used, incorrect battery testing may result in unnecessary battery replacement. Use the following test… · March 2021
- In accordance with Federal regulations, follow the procedure listed below when replacing a speedometer · February 2021
- In accordance with Federal regulations, follow the procedure listed below when replacing a speedometer. NOTE: Tampering with a motor vehicle odometer is strictly prohibited by Federal, and State… · January 2020
- Inadvertent disabling of brake shift interlock. *tt · February 2003
23 more.
Grouped by NHTSA's top-level system; a bulletin filed under a sub-heading counts toward its system.