Reliability & cost of ownership
Mazda B-Series Truck Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Mazda B-Series Truck? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars — then open the year you're shopping for a full reliability and repair-cost forecast.
Mazda B-Series Truck problems by model year
2 recall entries and 541 owner complaints on file across 15 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 B-Series Truck | 0 | 4 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2008 B-Series Truck | 0 | 11 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2007 B-Series Truck | 0 | 37 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2006 B-Series Truck | 0 | 11 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2005 B-Series Truck | 0 | 16 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2004 B-Series Truck | 0 | 24 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2003 B-Series Truck | 0 | 21 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2002 B-Series Truck | 0 | 28 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2001 B-Series Truck | 0 | 37 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2000 B-Series Truck | 0 | 58 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 1999 B-Series Truck | 0 | 78 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 1998 B-Series Truck | 0 | 67 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 1997 B-Series Truck | 0 | 52 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 1996 B-Series Truck | 0 | 55 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 1995 B-Series Truck | 2 | 42 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Mazda B-Series Truck, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- air bags130 complaints
- tires76 complaints
- power train53 complaints
- service brakes45 complaints
- vehicle speed control43 complaints
- hydraulic42 complaints
- visibility40 complaints
- structure36 complaints