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2001 Mazda Miata MX-5 repairs by problem area
Engine (37%)
Transmission and Drivetrain (33%)
Brakes and Traction Control (6%)
Suspension and Steering (2%)
Electrical and Air Conditioning (12%)
Paint, Rust, Leaks, Rattles, and Trim (6%)
Other (4%)
Chart based on 49 repairs.
2001 Mazda Miata MX-5 repair cost distribution
$2500+ (0%)
$1000 - $2499 (9%)
$500 - $999 (17%)
$100 - $499 (35%)
< $100 (39%)
Chart based on 46 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.
2001 Mazda Miata MX-5
Engine not specified
| Mazda Miata MX-5 in California, United States Nov 2012 - Dec 2012 | |||
| Dec 2012108000 mi | Driver side window would not roll all the way down. I did not actually have this repaired because some quick research revealed that it would probably be expensive, and I was about to trade in the car. | ||
| Mazda Miata MX-5 in Texas, United States Jun 2012 - Jun 2013 | |||
| Jun 2013160000 miUS $400 | Replace A/C system - compressor, expansion valve, dryer | ||
2001 Mazda Miata MX-5 2dr Convertible
142-horsepower 1.8L I4 6-speed manual RWD
| Mazda Miata MX-5 in California, United States Dec 2014 - Jun 2018 | |||
| Dec 2014139000 miUS $53 | The car began stalling out while driving at speed on trips longer than 20 miles. The symptoms were most frequent on hot days with the A/C running. The computer threw a code for the Cam Angle Sensor which, once replaced, fixed the problem. | ||
| Nov 2015152000 miUS $60 | Clutch line failed causing fluid loss. Clutch line and slave cylinder were replaced. | ||
| Mar 2016154000 miUS $75 | Radiator developed a leak, requiring replacement. | ||
| Mazda Miata MX-5 in California, United States - Jan 2011 | |||
| Jan 2011108000 miUS $180 | Replaced bad o2 sensor, causing the cat to burn out. If this had been fixed sooner the cat wouldn't have been damaged | ||
| Mazda Miata MX-5 in Ontario, Canada Oct 2011 - Oct 2015 | |||
| Apr 2012111600 miC $1070 | RS window cables / motor / controls replaced | ||
| Sep 2012113460 miC $260 | dry plate battery expired after 55000 km and 4 yrs | ||
| Mazda Miata MX-5 in Virginia, United States Jun 2015 - Feb 2016 | |||
| Jul 201572200 mi | Trying to identify a clicking noise somewhere in the drivtrain. Took to two shops and both were unsuccessful in finding it. | ||
| Feb 201674000 mi | Clicking noise in drivetrain never found or fixed. Still there when sold the car. | ||
| Mazda Miata MX-5 in California, United States Oct 2011 - Apr 2012 | |||
| Feb 2012122000 miUS $150 | Clutch slave cylinder failed. Car had to be towed to shop. Part was still under warranty, only had to pay for labor. | ||
| Mazda Miata MX-5 in North Carolina, United States Oct 2011 - Jan 2015 | |||
| Aug 201221300 miUS $100 | New battery | ||
| Dec 201423000 miUS $350 | All 2001 Miatas came from the factory with a clutch problem. Many were fixed under a recall, some weren't. The problem was a chutter or slight slipping of the clutch. The original clutch was an Excedy. I had a new Excedy clutch installed. | ||
| Mazda Miata MX-5 in California, United States Jun 2016 - Jun 2022 | |||
| Nov 201666200 miUS $40 | Remove and replace passenger side latch for convertible top | ||
| May 201767000 miUS $40 | Replaced broken driver’s side fog light | ||
| Aug 201767000 miUS $150 | Replaced two O2 sensors | ||
| Jul 202171000 mi | Replace missing bolt on sway bar connecting link | ||
| Mazda Miata MX-5 in Wisconsin, United States Oct 2011 - Aug 2015 | |||
| Jun 201260000 miUS $95 | Clutch slave cylinder replaced | ||
| Jul 201363000 miUS $40 | Engine light came on, shop read code (loose gas cap), examined entire evap. control system, reset engine light. | ||
2001 Mazda Miata MX-5 2dr Convertible
142-horsepower 1.8L I4 5-speed manual RWD
| Mazda Miata MX-5 in Georgia, United States Oct 2015 - Apr 2016 | |||
| Oct 2015225000 miUS $700 | Replaced clutch | ||
| Apr 2016225000 mi | Needed a new top. | ||
| Mazda Miata MX-5 in Massachusetts, United States - Oct 2010 | |||
| Oct 201048830 miUS $184 | Driver door-window guide inside door found to need some kind of lubrication, but likely will need replacement. | ||
| Mazda Miata MX-5 in Arkansas, United States - Feb 2005 | |||
| Feb 2005120000 miUS $300 | replaced transmission with low-mileage used unit due to worn 2nd gear synchro. | ||
| Mazda Miata MX-5 in Massachusetts, United States Sep 2013 - Jul 2018 | |||
| Jun 2014114000 miUS $500 | Catalytic converter ignition coil | ||
| May 2015119300 miUS $500 | Exhaust leak | ||
| Apr 2018131000 miUS $500 | Ignition coil. Cat. | ||
| May 2018132000 miUS $200 | Radiator | ||
| Mazda Miata MX-5 in Maryland, United States Oct 2011 - Mar 2020 | |||
| Nov 201265000 miUS $260 | Replace hydraulic clutch line. | ||
| May 201471100 miUS $600 | Front calipers not releasing fully - left particularly. Replaced both calipers. | ||
| Sep 201474000 miUS $1000 | Running hot. Replace radiator, hoses, thermostat. | ||
| Nov 201475000 miUS $2200 | Noisy clutch release bearing. Replaced entire clutch, various bearings and seals. Entire exhaust too rusted to be reattached following clutch replacement. Replaced mid-pipe, cat, rear muffler and sensors. | ||
| Mar 201787000 miUS $500 | Replace fuel injector to correct misfire and cel. | ||
| May 201787000 miUS $400 | Replace left front caliper -sticking | ||
| Mazda Miata MX-5 in British Columbia, Canada Oct 2011 - Jan 2018 | |||
| Aug 201358900 miC $60 | post cat oxygen sensor replacement | ||
| May 201461200 miC $200 | rebuild caliper (one was partly seized) and pads rear | ||
| Mazda Miata MX-5 in Florida, United States Apr 2013 - Apr 2015 | |||
| May 201314000 miUS $1000 | Bad clutch (not worn or damaged). A known problem with 2001's is that they came with a clutch disc that does not work well when it is humid and/or cold. This one worked fine only when hot. Replaced clutch ass'y, resurfaced flywheel. | ||
| Sep 201319000 mi | Low clutch pedal, intermittently could not disengage clutch. The clutch was replaced a few months ago and I had neglected to take the car back to the mechanic for a final clutch adjustment a few weeks after the clutch change. | ||
| Oct 201320000 miUS $200 | Clutch pedal sometimes goes to floor without disengaging clutch. Clutch sometimes engages slowly while pedal is held at/near floor. Replaced slave and master cylinders. | ||
| Nov 201320000 mi | Clutch pedal sometimes goes to floor without disengaging clutch. Clutch sometimes engages slowly while pedal is held at/near floor. This time, replaced a hose. Previously-installed factory clutch hose failed after two days. replaced it with customer-supplied aftermarket performance part. | ||
| Aug 201425000 mi | Clutch pedal was low and soft. Mechanic found a minor leak at a house fitting, tightened and bleed system. No charge, as he was the one who had installed the hose last year. | ||
| Sep 201425000 mi | Clutch pedal low and soft. Found leak at base of clutch master cylinder reservoir. Replaced master cylinder. | ||
| Mazda Miata MX-5 in Virginia, United States Dec 2014 - Apr 2017 | |||
| Sep 2015106000 miUS $600 | Replaced ripped soft top | ||
| Apr 2016108200 miUS $100 | Alternator went bad. Replaced | ||
| Mazda Miata MX-5 in Washington, United States Apr 2014 - May 2015 | |||
| Jun 201472000 miUS $650 | engine temp module replaced | ||
2001 Mazda Miata MX-5 2dr Convertible
142-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic RWD
| Mazda Miata MX-5 in Illinois, United States Jun 2013 - Sep 2018 | |||
| Jun 201874589 miUS $450 | Replaced cam position sensor | ||
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