Mazda MX-5 Miata

"There are drains at the rear of the soft top for rainwater that become clogged and cause water to enter the interior of the car. Sometimes there will be an inch or two of water at my feet"

"Drains for the convertible top are very small and prone to clog with little or no debris. After clogging the water will go into the trunk"

"This year model is known occasionally getting clogged drain holes which cause water to back up and leak into car. Since I have no choice but to park under trees and since I do not care to have to go out and vacuum these difficult to reach areas weekly, I just accept problem. First major leak car was under a year old. They put in a replacent "fix" that had recently come out, and that kept leak at bay for 4 more years. Am a front drain plug leak now, but this is only 2nd time on that one in 8 yrs"

"I cannot leave this car out in heavy rain with the included soft top, I have to garage it. I had it parked outside during a rainstorm and the passenger compartment flooded; the footwells had almost an inch of water. I'm careful to always garage it now."

"water leaking into cabin when it rains"

"in the roof, sporadic, not resolved"

"When top is up there is rattles from the top and dash. Also there is road noise."

"Hard top release latch rattles"

"Various rattles in the dash board and top"

"New ongoing rattle on passenger side that I have not been able to identify. Sounds like something loose under car. Could be new rear bumper replaced after rear ended accident. Have not had time to take car in for identification of problem"

"Squeaks in retractable roof when closed"

"More issues with noise from retractable roof"

"Very noisy car"

"developed a tear. Needed to be fully replaced"

"wear on interior due to opening and closing"

"Rips in the vinyl top over the passenger and drivers side mirrors. I was able to get the first top replaced under warranty as the rips occured just prior to the 3 year warranty expiration. The second top started to rip just after the replacement tops warranty was up. The rips are now over 5 inches long. This was clearly a product defect with the disign as the rips occurred at a major pressure point. I owned a previous Miata 2000 model year and got well over 7 years before I got a very slight tea"

"Cracking clear coat and paint fading on hardtop components"

"Power retractable hardtop sensors and motor required replacement $1500"

"Inside sun visor and seatbelt not retrackting"

"driver side seat belt does not retract and sometimes locks in place"

"Driver's seat belt slow to retract. Dealer replaced take up reel"

"will not retrack"

"neither the interior trunk latch release or the key fob release button will open trunk. only way to access trunk is with a key"

"The headlight bulbs on the third-generation Miata are almost impossible to reach. A mechanic had to remove my bumper to get to one of them."

"Control module failed - cost of $600"

"Trunk would not open without key."

"Broken lock/unlock button pad on remote key card and car would not start. Had to buy a new remote card"

"can not open trunk with remote must use key"

"Wiper motor failure is a frequent problem with Miatas. 2nd time in two years for this vehicle."