1990 Mazda Miata

The 1990 model year opens the generation with 3 complaints, 2 recalls, 1 investigation, and 21 TSBs, representing moderate federal activity that sits below the 1992–1993 peak of 4 complaints annually but matches the volume seen again in 1996, while contrasting with the zero-complaint years of 1991, 1994–1995, and 1998–2000. Its single investigation aligns with 1991 and 1999, though 1995 recorded two investigations, and its two recalls match the 1992–1993 and 2001 levels; notably, 2 of its 3 complaints are crash-related, though the data does not specify root causes. TSB counts remained static at 21 through 1993 before dropping to 9–10 in 1994–1995 and eventually escalating to 104 by 2001, indicating 1990 predates the intensive service documentation of later production. With absolute complaint and recall numbers remaining low and the model predating the complexity indicated by later TSB inflation, the 1990 Miata represents a reasonable acquisition target provided buyers verify completion of its two recalls and review the circumstances of its crash-related complaints.