Overview & Reviews

Side-impact standards for 1997 are met a year early, and to offset the added weight, Mazda boosts power and torque.

User Reviews:

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  Get one - 1996 Mazda MX-5 Miata
  By jdow - October 23 - 10:00 am

  The Miata 1996 vintage is a wonderful car overall and amazingly reliable. Such dependability is probably due to the cars inherent simplicity. It is a fine example of balance. The power, weight, size, handling ability, all work together as a unit. Beefs about trunk size are unfounded. The wife and I have driven from Nashville to Toronto as well as various other trips to Ohio and Florida with no problems. Dont waste your time with "exotic" Eurojunk. Get a Miata.

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  96 funmobile - 1996 Mazda MX-5 Miata
  By Ken Taylor - July 24 - 3:53 am

  This is the second Miata for me; the first was a 1991 which I ran up to 125k and by accident found this one with 51k. You cant say enough about how fun these cars are to drive. The short throw shifter and overall balance make it a true treat to go to work in the morning. Quality build and ease of maintenance ensure the same ride year after year.

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  The most fun car I have ever driven! - 1996 Mazda MX-5 Miata
  By Tyler Gaudioso - December 3 - 2:00 am

  I worked as a valet parker for a year and a half, and Ive driven anything you can think of. Ferrari. Porsche. Aston Martin. Mercedes. BMW. Name it. The bottom line? The Miata is more fun to drive. I wanted one for 2 years before finally finding the perfect car. Ive had it for 6 months now, and everything is working as it has since I bought it. Crisp handling, that x-factor oneness you feel, powerful braking. The Miata has them all and then some.

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  Enjoy my Miata - 1996 Mazda MX-5 Miata
  By Glenn - November 19 - 11:20 am

  I enjoy my Miata very much. I used to drive short distances to work and it was my primary car but since I do heavy interstate driving now I have purchased a larger car ... feel safer when trucks and SUVs are racing by. Love to drive it to the beach with the top down. Excellent quality, have never had any problems with it. Plan to keep it for many years. From an enjoyment, reliability point of view I rate it highly. My only concern was driving the Miata in heavy, fast-moving traffic from a "feeling safe" point of view. You dont get the respect that a larger car demands from other drivers on the highway when driving a smaller car.

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  Most fun car Ive ever owned - 1996 Mazda MX-5 Miata
  By TheMadTurtle - October 2 - 2:00 am

  I bought this car in Southern Florida and it made the perfect Florida car! Now I live in the midwest and have to store her in the Winter. There is precious little I look more forward to than pulling this car out of storage each Spring. Okay, maybe pulling my 58 Thunderbird out.... This car reminds me of all the MGBs my dad used to drive when I was a kid. I only have 55K miles on it and the only problem Ive ever had is that I had to replace the clutch slave cylinder. Big deal - it was a 20 minute job. Cant recommend these cars enough!

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  TeachersCreamPuff --96 BlueMiata - 1996 Mazda MX-5 Miata
  By c bone - June 14 - 2:00 am

  Other teachers jealous when I put the top down in the parking lot after school and drive 3 miles home. Students cant believe their old teacher drives this sweet car. Amazingly, a whole weeks groceries or golf clubs(if I played golf) fit in the trunk. Super fun to drive! Even featured in a homecoming parade! Leather interior adds to appeal. Need larger car to accomodate ill husband.Regular maintenance- 5 speed shifts smoothly.

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  I love it... - 1996 Mazda MX-5 Miata
  By tli - April 1 - 2:00 am

  I wish they still made em exactly this way. Its a blast to drive and blows anything else in its range completely out of the water.

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  Best toy car in the world - 1996 Mazda MX-5 Miata
  By JJ - February 16 - 11:30 pm

  Bought my white Miata w/140k miles on eBay. Excellent chassis. You wouldnt have a clue as in what a "good handling car" is like, unless you drive a Miata. Very forgiving near limits - gives you plenty of warning before it gives up. The car tries real hard to do whatever you are commanding it to do, and performs very well. Miata is nothing short of purebred sports car, designed from ground up to be impractical in all other aspect other than getting from A to B in the most exhilarating way. Underpowered, but dont afraid to rev it up to 5000+ rpm. The car soars when you push it hard. 27 MPG in abusive driving.

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  Exclent car - 1996 Mazda MX-5 Miata
  By justnoam - February 1 - 2:00 am

  Excelent car. Fun to drive.

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  Could not be better - 1996 Mazda MX-5 Miata
  By Eli porat - February 1 - 2:00 am

  I just like it. My wife wonder who i love more? Ofcourse the Miata... She will never let me down.