Mazda is Reportedly Holding Miatas At the Port Due To a Parts Shortage
Miata is always the answer, until you’re actually trying to buy one, apparently. Mazda is reportedly holding MX-5 shipments at the port, delaying customer deliveries by weeks in some cases, but the cause is said to have nothing to do with tariffs.
The Drive reported the story after receiving a tip from a customer, who told the publication that their Miata order had been delayed at the Port of Los Angeles for three weeks. Reports from other customers were found online, and according to information coming from dealers, the cause is a shortage of replacement parts. The problem doesn’t appear to be limited to one trim level, as users reported delays for several variants.
Cars being held at port for repairs or additional parts isn’t an abnormal occurrence, and while delays are frustrating for buyers, a parts shortage is likely a better problem for Mazda to have than tariff-related pricing issues. It means that shipments will resume once the parts are back in stock, though the imported roadster could see heavy impacts from the trade war over time.
The good news is that there are plenty of Miatas already in the country, with hundreds of new cars for sale at dealers in every state. That supply is in addition to a few cars that have made it through the import process and into customer hands.
[Images: Mazda]
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Chris grew up in, under, and around cars, but took the long way around to becoming an automotive writer. After a career in technology consulting and a trip through business school, Chris began writing about the automotive industry as a way to reconnect with his passion and get behind the wheel of a new car every week. He focuses on taking complex industry stories and making them digestible by any reader. Just don’t expect him to stay away from high-mileage Porsches.
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Hopefully it is a fix for the manual transmissions. There was discussion that the 2-5 percent failure rate was metal contamination in a tank at the factory.
I am glad Mazda still makes this car but I myself would not buy one because for me they are hard to get in and out of. An open roaster with Japanese reliability but an updated English sports car.