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2004 Mazda RX-8 rust / corrosion reports

18 NHTSA complaints describe rust, corrosion and paint failures on the 2004 Mazda RX-8 — roughly 4% of all complaints for this model year.

18
Rust / corrosion reports
4%
share of complaints
74,004 mi
median mileage in rust / corrosion reports (17 with odometer)

Rust / corrosion in other RX-8 years

2005 RX-88
RX-8 rust / corrosion by year →

Symptom counts come from keyword analysis of complaint narratives. One complaint can describe several symptoms, and classification is approximate — read the underlying reports on the full 2004 Mazda RX-8 report before drawing conclusions.