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Mazda MX-5 Miata

🇯🇵 Japan ·1990–2005· convertible / two-seater

petrol

base stats

  • power 129 hptop version
  • popularity 91 in NL#1505 most common
  • weight 1,139 kgaverage, ready to drive

Bars compare against all cars: 600 hp, 0 g CO₂, 400k registrations, €150k.

what the fuel types mean

  • petrol Cheapest to buy, simple, but fuel is expensive in NL.

spec sheet

built
1990–2005
body
convertible, two-seater
engine
1.6 L–1.8 L
cylinders
4
turbo
some versions
power
129 hp
drive
rear-wheel drive
gearbox
automatic, manual
seats
2
doors
2
weight
1,139 kg
fuel use
—
CO₂
—
US rating
20–24 mpg
EV range
—
US size class
Two Seaters
avg new price NL
€ 202.331

Ranges cover every version ever sold. Blank means the sources don't say.

🇳🇱 on Dutch roads

91 are registered in the Netherlands today, #1505 of all models. Most common build year: 1994 (29 cars).

19931997

Cars still registered, by year of first registration (RDW).

names it's registered under (3)
  • MX-5 Miata 1.8 70
  • MX-5 Miata 11
  • MX5 Miata 10

🇺🇸 US versions (39)

Every version the EPA tested, model years 1990–2005. mpg is combined; L/100 km converted.

yearversionenginegearboxdrivefuelmpgL/100
2005MX-5 Miata1.8 L 4 cylAutomatic 4-spdRWDPremium2210.7
2005MX-5 Miata1.8 L 4 cylManual 5-spdRWDPremium2310.2
2005MX-5 Miata1.8 L 4 cylManual 6-spdRWDPremium2210.7
2005MX-5 Miata1.8 L 4 cyl turboManual 6-spdRWDPremium2011.8
2004MX-5 Miata1.8 L 4 cylAutomatic 4-spdRWDPremium2210.7
2004MX-5 Miata1.8 L 4 cylManual 5-spdRWDPremium2310.2
2004MX-5 Miata1.8 L 4 cylManual 6-spdRWDPremium2210.7
2004MX-5 Miata1.8 L 4 cyl turboManual 6-spdRWDPremium2011.8
2003MX-5 Miata1.8 L 4 cylAutomatic 4-spdRWDPremium2210.7
2003MX-5 Miata1.8 L 4 cylManual 5-spdRWDPremium2310.2
2003MX-5 Miata1.8 L 4 cylManual 6-spdRWDPremium2210.7
2002MX-5 Miata1.8 L 4 cylAutomatic 4-spdRWDPremium2210.7
2002MX-5 Miata1.8 L 4 cylManual 5-spdRWDPremium2310.2
2002MX-5 Miata1.8 L 4 cylManual 6-spdRWDPremium2210.7
2001MX-5 Miata1.8 L 4 cylAutomatic 4-spdRWDPremium2210.7
2001MX-5 Miata1.8 L 4 cylManual 5-spdRWDPremium2310.2
2001MX-5 Miata1.8 L 4 cylManual 6-spdRWDPremium2210.7
2000MX-5 Miata1.8 L 4 cylAutomatic 4-spdRWDRegular2210.7
2000MX-5 Miata1.8 L 4 cylManual 5-spdRWDRegular249.8
2000MX-5 Miata1.8 L 4 cylManual 6-spdRWDRegular2310.2
1999MX-5 Miata1.8 L 4 cylAutomatic 4-spdRWDRegular2210.7
1999MX-5 Miata1.8 L 4 cylManual 5-spdRWDRegular249.8
1999MX-5 Miata1.8 L 4 cylManual 6-spdRWDRegular2310.2
1997MX-5 Miata1.8 L 4 cylAutomatic 4-spdRWDRegular2210.7
1997MX-5 Miata1.8 L 4 cylManual 5-spdRWDRegular2210.7

Sources: RDW open data, fueleconomy.gov.Updated 2026-10-24.

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