Sorry if this is posted some where else. I tried searching and have not found anything. Any ways...

My friend has an '04 w/ about 32K miles and the warrenty is up next year. She is thinking of getting rid of it because she doesn't want it to turn into a money pit. I haven't heard too much about engine reliablity so I can't help her w/ that.

I want people to post there mileage and any major repairs associated w/ drive train. I want to show how reliable these cars are. I know the RX8 has been awesome in endurance racing and is one of the cheapest cars to run and repair (50,000 miles between rebulids in a race car).

Thanks for everyones time. Let see if someone can beat the 150k I just read about.

 

04 rx8 28,2xx miles rebuilt tranny at 18,000 miles because of bad bearings on the input shaft right out of the motor....

 

118,800 miles. I had my motor replaced at 111,900 but I could have put more 'regular' miles on it. Other than that no major issues.

 

2006 RX-8 with 29k miles and about a season's worth of autocross events... no major issues. Engine and transmission have been running like a champ.

 

90000 km (55800 mi)

 

06 w/ 30+k miles......no problems.... *knocks on wood*.

 

2007 RX8 - 1200 miles

I LOVE this car!

 

rev it hard and it will be fine, baby it and it will punish u.

 

'04, 47k, no problems

 

04 83k no problems

 

26K or so

 

04 53k miles. No major issues so far.

 

04 17k running great!!!! Just had to change one tail light

 

I will hit 100,000 sometime this week.

Tranny Replaced
Motor Replaced 25,000 ago
Dash Display Replaced 3 Times
Starter Replaced
Catalytic Converter is busted loose with CEL displayed
When it gets hot outside: my car runs terrible and still dies and my display that shows time etc rolls constantly like something off of the matrix.

 

05 21k miles

 

I have this same problem! any ideas as to what causes this?

 

Yeah I do, Mazda won't listen to me... they blame it on BestBuy... Cover your dash when it gets real hot with anything... Seriously, I used to use a hoodie laying in my back seat. The problem is that there is a metal plate laying against a board that goes to the display controls and its heating the capacitors up and making everything go crazy. A friend who is a little bit more knowledged on the situation fixed mine but I have no clue what he did and he probably doesn't either (He turned into a junkie and only knows the word "rocks" now).

 

LOL, This is crazy. It does come back every once in a while for maybe a few seconds and goes away. I haven't seen it happen in nearly a year and two weeks ago I was in Oxford at a Track Meet and I parked by the Colosseum and when I went back to my car it did it. Maybe its Oxford?

 

38k 2005 6MT

Minor issues:

Heater control module replaced at about 20k.

6-disc CD changer replaced at 32k.

Water in right tail light at about 30k.

THAT'S IT! all warranty covered...

 

50,500 miles, 2004 MT. Only a couple minor issues:

*Cat replaced at roughly 35K
*Clutch Pedal Assembly Bracket replaced (going bad again already argghhh)
*Water in tailight - fixed by myself as opposed to paying stealership $300
*New Starter and new coils - paid for by Mazda after the stealers flooded the engine
*Sunglass holder busted - haven't fixed yet because replacing the whole piece (with lights etc) is necessary, and expensive
* In the shop right now getting new passenger side rims, tires, alignment, control arm, bearings, strut, and more after I hit a curb like an idiot.

Overall, nothing too bad.

I want to get a compression test done ASAP while I'm still under powertrain, because I have noticed some shuddering at idle and some minor minor loss of power (might just me being paranoid)

Can't really complain, I love this car like very few other material things.

 

20o5 white water pearl
MT

2K miles pad were replaced (squeeling)
15K miles tranny rebuilt side console replaced 3 time during this period.. clutch was also replaced..

20K miles front brake pads replaced air bag light turned on due to wiring going bad... door switch also replaced cause it wouldnt stop clicking.. ( middle consol was also replaced 2 times in this period)

Tranny fixed once again due to reverse grinding..

My shift **** was replaced 4 times due to it coming loose...

at 30K miles tail lights replaced due to water in them.. middle console replaced again..

havent had any big issues after all of those big ones.. ohh at 10K miles a oil seal broke and car was smoking up..

no problems withing the last 15K miles.. I am at 45K miles right now.. and when i go in to get my coolant flushed img onna get the midle console replaced again.. it keeps becoming looose.. and my front headlights are all fuzzy and nasty like it has some sort of cataracts.. fromt he sun =D

Oh btw i have raced this car since breaking it in =]] it has gone through 4 trips to chicago

5 trips to mexico =DDD

I was thinking about trading in for a evo 9.. but couldnt love this car to damn much,,

now im thinking about trading it in for a evo x.. but idk i love this car to damn much still..

If only the evos had a rotary..

I want the new 16X but i dont see mazda putting them out on the streets anytime soon...

I wish they would hurry up I would give my 8 to my little cousin and get the 16x =]]]

 

ohh and i forgot i got a bunch of parts replaced due to a clicking noise whenever i went forward or backwards **CLICK**

Also my clutch pedal assembly was replaced

 

'05 Sport AT 54,000

 

05 AT 73K miles no major problems, all recalls and tsb's maintained under warranty

 

2004 MT GT - Built Feb 2004 - No Problems 20,000 miles.