Where each one leads
Mazda MX-5
- Against cars of the same age, the Mazda MX-5 comes out better at its first MOT test (passes 14% more often than average) than the Renault Wind (passes 6% less often than average).
Renault Wind
- Fewer Renault Wind cars in the Netherlands carry an illogical odometer record (4.8% against 9.6%).
Only measures that do not depend on how many cars were sold: pass and failure rates against cars of the same age, ratings, fuel use and CO₂. How we compare
At a glance
| Mazda MX-5 | Renault Wind | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | 2006–2026 | — |
| New cars registered in Europe | 112,227 (2010–2022) | 12,258 (2010–2014) |
| Licensed in the United Kingdom | 79,525 | 1,777 |
| On the road in the Netherlands | 12,970 | 575 |
| In traffic in Finland | 645 | — |
EEA new-car registrations (CC BY 4.0) · DVLA licensed vehicles (OGL v3.0) · RDW (CC0) · Traficom (CC BY 4.0) · generations: Wikidata (CC0).
Reliability and problems
| Mazda MX-5 | Renault Wind | |
|---|---|---|
| UK MOT first-time pass rate | 74% | 59% |
| … against cars of the same age | +14% | −6% |
| New York safety inspections failed | 0.8% | — |
| … against cars of the same year | −51% | — |
| Illogical odometer records (NL) | 9.6% | 4.8% |
| US owner complaints | 155 | — |
| Most complaints about | Power train | — |
| Model year with most complaints | 2016 (34) | — |
| US recall campaigns | 6 | — |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | 3,927 | — |
Complaint, recall and bulletin counts grow with the number of cars sold and are not adjusted for it. UK MOT: DVSA anonymised MOT results (OGL v3.0); New York: DMV inspections; complaints, recalls, bulletins and investigations: NHTSA (public domain); odometer: RDW (CC0).
Fuel, emissions and price
| Mazda MX-5 | Renault Wind | |
|---|---|---|
| Official combined fuel use, Canada | 8.0 l/100 km (2026) | — |
| Real-world use in Europe, petrol | 6.8 l/100 km | — |
| Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe | 150 g/km | — |
| Average power of new cars in Europe | 121 kW (162 hp) | 75 kW (100 hp) |
| Average mass in running order | 1,106 kg | 1,206 kg |
| Dutch list price when new (median) | €34,590 | €22,315 |
| Average odometer in Finland | 137,000 km | — |
Canada: NRCan Fuel Consumption Ratings, most frugal version of the latest year (OGL Canada). Europe: EEA monitoring of new-car CO₂ and on-board fuel meters (OBFCM), CC BY 4.0. Price: RDW catalogue price (CC0). Finland: Traficom (CC BY 4.0).