--- title: "Our National Mazda Miata Delivery Nightmare Is Over… Or Is It?" date: "2025-07-11" modified: "2025-07-11" authors: - name: "Byron Hurd" job_title: "Editor" link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/byron-hurd" url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/our-national-mazda-miata-delivery-nightmare-is-over-or-is-it" categories: - "Mazda News" - "News" - "News by Brand" tags: - "mazda" - "mx-5" - "sports car" --- # Our National Mazda Miata Delivery Nightmare Is Over… Or Is It? ![Mazda MX-5 Miata]() *\Mazda\* If you were putting off the purchase of a 2025 Mazda Miata because you simply couldn't find one, your wait is over. The issue that [compelled Mazda to hold its new MX-5s in port]() has been resolved, at least in the sense that the cars are now being delivered to dealers. But there's a catch: not all of them have actually been fixed. Mazda confirmed in April that it was holding a number of 2025 Miatas at the port due to a potential problem with a stability control module. The company said it intended to [release the remaining vehicles by summer](), and judging by what we're seeing in [various online Miata communities](), Mazda shipped the lingering units to their intended dealerships in June. "All impacted vehicles have been released from ports," the company said in an official statement. "Customers with vehicles whose VINs are in the impacted range will be contacted to have their vehicles repaired free of charge." > [After 2025 models being stuck at port, mine finally arrived this week!]() > by[u/Fish\_Are\_Water\_Birds]() in[Miata]() What Mazda didn't comment on was the fact that even its dealerships expected the defective modules to be replaced before the cars were released. Customers whose cars arrived ahead of the replacement modules found them accompanied by paperwork saying they could not be delivered until the recalled module was replaced. The good news is that the replacement parts are now in ready supply, and the delays appear to be measured in days or weeks, at most. We've found no reports of any customers whose cars have been stuck in service department limbo. ![]() On balance, it's good news for owners who have waited months for deliveries. Some were lucky enough that their dealerships already had the parts on hand when their cars arrived, expediting the process; others had to wait days or weeks longer for replacement parts. Based on the dwindling activity in these threads, it appears that all is returning to normal in Miata land. *Is your 2025 Miata still stuck in limbo? Let us know at tips@thedrive.com!* ## Author Byron is an editor at The Drive with a keen eye for infrastructure, sales and regulatory stories. He brings a light, punchy style to all of his content, believing that there's plenty out there to be laughed at—himself included. Born and raised in Maryland but now based just a stone's throw from Detroit, Byron is an auto enthusiast and generalist who enjoys building and tinkering with things of all kinds, from cars, computers and digital cityscapes, to the new garage that will soon house his fleet (a CT4-V Blackwing, a JK Wrangler and an NA Miata). Inspired by an early love of rollercoasters, Byron quickly caught the high-performance driving itch. He's been tracking and auto-crossing his cars since 2007. In his downtime, Byron enjoys reading, playing city builders, and studying the history of the Motor City. ### Author social links [Bluesky]() [Instagram]() [LinkedIn]()