1998 Mazda B Pickup

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The Verdict

Worst problem area

No complaints reported

No complaints have been filed with NHTSA for this model-year.

Complaints filed held steady at 0 in both 1997 and 1998.

Fuel cost, fuel economy, and complaint history by model-yearScroll sideways to see all 5 years. Fuel figures show the range across trims for years with more than one EPA-rated configuration.Also cataloged for 1998: 4 configuration(s) of a different vehicle class, excluded from the comparison bar only (but included in the figures above).
Category	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	vs. 1998 Standard Pickup Trucks 2WD
Annual fuel cost ($)	2,950–3,900	2,850–3,900	2,950–3,900	2,950–4,150	2,850–4,150
Combined MPG	16–21	16–22	16–21	15–21	15–22
City / Highway MPG	15–19 / 20–24	14–21 / 19–24	14–19 / 18–24	14–19 / 18–24	14–20 / 17–24
CO₂ tailpipe (g/mi)	423–555	404–555	423–555	423–592	404–592
Complaints filed	0	0	0	0	0	Not compared
Recalls issued	0	0	0	0	0	Not compared
Crash-involved complaints	0	0	0	0	0	Not compared
Fire-involved complaints	0	0	0	0	0	Not compared
Injuries reported	0	0	0	0	0	Not compared
Deaths reported	0	0	0	0	0	Not compared
Configurations compared	11	10	6	6	6

No NHTSA recall campaigns as of Sep 16, 2026.

EPA rates it 16–21 MPG combined.

EPA estimates $2,950–$3,900 a year in fuel costs, using EPA's assumptions.

Every EPA-rated configuration on this page, one row each.A number tagged (low) or (high) is this page’s own cost-table figure of that name, above.
Configuration	Transmission	Cylinders	Displacement	Drivetrain	Fuel Type	Vehicle Class	City	Highway	Combined	Annual Fuel Cost	CO₂
Configuration 1	Automatic 4-spd	4	2.5L	Rear-Wheel Drive	Regular	Standard Pickup Trucks 2WD	18 mpg	23 mpg	20 mpg	$3,100	444 g/mi
Configuration 2	Manual 5-spd	4	2.5L	Rear-Wheel Drive	Regular	Standard Pickup Trucks 2WD	19 mpg (high)	24 mpg (high)	21 mpg (high)	$2,950 (low)	423 g/mi (low)
Configuration 3	Automatic 4-spd	6	3.0L	Rear-Wheel Drive	Regular	Standard Pickup Trucks 2WD	15 mpg	21 mpg	17 mpg	$3,650	523 g/mi
Configuration 4	Manual 5-spd	6	3.0L	Rear-Wheel Drive	Regular	Standard Pickup Trucks 2WD	15 mpg	21 mpg	17 mpg	$3,650	523 g/mi
Configuration 5	Automatic 5-spd	6	4.0L	Rear-Wheel Drive	Regular	Standard Pickup Trucks 2WD	15 mpg	20 mpg	17 mpg	$3,650	523 g/mi
Configuration 6	Manual 5-spd	6	4.0L	Rear-Wheel Drive	Regular	Standard Pickup Trucks 2WD	15 mpg	20 mpg	17 mpg	$3,650	523 g/mi
Configuration 7	Automatic 4-spd	6	3.0L	4-Wheel or All-Wheel Drive	Regular	Standard Pickup Trucks 4WD	14 mpg (low)	19 mpg	16 mpg (low)	$3,900 (high)	555 g/mi (high)
Configuration 8	Manual 5-spd	6	3.0L	4-Wheel or All-Wheel Drive	Regular	Standard Pickup Trucks 4WD	15 mpg	20 mpg	17 mpg	$3,650	523 g/mi
Configuration 9	Automatic 5-spd	6	4.0L	4-Wheel or All-Wheel Drive	Regular	Standard Pickup Trucks 4WD	14 mpg (low)	18 mpg (low)	16 mpg (low)	$3,900 (high)	555 g/mi (high)
Configuration 10	Manual 5-spd	6	4.0L	4-Wheel or All-Wheel Drive	Regular	Standard Pickup Trucks 4WD	14 mpg (low)	19 mpg	16 mpg (low)	$3,900 (high)	555 g/mi (high)

Complaints by category, in the same fixed order on every page
Category	Complaints	Crash-Involved	Fire-Involved	Injuries	Deaths
Engine	0	0	0	0	0
Transmission & Drivetrain	0	0	0	0	0
Fuel System	0	0	0	0	0
Electrical	0	0	0	0	0
Brakes	0	0	0	0	0
Steering	0	0	0	0	0
Suspension, Wheels & Tires	0	0	0	0	0
Airbags & Restraints	0	0	0	0	0
Driver Assistance & Speed Control	0	0	0	0	0
Body, Seats & Latches	0	0	0	0	0
Visibility & Lighting	0	0	0	0	0
Other	0	0	0	0	0

No recalls have been issued for this model-year.