"QC checks" on new MX5s arriving in Brissie

madmort · Postby **madmort** » Sat Mar 29, 2025 12:59 am

bruce wrote:Modern cars have too much tech to go wrong (proven here). Goes wrong even before delivery! Already time to sell it.

Says you, sitting at a computer or on a mobile phone, typing away. :wink:

bruce · Postby **bruce** » Sat Mar 29, 2025 7:46 am

That's not a car. I don't drive a phone.

Troppo · Postby **Troppo** » Fri Apr 11, 2025 12:50 pm

madmort wrote:
Troppo wrote:
madmort wrote:I just received a call from my dealer telling me of a delay in delivery of new MX5s. All Mazda MX5 that have landed recently are to receive some sort of module replacement and a software re-flash at the port, before shipping to the dealers. Looks like it's a worldwide problem
They also generously offered a load car for the interim.

Cheers

Interesting to see that the mysterious "QC issue" is finally out in the open in Oz....hope it gets sorted quickly for you.

It's been identified as the DSC (Dynamic Stability Control) module that needs replacing plus a software update for same. I don't know just how long it is going to take, but I was told it may be a May/June delivery now.

Yep - and that is now the case for all MX5s landing in Oz...including cars built after Dec 24....

My dealer has also given me a loaner. Excellent service.

madmort · Postby **madmort** » Sat Apr 12, 2025 4:57 pm

Troppo wrote:
madmort wrote:
Troppo wrote:
madmort wrote:I just received a call from my dealer telling me of a delay in delivery of new MX5s. All Mazda MX5 that have landed recently are to receive some sort of module replacement and a software re-flash at the port, before shipping to the dealers. Looks like it's a worldwide problem
They also generously offered a load car for the interim.

Cheers

Interesting to see that the mysterious "QC issue" is finally out in the open in Oz....hope it gets sorted quickly for you.

It's been identified as the DSC (Dynamic Stability Control) module that needs replacing plus a software update for same. I don't know just how long it is going to take, but I was told it may be a May/June delivery now.

Yep - and that is now the case for all MX5s landing in Oz...including cars built after Dec 24....

My dealer has also given me a loaner. Excellent service.

Latest I have heard is the DSC module/software update is a Furphy, that it is fact, a delay Mazda are putting on 35AE models so as to release them in a unified way world wide, a publicity stunt in other words. Other 2025 year MX5s have been delivered this year but no 35th AE models have. There is good evidence this is the case on Miata.net.

Troppo · Postby **Troppo** » Mon Apr 14, 2025 4:30 pm

The hold applies to ALL MX5s from Dec 2024, not just 35th Anniv models....

Troppo · Postby **Troppo** » Fri Apr 25, 2025 9:15 am

From the big US Miata forum:

Mazda Confirms 2025 Miatas Stuck at US Ports Due to Parts Issue [Updated]
A problem with a vehicle control unit has held up Miata deliveries for weeks now, and buyers have been frustrated by a lack of information.

https://www.thedrive.com/news/new-mazda-miatas-are-stuck-at-ports-for-some-unknown-reason-report