Mazda MX-5 Miata Engines by Year

Mazda's two-seat roadster has been sold in the US since 1990, always with a four-cylinder engine. There was no 1998 US model; the second generation arrived as a 1999.

Pick a year to see every engine offered that model year, with its code, rated horsepower and the trims it came in. Each engine links to its full specs.

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First generation (NA): 1990 · 1991 · 1992 · 1993 · 1994 · 1995 · 1996 · 1997

Second generation (NB): 1999 · 2000 · 2001 · 2002 · 2003 · 2004 · 2005

Third generation (NC): 2006 · 2007 · 2008 · 2009 · 2010 · 2011 · 2012 · 2013 · 2014 · 2015

Fourth generation (ND): 2016 · 2017 · 2018 · 2019 · 2020 · 2021 · 2022 · 2023 · 2024 · 2025 · 2026

First generation (NA) (1990–1997)

The 1.6 B6-ZE, then the 1.8 BP-ZE from 1994.

1990 MX-5 Miata engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
1.6L / 97 inline-four B6-ZE 105 hp with the automatic.	116 hp net	All

1991 MX-5 Miata engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
1.6L / 97 inline-four B6-ZE 105 hp with the automatic.	116 hp net	All

1992 MX-5 Miata engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
1.6L / 97 inline-four B6-ZE 105 hp with the automatic.	116 hp net	All

1993 MX-5 Miata engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
1.6L / 97 inline-four B6-ZE 105 hp with the automatic.	116 hp net	All

1994 MX-5 Miata engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
1.8L / 112 inline-four BP-ZE	128 hp net	All

1995 MX-5 Miata engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
1.8L / 112 inline-four BP-ZE	128 hp net	All

1996 MX-5 Miata engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
1.8L / 112 inline-four BP-ZE	133 hp net	All

1997 MX-5 Miata engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
1.8L / 112 inline-four BP-ZE	133 hp net	All

Second generation (NB) (1999–2005)

The 1.8 BP, with variable valve timing from 2001 and the turbocharged Mazdaspeed in 2004–2005.

1999 MX-5 Miata engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
1.8L / 112 inline-four BP-4W	140 hp net	All

2000 MX-5 Miata engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
1.8L / 112 inline-four BP-4W	140 hp net	All

2001 MX-5 Miata engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
1.8L / 112 inline-four BP-Z3	142 hp net	All non-Mazdaspeed

2002 MX-5 Miata engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
1.8L / 112 inline-four BP-Z3	142 hp net	All non-Mazdaspeed

2003 MX-5 Miata engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
1.8L / 112 inline-four BP-Z3	142 hp net	All non-Mazdaspeed

2004 MX-5 Miata engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
1.8L / 112 inline-four BP-Z3	142 hp net	All non-Mazdaspeed
1.8L / 112 inline-four turbo BP-Z3 turbo	178 hp net	Mazdaspeed

2005 MX-5 Miata engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
1.8L / 112 inline-four BP-Z3	142 hp net	All non-Mazdaspeed
1.8L / 112 inline-four turbo BP-Z3 turbo	178 hp net	Mazdaspeed

Third generation (NC) (2006–2015)

The 2.0 LF-VE; automatics were rated lower.

2006 MX-5 Miata engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.0L / 122 inline-four LF-VE	—	All

2007 MX-5 Miata engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.0L / 122 inline-four LF-VE 163 hp with the automatic.	166 hp net	All

2008 MX-5 Miata engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.0L / 122 inline-four LF-VE 158 hp with the automatic.	166 hp net	All

2009 MX-5 Miata engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.0L / 122 inline-four LF-VE 158 hp with the automatic.	167 hp net	All

2010 MX-5 Miata engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.0L / 122 inline-four LF-VE 158 hp with the automatic.	167 hp net	All

2011 MX-5 Miata engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.0L / 122 inline-four LF-VE 158 hp with the automatic.	167 hp net	All

2012 MX-5 Miata engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.0L / 122 inline-four LF-VE 158 hp with the automatic.	167 hp net	All

2013 MX-5 Miata engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.0L / 122 inline-four LF-VE 158 hp with the automatic.	167 hp net	All

2014 MX-5 Miata engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.0L / 122 inline-four LF-VE 158 hp with the automatic.	167 hp net	All

2015 MX-5 Miata engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.0L / 122 inline-four LF-VE 158 hp with the automatic.	167 hp net	All

Fourth generation (ND) (2016–2026)

The 2.0 Skyactiv-G, revised for 2019 with a higher redline.

2016 MX-5 Miata engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.0L / 122 inline-four PE-VPS	155 hp net	All

2017 MX-5 Miata engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.0L / 122 inline-four PE-VPS	155 hp net	All

2018 MX-5 Miata engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.0L / 122 inline-four PE-VPS	155 hp net	All

2019 MX-5 Miata engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.0L / 122 inline-four PE-VPS	181 hp net	All

2020 MX-5 Miata engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.0L / 122 inline-four PE-VPS	181 hp net	All

2021 MX-5 Miata engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.0L / 122 inline-four PE-VPS	181 hp net	All

2022 MX-5 Miata engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.0L / 122 inline-four PE-VPS	181 hp net	All

2023 MX-5 Miata engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.0L / 122 inline-four PE-VPS	181 hp net	All

2024 MX-5 Miata engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.0L / 122 inline-four PE-VPS	181 hp net	All

2025 MX-5 Miata engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.0L / 122 inline-four PE-VPS	181 hp net	All

2026 MX-5 Miata engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.0L / 122 inline-four PE-VPS	181 hp net	All

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