2006 Mazda MX-5: trims, real prices & how to pick yours

2 builds left the factory as a 2006 MX-5, each a different combination of engine, transmission and body identified by the first eight characters of its VIN. The 1 main configuration sell for $4,900–$20,983 today.

  • 1 main configurations
  • 3,375 vehicles built
  • 76 for sale right now
  • $4,900–$20,983 typical price range

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What people actually pay

71 price observations · updated Sep 6, 2026
Trim not recorded
$10,400
$4,753 $8,968 $13,183 $17,398 $21,613
Price trend

Median up $751 over the last 5 months.

2006 MX-5 price history →
Will it hold value?

A MX-5 typically keeps about 86% of its price over 5 years — a 5-year-old one runs about $8,995 today.

MX-5 depreciation by year →
Cost to run

20/28 mpg city/highway. Roughly $2,020/yr on fuel at 15,000 miles.

EPA estimate for the 2006 MX-5

What JM1NC25F-6 means

JM1 NC25F · 6
JM1
the World Manufacturer Identifier Mazda registered — assembled in Japan
NC25F
together encode the MX-5 line — Convertible, 2L — as Mazda filed it, these five characters are read as one block, not letter by letter
6
in position 10 — model year 2006
9, 11–17
vehicle-specific fields: check digit, plant code and production sequence
Real VINs from this run JM1NC25F 560122271 JM1NC25F X60112531 JM1NC25F X60117972
1 rare configuration — mostly fleet, export or irregular VIN patterns. Fewer than 20 known vehicles each.

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