• 1. Look at the dash for the number of airbags.
  • Driver side airbag only (90 - 93) [go to #2]
  • Dual airbags (94 - 97) [skip to #4]

• 2. Look at the wheels (90 - 93).
  • 93 - Only year to have wheel center caps with "diamond in circle" logo
  • 92 - Only year to have wheel center caps with "Mazda" print and a rear subframe brace under rear of car

• 3. Look at instrument panel:
  • 91 - Has a pair of warning lights flanking the square information screen at the botom center of the insrutument panel and no rear subframe brace.
  • 90 - Only year that Doesn't have the warning lights on the insrument panel.
  • Early 90 - Has gloss finish on soft top latches.

• 4. Dual Airbags (94 - 97).

• 5. Look at sunvisors
  • 94 - Only year to have folding sunvisors with dual airbags
  • 95 - Only year to have one piece sunvisors and a rear view mirror mounted on the header bow

• 6. Look at rear view mirror and door panel
  • 96 - Only year to have mirror mounted on windsheild and door panel without extra shoulder padding added in '97
  • 97 - Only year to have door panels with built-up shoulder padding. '99 redesigned the whole door.