Mazda 323 vs Acura Legend

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure	Mazda 323	Acura Legend
Complaints on file	204	505
Model years covered	1986–1995	1986–1995
Worst model year	—	1993
Best model year	—	1995
Crashes reported	19	73
Fires reported	6	17
Injuries reported	7	43
Deaths reported	0	0
Most complained-about part	Seat Belts	Equipment & Accessories
Share of complaints involving harm	15.7%	26.3%

Mazda 323 by year

10 10 42 44 22 23 18 17 14 4

86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Seat Belts 111 54.4%

Engine & Cooling 23 11.3%

Transmission & Drivetrain 16 7.8%

Brakes 7 3.4%

Electrical System 6 2.9%

Suspension 6 2.9%

Steering 5 2.5%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 5 2.5%

Acura Legend by year

17 9 42 47 45 158 111 30 26 20

86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Equipment & Accessories 109 21.6%

Brakes 70 13.9%

Airbags 52 10.3%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 41 8.1%

Transmission & Drivetrain 39 7.7%

Engine & Cooling 30 5.9%

Electrical System 24 4.8%

Seat Belts 23 4.6%