Mazda Protege vs Hyundai Palisade

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 Protege	Hyundai Palisade
Complaints on file	1,377	3,307
Model years covered	1989–2003	2020–2026
Worst model year	1995	2020
Best model year	1998	2026
Crashes reported	242	94
Fires reported	30	25
Injuries reported	197	67
Deaths reported	4	1
Most complained-about part	Seat Belts	Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm	34.4%	5.7%

Mazda Protege by year

2 45 60 72 56 89 232 91 103 53 102 126 68 133 145

89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03

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

What breaks

Seat Belts 230 16.7%

Airbags 171 12.4%

Transmission & Drivetrain 170 12.3%

Engine & Cooling 144 10.5%

Brakes 103 7.5%

Electrical System 74 5.4%

Tires 54 3.9%

Suspension 48 3.5%

Hyundai Palisade by year

715 559 397 566 533 365 172

20 21 22 23 24 25 26

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

What breaks

Brakes 436 13.2%

Seat Belts 413 12.5%

Other & Unspecified 376 11.4%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 350 10.6%

Engine & Cooling 323 9.8%

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 247 7.5%

Electrical System 220 6.7%

Suspension 169 5.1%