Mazda Protege vs Isuzu Rodeo

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	Isuzu Rodeo
Complaints on file	1,377	3,296
Model years covered	1989–2003	1991–2008
Worst model year	1995	1999
Best model year	1998	2004
Crashes reported	242	378
Fires reported	30	76
Injuries reported	197	175
Deaths reported	4	11
Most complained-about part	Seat Belts	Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm	34.4%	19.4%

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%

Isuzu Rodeo by year

60 112 41 122 233 121 167 627 735 354 515 121 19 68 1

91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 08

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

What breaks

Brakes 640 19.4%

Body & Structure 558 16.9%

Suspension 396 12.0%

Engine & Cooling 300 9.1%

Fuel & Propulsion 226 6.9%

Transmission & Drivetrain 211 6.4%

Electrical System 177 5.4%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 139 4.2%