Worst years for a Mazda 626
Owners have filed 3,877 complaints about the Mazda 626 with NHTSA across model years 1983 to 2003. More of them are about the transmission & drivetrain than anything else.
Avoid
1995 Mazda 626587 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly transmission & drivetrain.
Every Mazda 626 year, graded
The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.
| Year | Grade | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Median miles | Most reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | — | 9 | 0 | 1 | 18,000 | Airbags |
| 2002 | B | 99 | 7 | 0 | 72,600 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2001 | C | 235 | 12 | 5 | 72,669 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2000 | B | 280 | 9 | 0 | 80,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 1999 | C | 372 | 17 | 5 | 80,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 1998 | C | 499 | 15 | 6 | 88,684 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 1997 | C | 451 | 22 | 8 | 91,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 1996 | D | 426 | 43 | 3 | 97,323 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 1995 | D | 587 | 55 | 10 | 102,985 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 1994 | C | 353 | 25 | 13 | 103,696 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 1993 | B | 202 | 14 | 4 | 106,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 1992 | — | 24 | 4 | 0 | 174,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 1991 | — | 99 | 5 | 0 | 131,000 | Seat Belts |
| 1990 | — | 62 | 2 | 2 | — | Seat Belts |
| 1989 | — | 48 | 4 | 1 | — | Seat Belts |
| 1988 | — | 58 | 1 | 3 | 50,000 | Seat Belts |
| 1987 | — | 40 | 5 | 1 | — | Electrical System |
| 1986 | — | 20 | 0 | 1 | — | Electrical System |
| 1985 | — | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 1984 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | Brakes |
| 1983 | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | Brakes |
What breaks on a Mazda 626
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Exactly what failed on a Mazda 626
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Mazda 626, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Mazda 626 problems by state
Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.
Compare the Mazda 626
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.