Mazda Protege problems reported in North Carolina
67 of the 1,377 complaints filed about the Mazda Protege came from North Carolina, most often about the airbags.
Bigger states file more complaints simply for having more drivers. What is worth reading here is the mix — a part that fails in heat, cold or road salt shows up in some states long before others.
67
Complaints from North Carolina
24
Crashes
0
Fires
1999
Worst model year
What failed
Airbags
17
25.4%
Transmission & Drivetrain
11
16.4%
Seat Belts
6
9.0%
Engine & Cooling
6
9.0%
Brakes
4
6.0%
Electrical System
4
6.0%
Tires
3
4.5%
Lights
3
4.5%
Other & Unspecified
2
3.0%
Seats
2
3.0%
Fuel & Propulsion
2
3.0%
By model year
1990 Protege
1
1.5%
1991 Protege
1
1.5%
1994 Protege
5
7.5%
1995 Protege
11
16.4%
1996 Protege
12
17.9%
1997 Protege
5
7.5%
1998 Protege
2
3.0%
1999 Protege
16
23.9%
2000 Protege
6
9.0%
2001 Protege
2
3.0%
2002 Protege
4
6.0%
2003 Protege
2
3.0%
Cities reporting most
Garner
6
14.6%
Rocky Mount
6
14.6%
Hickory
6
14.6%
Winston SA
4
9.8%
Enfield
3
7.3%
Angier
3
7.3%
Knightdale
3
7.3%
Jamestown
2
4.9%
Saint Paul
2
4.9%
Whiteville
2
4.9%
Lumberton
2
4.9%
Clemmons
2
4.9%