1993 Mazda 626 problems
Owners have filed 202 complaints with NHTSA about the 1993 Mazda 626. Transmission is the most reported problem area, at 19% of complaints. Next are brakes (15%) and electrical system (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 202 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Transmission 19% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 14 and 4
- Injuries and deaths
- 11 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 106,000 miles 24 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 4 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 0 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 5 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 5 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 5 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Of the 24 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 106,000 miles. For transmission specifically, the median reported mileage is about 115,000 miles (14 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 14 complaints mention a crash; 4 complaints mention a fire; 11 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1993 ranks 9th most-complained-about out of 12 model years of the Mazda 626 with enough data (102 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Ask for rick roof: upon impact, driver went forward, thrown backward, seat belt in use, back rest collapsed backward onto rear seat. Tt
Upon impact, during frontal crash at approx. 7-10MPH, airbag deployed, rear pass. Shoulder/lap belt fail to retract, allowed to hit head rest metal bar. Tt driver suffered injuries as well as passenger, rear seat belt did not work, dealer tested seat belt and stated it workd fine.
Car in park, ignition turned off, driver was getting out of car, car jumped out of park, rolled backwards and over driver's leg, dragged him down driveway.
On a very snowy day after a 20 minute ride we experienced total brake failure. Dealer towed car. The next day the dealer told me the repairs would cost about $2000.00 dollars. They said both brake lines burst due to severe corrosion. Since this was an extreme expense. We purchased a new car. I feel no braking system should ever experience total brake failure, and feel that mazda should at least replace one of the brake lines to make sure that someone doesnt get killed.
I have a 19"93 mazda bought in '95. The transmission went out while under warranty in 19'96 and again in 19'97. Now it's leaking again since2003.