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Best and worst years for the Mazda 626

Of the 12 model years of the Mazda 626 with enough data to compare, the 1995 has the most complaints filed within five years of the model year (261), and the 1990 has the fewest (20).

Complaints in the first five years, by model year

Complaints within five years of the model year, Mazda 626 0 150 300 1990: 20 20 '90 1991: 53 53 '91 1992: 10 '92 1993: 102 '93 1994: 116 '94 1995: 261 261 '95 1996: 187 '96 1997: 204 '97 1998: 243 243 '98 1999: 197 '99 2000: 147 '00 2001: 161 '01 2002: 61 '02 2003: 5 '03
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Every bar counts only complaints about failures within five years of the model year, so older and newer years are measured on the same footing.
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Model yearComplaints (first five years; total for recent years)
199020
199153
199210
1993102
1994116
1995261
1996187
1997204
1998243
1999197
2000147
2001161
200261
20035

What stands out

The 1995 stands out, with about 1.7 times the typical number of complaints. Other years well above the median: 1998.

Look closer at the years with the most complaints: 1995 and 1998. Or the years with the fewest: 1990 and 1991.

All model years

Model yearFirst five yearsAll complaints
200359
20026199
2001161235
2000147280
1999197372
1998243499
1997204451
1996187426
1995261587
1994116353
1993102202
19921024
19915399
19902062