2002 Mazda MAZDA6 problems
NHTSA has received 40 complaints about the 2002 Mazda MAZDA6, and 25% of them involve transmission. Next are engine (18%) and cooling system (8%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 40 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Transmission 25% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 49,000 miles 31 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 | 4 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 8 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 8 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 5 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 31 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 49,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 2 complaints mention a crash. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 89% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2002 ranks 14th most-complained-about out of 17 model years of the Mazda MAZDA6 with enough data (40 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.
Stopped on highway due to police activity. Vehicle was struck from behind at 40 MPH causing the seats to collapse followed by a front-side collision in which the air bags failed to deploy. There were no consequences of the failure and the part was not replaced due to the total loss of the vehicle.
My tires keep going flat- 2002 mazda 626. The first flat tire was about 6 months ago. The mechanic who changed it out for me pointed out that my tire looked like it was in good shape (no holes) but also looked like my tires are leaning "in"- which is putting the wear/tear on the inside threading, thus wearing out faster (all the weight of the car leaning on edge of tires). Second flat 2 months ago, and thrid this week, being told the same thing. I was also told this had nothing to do with alignment.
2002 mazda 626 with 37000 miles. Had a new transmission about aug, 2004. Started having shifting problems about six months ago. Nelson mazda in nashville, tn told us someone filled the fluid too high when we had our oil changed. Even though it was obvious something was wrong, and we were only 2 weeks out of our warranty, they would do nothing but "adjust the fluid". This week it started shifting bad and before the day was up it would not go into reverse. We took it to a local trustworthy garage who said the trans.
2002 mazda mpv transmission and water pump went out at 58,000 miles. Not under warranty and mazda will not accept any responsibility for the repair. The car just died in rush hour traffic, and luckily no accident occurred. The fix was $4,000 in repairs paid by me. Six weeks later, I am told that I have to replace a coil and spark plug for another $500. The mechanic even said that I may have to replace more coils in the coming months.