Mazda Protege by model year

1,375 owner complaints are on file with NHTSA for the Mazda Protege across 14 model years. Choose a year for problems, recalls, fuel economy and crash ratings in one place.

See the best and worst years for the Mazda Protege

Complaints by model year

Older model years have had longer to collect complaints, so a taller bar on an older year is not necessarily a worse year. The best and worst years page corrects for this.

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Model year	Complaints
1990	45
1991	60
1992	72
1993	56
1994	89
1995	232
1996	91
1997	103
1998	53
1999	102
2000	126
2001	68
2002	133
2003	145

All model years

Model year	Complaints	Most reported	Recalls	MPG
2003	145	Engine (28%)
2002	133	Seat belts (16%)
2001	68	Air bags (16%)	1
2000	126	Transmission (23%)	1	23 to 27
1999	102	Air bags (21%)	1	23 to 27
1998	53	Transmission (23%)	1	23 to 29
1997	103	Brakes (13%)	1	23 to 29
1996	91	Air bags (28%)	1	23 to 30
1995	232	Air bags (22%)	4	22 to 30
1994	89	Seat belts (43%)	1	22 to 27
1993	56	Seat belts (46%)	1	23 to 27
1992	72	Seat belts (47%)	1	23 to 27
1991	60	Seat belts (47%)	1
1990	45	Seat belts (49%)	1