1992 Mazda Protege problems
Owners have filed 72 complaints with NHTSA about the 1992 Mazda Protege. Seat belts is the most reported problem area, at 47% of complaints. After that come brakes (7%) and electrical system (7%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 72 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Seat belts 47% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 6 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 9 and 0
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%.
What the data shows
Safety-related details: 6 complaints mention a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire; 9 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1992 ranks 11th most-complained-about out of 14 model years of the Mazda Protege with enough data (30 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.
While driving, road debris ruptured the vehicle fuel tank which resulted on a fire on the vehicle. The driver was severely burned about 30 percent of her body.
Driving vehicle at low speed of 5-10 MPH, impact 6:00 position, front driver and passenger seat went partially incline position, causing seat back failure. Tt
Car horn does not work. Consumer states on first occasion horn would blow by itself when it felt like it had to disconnect battery cable to make it stop blowing, on second occasion horn stopped blowing and dealer stated a new horn was needed on steering column.
Tl* the contact owns a 1992 mazda protege. When the contact attempted to start the vehicle, the ignition failed without warning. The failure was recurring. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 15v674000 (electrical system). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 92,000.