1993 Mazda Protege problems
Owners have filed 56 complaints with NHTSA about the 1993 Mazda Protege. Seat belts is the most reported problem area, at 46% of complaints. After that come fuel system (11%) and brakes (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 56 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Seat belts 46% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 4 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: 1 complaint mentions a crash; 3 complaints mention a fire; 4 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1993 ranks 13th most-complained-about out of 14 model years of the Mazda Protege with enough data (27 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.
Automatic seat belt slid forward unexpectedly while driver was attempting to back up, catching driver's earring, ripping ear lobe.
Owner received a recall safety notice from mazda north american operations, which reads in relevant part: ' [t]he passive shoulder belt buckle stays at the rearmost position even if the door is opened.' owner experienced the problem but was surprised to find that the belt not only stayed in the rearmost position, but that it did so with great force, pinning the owner in the vehicle and causing minor abrasion to owner's neck. Owner then took vehicle in to dealer for recall repair.
Passive restraint shoulder belt will stick midway or may tighten severely choking passenger. Please describe details. Tt
Tl* the contact owns a 1993 mazda protege. The contact stated that the front driver side seat belt failed and remained stuck. The contact spoke with the manufacturer and inquired as to why other mazda vehicles were recalled for the seat belts but not the protege. The manufacturer provided no further assistance. The failure and current mileages were 237,000.