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Best and worst years for the Mazda Protege

Of the 14 model years of the Mazda Protege with enough data to compare, the 1995 has the most complaints filed within five years of the model year (145), and the 1990 has the fewest (17).

Complaints in the first five years, by model year

Complaints within five years of the model year, Mazda Protege 0 75 150 1990: 17 17 '90 1991: 29 '91 1992: 30 '92 1993: 27 27 '93 1994: 49 '94 1995: 145 145 '95 1996: 47 '96 1997: 75 '97 1998: 39 '98 1999: 67 '99 2000: 86 86 '00 2001: 52 '01 2002: 80 '02 2003: 86 '03
  • Most complaints
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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)
199017
199129
199230
199327
199449
1995145
199647
199775
199839
199967
200086
200152
200280
200386

What stands out

The 1995 stands out, with about 2.9 times the typical number of complaints. Other years well above the median: 2000, 2002, 2003.

Look closer at the years with the most complaints: 1995 and 2000. Or the years with the fewest: 1990 and 1993.

All model years

Model yearFirst five yearsAll complaints
200386145
200280133
20015268
200086126
199967102
19983953
199775103
19964791
1995145232
19944989
19932756
19923072
19912960
19901745