1993 Mazda 626: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 202 complaints
202
Total Complaints
106,000mi
Median Mileage
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Top Issue
14
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

81,500 25th Percentile
106,000 Median Mileage
132,301 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
34
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
8
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
7
AIR BAGS
7
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
6
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
6
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
6
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
6
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
5
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
4

Severity Assessment

14
Crashes
4
Fires
11
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"ABS, WHEN MAKING TURN BRAKES LOCKUP, FAILURE OF STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY CAUSING LOSS CONTROL GOING INTO ENBANKMENT. TT"
"ABS, WHEN MAKING TURN BRAKES LOCKUP, FAILURE OF STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY CAUSING LOSS CONTROL GOING INTO ENBANKMENT. TT"
"REPLACED FRONT BRAKE PADS DUE TO EXCESSIVE VIBRATION/NOISE."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28