1996 Mazda 626: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 426 complaints
426
Total Complaints
96,647mi
Median Mileage
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Top Issue
43
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

80,000 25th Percentile
96,647 Median Mileage
125,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
222
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
33
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
14
AIR BAGS
11
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
8
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
7
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
7
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
6
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
6
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
5

Severity Assessment

43
Crashes
3
Fires
141
Injuries
99
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"PURCHASE CAR NEW THERE IS A VIBRATION ON CAR DEALER CAN'T PROBLEM . TT"
"COMING TO A STOP APPLIED BRAKES NO RESPONSE, CAUSING STOPPING DISTANCE TO INCREASE. *AK"
"COMING TO A STOP APPLIED BRAKES NO RESPONSE, CAUSING STOPPING DISTANCE TO INCREASE. *AK"

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