2000 Mazda 626: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 280 complaints
280
Total Complaints
80,000mi
Median Mileage
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Top Issue
9
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

57,000 25th Percentile
80,000 Median Mileage
100,283 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
143
POWER TRAIN
11
SUSPENSION
6
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
5
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
5
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
5
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
5
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
5
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
4
AIR BAGS
4

Severity Assessment

9
Crashes
0
Fires
10
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"CONSUMER SAID THAT BRAKES ARE STREAKING VERY BADLY. SHE BOUGHT VEHICLE A MONTH AGO. SHE TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP.*AK"
"WHEN CONSUMER STARTED UP CAR ITCOULD NOT BE PUT IN GEAR. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY ADJUSTED THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER FELT THAT THERE STILL WAS A PROBLEM BECAUSE IT HAPPENED AGAIN. BUT, CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PUT IN GEAR. MECHANIC SAID PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY PUTTING HAND ON TOP OF GEAR SHIFT LEVER. CONS..."
"THE SIDEWALL FAILED. THERE WAS A LARGE TEAR, WHICH DEVELOPED SUDDENLY AT A LOW SPEED. THERE DIDN'T APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN ANY OBJECT THAT STRUCK THE TIRE OR CAME IN CONTACT WITH IT. THERE WAS NO PUNCTURE ON THE SURFACE THAT CONTACTS THE ROAD, JUST A LONG "CRACK" UP THE SIDE. THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE..."

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