2000 Mazda Protege: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 126 complaints
126
Total Complaints
49,800mi
Median Mileage
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Top Issue
33
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

36,400 25th Percentile
49,800 Median Mileage
66,097 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
26
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
17
AIR BAGS
8
SUSPENSION
4
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
4
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
4
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
3
TIRES:SIDEWALL
3
POWER TRAIN
3
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
3

Severity Assessment

33
Crashes
3
Fires
26
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"THE HIGH BEAM HEAD LIGHTS DO NOT LIGHT ENOUGH. YH"
"WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1ST GEAR INTO SECOND GEAR AND ENGINE IS COLD, TRANSMISSION SLIPS, CAUSING A LOSS OF POWER. DEALER SAYS IT'S NORMAL. *AK"
"PASSENGER SEAT BELT FAILED DURING FIRST USE BY JAMMING. PASSENGER UNABLE TO DISENGAGE SEATBELT WHICH CAUSED PASSENGER TO HAVE TO "SLITHER" OUT OF SEAT. PUSHING THE BUTTON MADE THE ASSEMBLY CRACK IN HALF AT THE SEAMS. INSIDE OF ASSEMBLY APPEARS TO BE MADE OF PLASTIC. *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