MYRModel Year Report

Mazda Protege — YEARS TO AVOID

Data updated 2026-08-02. Complaints are unverified owner reports filed with NHTSA.

Avoid: 1995 · Best bets: 1990, 1993, 1998, 2001, 1991, 1992

COMPLAINT HISTORY

Complaints per year, Mazda Protege Bar chart of distinct NHTSA complaints filed per model year, 2006 highlighted. 1989: 2 complaints 1989 1990: 37 complaints 1991: 51 complaints 1992: 63 complaints 1992 1993: 44 complaints 1994: 74 complaints 1995: 165 complaints 1995 1996: 70 complaints 1997: 66 complaints 1998: 46 complaints 1998 1999: 88 complaints 2000: 102 complaints 2001: 50 complaints 2001 2002: 98 complaints 2003: 120 complaints 2004: 0 complaints 2004 2005: 0 complaints 2006: 0 complaints 2006
2006: 0 complaints
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YearComplaints
19892
199037
199151
199263
199344
199474
1995165
199670
199766
199846
199988
2000102
200150
200298
2003120
20040
20050
20060

EVERY YEAR, RANKED

YearRankingComplaintsWhy
2006 Not enough data 0 Only 0 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2005 Not enough data 0 Only 0 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2004 Not enough data 0 Only 0 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2003 Caution 120 This year had 30% to 100% more complaints than this model's typical year.
2002 Caution 98 This year had 30% to 100% more complaints than this model's typical year.
2001 Recommended 50 This year's complaint volume is within 30% of this model's typical year.
2000 Caution 102 This year had 30% to 100% more complaints than this model's typical year.
1999 Caution 88 This year had 30% to 100% more complaints than this model's typical year.
1998 Recommended 46 This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year.
1997 Recommended 66 This year's complaint volume is within 30% of this model's typical year.
1996 Recommended 70 This year's complaint volume is within 30% of this model's typical year.
1995 Avoid 165 This year had more than double the complaints of this model's typical year.
1994 Recommended 74 This year's complaint volume is within 30% of this model's typical year.
1993 Recommended 44 This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year.
1992 Recommended 63 This year's complaint volume is within 30% of this model's typical year.
1991 Recommended 51 This year's complaint volume is within 30% of this model's typical year.
1990 Recommended 37 This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year.
1989 Not enough data 2 Only 2 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.