Safety Score
83
Safe
Recalls
2
Complaints
45
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988-04-14 | 88V063000 |
SEAT BELTS | 42,810 | — | Details |
| 1988-02-22 | 88V022000 |
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | 72,883 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-06-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN | No | 0 | 1. BOUGHT A 1998 MAZDA 626 LX. 2. AT 56000 MILES, ENGINE NEEDED A NEW HEADER. 3. AT 57000 MILES, STARTER MOTOR FAILED… |
| 2003-01-07 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | DEFECTIVE TAILPIPE CAUSED CARBON MONOXIDE TO ENTER VEHICLE'S INTERIOR CABIN RESULTING IN CONSUMER CONTRACTING CARBON MO… |
| 2002-03-26 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | No | 1 | WHILE DRIVING THE FRONT OF VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO FUEL LINES. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE FIRE PROGRESSED TO T… |
| 2001-12-05 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | RECALL 88 V 063 000/PASSIVE RESTRAINT BELT: BOTH DRIVER'SAND PASSENGER'S MOTOR BELTS FAILED TO OPERATE. DEALER WAS CO… |
| 1999-11-13 | POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY | Yes | 0 | FRONT AXLE OF CAR RUSTED COMPLETEL,Y AND BROKE APART WHILE DRIVING. *AK( DOT NUMBER: ) |
| 1999-10-29 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | PASSENGER DOOR NOT ABLE TO BE OPENED FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. *AK |
| 1999-07-01 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | FRONT DOOR LOCKS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL SEVERAL YEARS AGO -- NOW DRIVERS' SIDE DOOR LOCK HAS FAILED IN EXACTLY THE MANNE… |
| 1999-06-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES | No | 0 | JUST PARKED VEHICLE & LEFT. NEIGHBORS KNOCKED ON DOOR TO INFORM OWNER VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. FIRE DEPARTMENT CALLED & PU… |
| 1999-05-17 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | DRIVERS SIDE DOOR LATCH FAILED. YH |
| 1998-11-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | FIRE STARTED UNDER HOOD. POSSIBLY AROUND FUEL FILTER AND/OR WIRING HARNESS AREA. RESULTED IN SEVERE FIRE THAT TOTALED… |
| 1998-06-30 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 0 | WHENEVER THE DOOR IS OPENED AND THE SUNVISOR HAS NOT BEEN RETURNED TO ITS LOCKED POSITION THE AUTOMATIC SEATBELT CATCHE… |
| 1998-06-01 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | AUTOMATIC MOTORIZED SHOULDER RESTRAINTS FAIL TO COMPLETE CYCLE UPON ENGINE START-UP CHOKING PASSENGER. UPON OPENING DOO… |
| 1998-04-12 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | SHOULDER BELTS ON DRIVER'S SIDE/PASSENGER'S SIDE RETRACT INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIMES CONSUMER HAS TO PUT HIS HAND OU… |
| 1998-04-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | BOLTS OVERHEAT AND FALL OF ENGINE MANIFOLD, CAUSING A LEAK OF CARBON MONOXIDE IN THE PASSENGER'S COMPARTMENT. |
| 1998-03-02 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING, AND THERE IS SOME NOISE COMING FROM VEHICLE. CONSUMER BROUGHT VEHI… |
| 1997-11-25 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | THE DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT IS INOPERATIVE DUE TO THE BELT NOT STAYING IN THE CORRECT POSITION, . CONSUME… |
| 1996-08-14 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | No | 0 | FAILURE ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR, THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE.*AK |
| 1996-04-01 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | RECALL RELATED, 88V063000, CONTACTED DEALERSHIP 2/1/95, WENT IN ON 3/1/96 WRONG PARTS WENT IN AGAIN NEVER RECEIVED PART… |
| 1996-03-05 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | FUEL TANK SPLIT AT WELD, CAUSING GASOLINE LEAK. *SD |
| 1996-01-15 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | REAR WINDOW MOTOR FAILED. *SD |
| 1996-01-12 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | NO PARTS SINCE OCTOBER 1995. (NO OTHER INFORMATION ON FORM) *SLC |
| 1996-01-01 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT IS BROKE, AND CONSUMER CAN'T GET OUT OF THE SEAT BELT. *AK |
| 1995-10-31 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT HAS BROKEN, NEEDS REPLACEMENT. TT THE RIBBON SPRING BROKE CAUSING THE BELT TO R… |
| 1995-10-11 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THEY WOULD NOT ORDER THE PART WHEN THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO AND THEN WHEN THEY DID GET THE PART THEY WOULD NOT FIX THE CAR… |
| 1995-10-07 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | SHOULDER BELT IS STILL NOT WORKING PROPERLY. RECALL # 31805. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT |
| 1995-06-13 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL (93V-174). *AK |
| 1995-05-10 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | TAKATA MOTORIZED SEAT BELT PASSENGER SIDE, WON'T GO UP OR DOWN, MUST OPERATE MANUALLY. TT |
| 1995-04-18 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | FAULKNER MAZDA 88V063. RECALL WAS NOT PERFORMED CORRECTLY. DEALERSHIP WANT TO CHARGE FOR COMPLETION OF CAMPAIGN. TT |
| 1995-03-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION JUMPS OUT OF GEAR. |
| 1995-02-15 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | MOTORIZED SAFETY BELT IS STUCK IN POSITION. THIS HAS HAPPEN AFTER THE RECALL WORK WAS PERFORMED. TT |
| 1995-02-05 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SIDE MOTOR BELT FAILS TO RELEASE/MOVE FORWARD WHEN VEHICLE IS SHUT OFF. *AK |
| 1995-01-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATBELTS THE INERTIA REEL WORKS ONLY RARELY. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT |
| 1994-04-10 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | DOOR WOULD FLY OPEN WHEN WINDOW IS ROLLED DOWN MAZDA OFFERS NO ASSISTANCE. TT |
| 1994-04-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | PROBLEM WITH SEAT BELTS STICKING AND SOMETIMES NOT LATCHING. TT |
| 1994-02-01 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | DRIVERS MOTORIZED SEAT BELT IS JAMMED AND BELT DOES NOT MOVE. TT |
| 1993-10-01 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | MOTORIZED SEAT BELTS RETRACT WITHOUT WARNING WHILE CAR IS IN MOTION. *AK |
| — | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | VEHICLES SEAT BELT MOTORIZED RETRACTOR IS INOPERATIVE ON DRIVER SIDE. TT |
| — | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | LEFT DRIVERS DOOR AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS IS INOPERATIVE. TT |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | THE DRIVER SEAT BELT RETRACTOR IS NOT WORKING RIGHT . TT |
| — | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | LEFT FRONT MOTORIZED SEAT BELT FAILED. YH |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING | No | 0 | SEAT BELT SHOULDER HARNESS FAILED. |
| — | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | VEHICLE IN FOR RECALL WORK ON DOOR, HOWEVER INCOMPLETE WHEN DELIVERED. |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR STOPPED WORKING . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK |
| — | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | HAD RECALL WORK DONE ON MOTORIZED SEAT BELTS, THEY STILL MALFUNCTION. *AK |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | No | 0 | WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL TO THE RIGHT THE POWER WINDOW FUSE BLOWS IGNITION SWITCH MAY BE THE CAUSE, AND 86'AND 87' REPORT… |