2001 MAZDA 626 — Owner-Reported Problems

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-08-22 178 complaints · 1 recalls
Most-reported system: POWER TRAIN (124 complaints · 69.7%)
Safety signals:
  • Crashes 10
  • Fires 4
  • Injuries 11
  • Deaths 0
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Component Problem Distribution

Share of owner complaints filed for each vehicle system (unaffected by sales volume)

Component Problem Distribution POWER TRAIN appears in 124 of 178 owner complaints (69.7%) in this vehicle snapshot. POWER TRAIN: 124 complaints, 69.7% of reports POWER TRAIN 124 · 69.7% ENGINE: 14 complaints, 7.9% of reports ENGINE 14 · 7.9% AIR BAGS: 11 complaints, 6.2% of reports AIR BAGS 11 · 6.2% · 10 crash reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 4 complaints, 2.3% of reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 4 · 2.3% · 3 fire reports SERVICE BRAKES: 4 complaints, 2.3% of reports SERVICE BRAKES 4 · 2.3% VISIBILITY: 4 complaints, 2.3% of reports VISIBILITY 4 · 2.3% SEAT BELTS: 2 complaints, 1.1% of reports SEAT BELTS 2 · 1.1% TIRES: 2 complaints, 1.1% of reports TIRES 2 · 1.1% STEERING: 1 complaints, 0.6% of reports STEERING 1 · 0.6% · 1 fire reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 155 complaints, 87.1% of reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER 155 · 87.1% · 8 crash reports 1 fire reports 0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

UNKNOWN OR OTHER is an NHTSA classification artifact and is always listed last.

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System / Component Complaints Share of Reports Safety Reports (Crashes / Fires)
POWER TRAIN 124 69.7% 0 crashes · 0 fires
ENGINE 14 7.9% 0 crashes · 0 fires
AIR BAGS 11 6.2% 10 crashes · 0 fires
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 4 2.3% 0 crashes · 3 fires
SERVICE BRAKES 4 2.3% 0 crashes · 0 fires
VISIBILITY 4 2.3% 0 crashes · 0 fires
SEAT BELTS 2 1.1% 0 crashes · 0 fires
TIRES 2 1.1% 0 crashes · 0 fires
STEERING 1 0.6% 0 crashes · 1 fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 155 87.1% 8 crashes · 1 fires
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Problem & Recall Timeline

Observed complaint volume and manufacturer recall actions over time

Problem & Recall Timeline Owner reports in this snapshot begin in Apr 2001; the first recall shown was reported in Oct 2005. 2001-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2001-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2001-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2002-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2002-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2002-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2002-Q4: 4 owner reports 4 2003-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2003-Q2: 5 owner reports 5 2003-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2003-Q4: 7 owner reports 7 2004-Q1: 11 owner reports 11 2004-Q2: 5 owner reports 5 2004-Q3: 9 owner reports 9 2004-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2005-Q1: 9 owner reports 9 2005-Q2: 7 owner reports 7 2005-Q3: 8 owner reports 8 2005-Q4: 11 owner reports 11 2006-Q1: 4 owner reports 4 2006-Q2: 7 owner reports 7 2006-Q3: 9 owner reports 9 2006-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2007-Q2: 6 owner reports 6 2007-Q3: 10 owner reports 10 2007-Q4: 5 owner reports 5 2008-Q1: 6 owner reports 6 2008-Q2: 4 owner reports 4 2008-Q3: 4 owner reports 4 2008-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2009-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2009-Q2: 5 owner reports 5 2009-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2010-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2010-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2010-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2010-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2011-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2012-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2012-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2014-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2015-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2016-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2019-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 Owner reports Apr 2001 Jul 2019 Recall campaign 05E065000 ◆ Recall campaign 05E065000
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Date Record type Count Record identifier
2001-Q2 Owner reports 3
2001-Q3 Owner reports 1
2001-Q4 Owner reports 1
2002-Q1 Owner reports 1
2002-Q2 Owner reports 1
2002-Q3 Owner reports 3
2002-Q4 Owner reports 4
2003-Q1 Owner reports 1
2003-Q2 Owner reports 5
2003-Q3 Owner reports 3
2003-Q4 Owner reports 7
2004-Q1 Owner reports 11
2004-Q2 Owner reports 5
2004-Q3 Owner reports 9
2004-Q4 Owner reports 3
2005-Q1 Owner reports 9
2005-Q2 Owner reports 7
2005-Q3 Owner reports 8
2005-Q4 Owner reports 11
2006-Q1 Owner reports 4
2006-Q2 Owner reports 7
2006-Q3 Owner reports 9
2006-Q4 Owner reports 3
2007-Q2 Owner reports 6
2007-Q3 Owner reports 10
2007-Q4 Owner reports 5
2008-Q1 Owner reports 6
2008-Q2 Owner reports 4
2008-Q3 Owner reports 4
2008-Q4 Owner reports 2
2009-Q1 Owner reports 1
2009-Q2 Owner reports 5
2009-Q3 Owner reports 3
2010-Q1 Owner reports 2
2010-Q2 Owner reports 1
2010-Q3 Owner reports 1
2010-Q4 Owner reports 1
2011-Q1 Owner reports 1
2012-Q1 Owner reports 1
2012-Q3 Owner reports 3
2014-Q4 Owner reports 1
2015-Q1 Owner reports 2
2016-Q2 Owner reports 2
2019-Q3 Owner reports 1
Recall campaign 1 05E065000
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Safety Recalls (1)

Official safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA

  1. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 05E065000

    Report date
    Component:
    Not available in the source record
    Consequence:
    IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, A VEHICLE FIRE CAN OCCUR.
    Remedy:
    SPX WILL NOTIFY ITS CUSTOMERS AND PROVIDE A FULL REFUND. THE RECALL BEGAN SEPTEMBER 27, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MR. CHRIS GREESON AT 704-869-3733 OR CONTACT THE WIX INFORMATION HOTLINE AT 800-949-6698.
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Complaint Narrative Explorer

Verbatim owner-reported defect narratives from NHTSA public records

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Estimated Ownership Cost

EPA fuel economy ratings and annual operating cost estimates

Data: US EPA Fuel Economy Guide · snapshot 2026-08-21
Supported range: 1,000–60,000 miles per year
Supported range: $1.50–$10.00 per gallon
55% city45% highway
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Adjacent Model Years

Immediate preceding and succeeding model year records

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Methodology & Data Integrity

Data sourced from NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Snapshot date: 2026-08-21.

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