NHTSA Safety Recalls
Mazda Protege Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 6 recall campaigns for the Mazda Protege, across 4 model years from 2000 to 2003. The 2001 has the most (5); the fewest among years with a recall is 2000 (3).
- Model years
- 4
- Recall campaigns
- 6
- Most recalls
- 2001
- Owner complaints
- 370
2000–2003, with a recall
5 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 370 complaints with NHTSA about the Mazda Protege across 4 model years; the most, 120, concern the 2003.
Owners marked a crash on 65 of the Mazda Protege complaints (18%) and a fire on 8.
Across all Mazda Protege model years, owners name the power train most often (at least 64 complaints), then the air bags (55).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Mazda Protege in 2004: 55, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Mazda Protege is exterior lighting, in 11 model-year listings.
The newest Mazda Protege recall, 01V024000, was reported on February 1, 2001 and concerns the service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings.
Mazda Protege years to avoid
Too few Mazda Protege model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 4 of the 5 needed.
The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method
Recalls and complaints by model year
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Mazda Protege years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Mazda Protege
- EXTERIOR LIGHTING11
- EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS3
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS2
Mazda Protege model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Mazda Protege recall campaign (6)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01V024000February 1, 2001 | service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings | 2000–2001 | crash | 13,000 |
| 06E026000 | exterior lighting | 2000 | crash | — |
| 06E038000 | exterior lighting | 2001–2003 | crash | — |
| 06E064000 | exterior lighting | 2001–2003 | crash | — |
| 09E012000 | exterior lighting | 2000–2003 | crash | — |
| 09E025000 | exterior lighting: headlights | 2001–2003 | crash | — |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Mazda Protege. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: October 16, 2020. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted