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2002 Mazda 626 Recalls, Ratings & Complaints

We couldn't confirm the NHTSA recall list for the 2002 Mazda 626 right now, so this page doesn't state a recall count — check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls for current campaigns. 87 owner complaints are on file.

NHTSA recall and complaint data for the 2002 Mazda 626, plus NCAP crash-test ratings.

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2002 Mazda 626 owner complaints

Owners have filed 87 complaints with NHTSA about the 2002 Mazda 626, describing incidents dated May 6, 2002 to October 13, 2019.

Most-cited components

  • Power Train 70 complaints
  • Electrical System 4 complaints
  • Engine 4 complaints
  • Suspension 4 complaints
  • Air Bags 3 complaints
  • Seat Belts 3 complaints

Of the 87 complaints on file, 6 report a crash; across all 87 complaints, owners report 6 injuries (owner-reported, not verified by NHTSA).

Newest complaints

  • ODI #11306609 · Filed

    WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING OUT OF FORWARD GEAR WHILE AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AFTER RELEASING THE BRAKES AND GENTLY PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE VEHICLE DIDNT MOVE. MANUALLY SHIFTING INTO 1ST GEAR WAS THE CAR ABLE TO MOVE BUT CAUSING A VERY HARSH LURCHING FORWARD CAUSING A…

  • ODI #10993720 · Filed

    THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE NOW. EVEN AFTER WE GET IT FIXED IT STILLS JERKS AND SOUNDS LIKE THE ENGINE IS GOING TO FALL OUT. IT HAS A TERRIBLE TIME SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND SOMETIMES WHEN YOU PUT IT IN REVERSE IT JUMPS AND SOUNDS LIKE IT IS GOING TO FALL OUT. MY DAD IS 94 YEARS OLD…

  • ODI #10929667 · Filed

    TAMARA RECALL

Read all 87 complaints

Owner-reported

2002 Mazda 626 mileage at failure

58 of the 87 complaints on file for the 2002 Mazda 626 give the vehicle's mileage when the problem happened.

Mileage at failure by component, from owners' complaints to NHTSA
Power TrainMedian 70,000 milesMiddle half 50,000–95,000 milesBased on 50 complaints

A component's median is its 50th percentile, and its middle half runs from its 25th to its 75th percentile.

Owners give the mileage themselves, often as a round number, and NHTSA doesn't check it. A complaint that names several components counts under each one, and mileages that can't be right, such as 999,999, or 50 miles on a five-year-old car, are left out.

These figures describe the complaints owners filed. They don't predict when a particular vehicle will have a problem, and vehicles that never had one aren't counted.

Mileage from NHTSA's complaints file of October 31, 2026. How these figures are worked out

We couldn't confirm the NHTSA recall list for the 2002 Mazda 626 right now — this is not a confirmed "no recalls". Check the VIN at NHTSA.gov/recalls for the official status.

Other Mazda 626 model years

Check your 2002 Mazda 626 VIN

Not every recall applies to every VIN in a given year. Enter the 17-character VIN from your Mazda 626 at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see whether your specific vehicle has an unrepaired recall.

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