125 problems have been reported for the 2000 Mazda Protege. The following chart shows the 19 most common problems for 2000 Mazda Protege. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's power train with 32 problems. The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's air bags (26 problems).
In our research we use the PPMY index to compare the reliability of vehicles. The PPMY index of a certain model is defined as the problems reported per thousand vehicles per Year. The total sales of the 2000 Mazda Protege in the United States are 80,318 units [1]. If the total number of problems reported by Mazda Protege owners in the last 22 years is 125, and the age of the vehicle is 22, the PPMY index can then be calculated as
PPMY Index = 125 / 80,318 / 22 * 1000 = 0.07.
For more information, refer to this page: A study of reliability comparison across Mazda Protege model year vehicles.
The following chart shows the number of problems reported during each of the service years since the debut of the 2000 Mazda Protege in 2000.
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When making the decision between buying a new or used Mazda Protege, the following table can be used to compare the 2000 Mazda Protege with the Mazda Protege from other model years. Note that the number of problems reported for the 2000 Protege is 125 while the average number of problems reported for the 8 model years of the Mazda Protege is 95.
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