Mazda Protege owners have reported 19 structure related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 7 most common structure problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's body (9 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's door (4 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Body problems | |
| Door problems | |
| Structure problems | |
| Bumper problems | |
| Hood Hinge problems | |
| Underbody Shield problems | |
| Hood problems |
Takata recall I bought by 2001 Mazda Protege a couple years ago and was never sent anything about any recalls. After pulling a car fax report there is 5 recalls all having to do with headlights. I've received a ticket for no headlights on when they were on and was recenctly in a car accident due to Read details...
1. Normal use of the vehicle. 2. The left front seat inside door handle (driver's side) broke off 1/28/09. Only way out is to craw over center console and exit passenger side. 3. The left rear seat inside door handle broke off 8/22/09. Child had to exit the opposite side of the car. 4. Read details...
Problems with tire equipment on the 2002 Mazda Protege 5. There was difficulty with placing suitcases or boxes into the trunk of this type of vehicle, the cd player skipped, the transmission displayed a loud clunk noise, there was a spare tire problem, there was a nail in the tire which could not Read details...
Front of bumper paint chips. It looks as like very fine particles of chip all along the very front portion of the bumper. I have reported this problem to Mazda both at the dealership level and with the corporate office. Read details...
Consumer had an accident, and air bag did not deploy. In addition, on a 15 mph impact, both hood hinges separated from vehicle and hit windshield. Read details...