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2001 Mazda 626

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

More warning signs than most 626 years

Owner complaints for the 2001 Mazda 626 are substantially higher than the model-year median of 44.

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188Owner complaints

Model-year median: 44

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

Other model years Selected year
434
1998318
1999217
2000188
200187
20029
2003
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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Power Train
139Engine And Engine Cooling
20Air Bags
11Equipment
9Electrical System
6
All reported categories
Seat Belts
5Service Brakes, Hydraulic
5Tires
4Unknown Or Other
4Visibility
4Steering
3Latches/locks/linkages
2Service Brakes
2Structure
2Vehicle Speed Control
2Engine
1Fuel System, Other
1Fuel/propulsion System
1Seats
1Suspension
1Visibility/wiper
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

140 reports with mileage · 48 unknown

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Power Train. Review the 139 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 20 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Air Bags. Review the 11 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

10 crash reports4 fire reports11 injury reports

Visibility complaints

4 reports
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117,500 miles · Jan 23, 2008
Engine And Engine CoolingVisibility

2001 MAZDA 626 RIGHT REAR TIRE SIDEWALL SPLIT IN TWO AREAS. CONSUMER STATES THAT LEFT REAR TIRE WAS INSPECTED AND HAD SIMILAR CRACKING FORMING. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER THAT TYPE OF DAMAGE. *KB THE WIPER BLADES WERE REPLACED. THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED DUE TO A BAD EGR FLOW WHICH WAS CLOGGED DUE…

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2001 MAZDA 626 RIGHT REAR TIRE SIDEWALL SPLIT IN TWO AREAS. CONSUMER STATES THAT LEFT REAR TIRE WAS INSPECTED AND HAD SIMILAR CRACKING FORMING. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER THAT TYPE OF DAMAGE. *KB THE WIPER BLADES WERE REPLACED. THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED DUE TO A BAD EGR FLOW WHICH WAS CLOGGED DUE TO CARBON BUILD-UP. *JB

NHTSA ODI #10216111

81,000 miles · Nov 5, 2003
Visibility

2001 MAZDA 626 V6: WINDSHIELD WIPER ARM ON DRIVERS SIDE QUIT BECAUSE NUT THAT HOLDS THE ARM ON FELL OFF. THE WORKING ARE ENCLOSED AND I COULD NOT FIX. WHEN THE REPAIR WAS MADE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE NUT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WAS OFF COMPLETELY AND THE PASSENGERS SIDE NUT WAS ALMOST OFF. DANGEROUS! *LA

NHTSA ODI #10045483

38,115 miles · Sep 2, 2003
Engine And Engine CoolingVisibility

VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING. ALSO, WATER LEAKED INTO SUN ROOF. LAST WEEK THE CAR STALLED. TOWED IT TO MARLIN MAZDA. CONSUMER HAD TO PAY $65 FOR A NEW BATTERY.CONSUMER CANCELLED WARRANTY, STATING SLUDGE IN ENGINE. THAT WAS A LIE. TOWED VEHICLE TO OCEAN MAZDA, THEY DID NOT FIND SLUDGE. THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT…

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VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING. ALSO, WATER LEAKED INTO SUN ROOF. LAST WEEK THE CAR STALLED. TOWED IT TO MARLIN MAZDA. CONSUMER HAD TO PAY $65 FOR A NEW BATTERY.CONSUMER CANCELLED WARRANTY, STATING SLUDGE IN ENGINE. THAT WAS A LIE. TOWED VEHICLE TO OCEAN MAZDA, THEY DID NOT FIND SLUDGE. THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIX IT BECAUSE WARRANTY WA SCANCELLED BY MARLIN MAZDA (CODE W8). OCEAN MAZDA SAID THIS CODE DID NOT EXIST. THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW 03/2001. MY FACTORY WARRANTY WAS FOR 3 YEARS OR 50,000 MILES. CONSUMER ONLY HAD 38,000 MILES AND AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. *AK

NHTSA ODI #10037099

Mileage unknown · Jun 14, 2001
Visibility

MOLDING FOR WINDSHIELD IN VEHICLE IS FLAKING AND FALLING OFF. DEALERSHIP INFORMED CONSUMER THAT MOLDING WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED, BUT THIS IS NOT A SAFETY RELATED PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

NHTSA ODI #890382

Official recalls

0

No recalls in this snapshot.

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NHTSA investigations

0

No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.