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#BS-1995-MAZPRO-42701995 Mazda Protege
Based on reports from 232 owners and 5 recalls for this exact model.
Preliminary Verdict
Red Flag
Based on 232 complaints, 42 crashes, 5 fires, and 5 recalls. This is the worst model year for this vehicle.
Top reported problems
cup holder over car computer
1 complaints • Severity 4/10
windows and blower fan stopped working
1 complaints • Severity 8/10
air bags deployed on their own with no accident
1 complaints • Severity 10/10
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Mechanic Inspection Checklist
36 owners reported air bags:frontal issues — failures commonly reported around 70K miles.
Failure Timeline by Mileage
Peak failure range: 30–60K miles (3 reports) • Median: 70K miles
30,000-Mile Cost Projection
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Worst Case
Top cost driver: Air Bags:frontal (36 reports).
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Where the complaints fall
1995 Mazda Protege: Known Issues & Problem Areas
Air Bags:frontal Issues
Air Bags:frontal complaints account for 16% of all reports filed for the 1995 Mazda Protege, with 36 owners filing complaints with NHTSA. The median mileage at time of complaint is 70,000 miles, suggesting issues tend to surface around the 70K-mile mark.
Exterior Lighting:headlights Issues
Exterior Lighting:headlights complaints account for 6% of all reports filed for the 1995 Mazda Protege, with 14 owners filing complaints with NHTSA. Owners should pay attention to exterior lighting:headlights-related symptoms during test drives and pre-purchase inspections.
Airbags Issues
Airbags complaints account for 5% of all reports filed for the 1995 Mazda Protege, with 12 owners filing complaints with NHTSA. Owners should pay attention to airbags-related symptoms during test drives and pre-purchase inspections.
Engine And Engine Cooling:engine:gasoline Issues
Engine And Engine Cooling:engine:gasoline complaints account for 4% of all reports filed for the 1995 Mazda Protege, with 10 owners filing complaints with NHTSA. Owners should pay attention to engine and engine cooling:engine:gasoline-related symptoms during test drives and pre-purchase inspections.
Data sourced from NHTSA owner complaints and community reports. The full report analyzes severity, repair costs, and failure patterns for each category.
Complaint trend by year
Complaints filed with NHTSA by year for the 1995 Mazda Protege. Recent trend: increasing.
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Recall History (5 recalls)
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE HEADLIGHT LEAD WIRE RUNNING THROUGH THE TURN SIGNAL LEVER CAN FAIL AT THE SOLDERED CONNECTION TO THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
SABERSPORT IS RECALLING 16,270 COMBINATION CORNER AND BUMPER LAMP ASSEMBLIES OF VARIOUS PART NUMBERS SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMPS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT." THESE LAMPS DO NOT CONTAIN THE REQUIRED AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
Mazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain model year 1989-1998 MPV, 1990-1995 323, 1990-1998 Protege, 1992-1993 MX-3, 1993-1995 929, 1993-1997 MX-6, and 1993-1998 626 vehicles. In the affected vehicles, grease applied to the contact points inside the ignition switch may become conductive and overheat.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE WIRE ROD USED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF THE ENGINE VALVE SPRINGS CAN DEVELOP MINUTE CRACKS CAUSING BREAKAGE OF THE SPRINGS.
AIR BAGS
THE TIE DOWN HOOKS CAN CAUSE UNDERCARRIAGE IMPACTS THAT CAN RESULT IN UNNECESSARY AIR BAG DEPLOYMENTS.
Recall severity analysis & seller scripts
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This is the worst model year for the Mazda Protege according to owner complaint data. The biggest problem area is engine.
1995 Mazda Protege vs. Class Average (Compact Cars)
This vehicle
232
Class avg
228
Complaint volume is roughly in line with other compact cars vehicles from 1995.
Complaint counts correlate with sales volume — popular vehicles naturally generate more reports. The full report normalizes for this.
About this data
NHTSA Complaints
Federal database of owner-filed safety complaints. 232 records for this vehicle.
NHTSA Recalls
Manufacturer-issued safety recalls. 5 recalls found for this vehicle.
Repair Cost Data
Real-world repair costs from owner reports and independent databases.
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