Recalls, complaints, and safety data from NHTSA
The 2002 Mazda 626 has 0 recalls, 88 complaints.
0
Recalls
88
Complaints
N/A
Safety Rating
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
Overall
Not Rated
Front Crash
Not Rated
Side Crash
Not Rated
Rollover
Not Rated
Rating for: 2002 Mazda 626 DX 4-DR.
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 13, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING OUT OF FORWARD GEAR WHILE AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT A... |
| Jun 6, 2017 | ENGINE | THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE NOW. EVEN AFTER WE GET IT FIXED IT STILLS JERKS AND SOUNDS... |
| Sep 12, 2016 | POWER TRAIN | MY CAR WAS DRIVING FINE AND THEN ONE DAY AS I WAS LEAVING WORK MY CAR STARTED ACTING AS THOUGH IT WA... |
| Aug 25, 2016 | POWER TRAIN | TRANSMISSION JERKS-HARD KICKING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISION/DEFECTIVE TRANSMISIO... |
| Jul 31, 2016 | POWER TRAIN | TAMARA RECALL |
| Dec 12, 2015 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | THE CAR STARTED TO NOT WANT TO CRANK IT WOULD CRANK SOMETIMES THEN ONE DAY WE WENT TO THE STORE THEN... |
| Jul 15, 2014 | POWER TRAIN | MY CAR WILL MOVE FINE UNTIL IT WARMS UP BUT THEN SLIPS OUT OF ALL GEARS AND WONT MOVE UNTIL THE NEXT... |
| Nov 26, 2012 | POWER TRAIN | ON ACCELERATION FROM BEING STOPPED THE TRANSMISSION WOULD MAKE A SERIES OF POPPING SOUNDS. I TOOK IT... |
| Sep 13, 2012 | POWER TRAIN | TRANSMISSION MAKING POPPING NOISES AND LAGGING WHEN MAKING TURNS SOUNDS HORRIBLE TOOK TO A MECHANIC ... |
| Mar 8, 2012 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | SMOKE CAME FROM AROUND THE STEERING COLUMN. *TR |
| Oct 9, 2010 | POWER TRAIN | TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. WHILE TRYING TO MAINTAIN SPEED TO EXIT THE F... |
| Sep 30, 2010 | POWER TRAIN | 2002 MAZDA 626 TRANSMISSION BROKE ON ME AT 107,000 ODO . *TR |
| Sep 22, 2010 | POWER TRAIN | AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR |
| Aug 28, 2010 | POWER TRAIN | AUTO TRANSMISSION HAS CONSTANT PROBLEMS WITH LEAKING AND SHIFTING. TONS OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE OF PROB... |
| Jun 13, 2010 | POWER TRAIN | TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE ON HIGHWAY. TRANSMISSION FAILED AT APPROXIMATELY 45,000 MILES. REPAIR EN... |
| Apr 1, 2010 | POWER TRAIN | HAD TRANSMISSION REPLACED IN 2010 AFTER HARD SHIFTING AND SKIPPING GEARS, SAME PROBLEM AGAIN STARTED... |
| Feb 12, 2010 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,POWER TRAIN | FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION, 2002 MAZDA 626, TWICE IN LAST 6 MONTHS. CAR LURCHES, STALLS, WILL NOT SHIFT... |
| Dec 23, 2009 | POWER TRAIN | TRANSMISSION FAILURE, 2002 MAZDA 626 4CYL. TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING AND SHIFTING HARD BETWEEN 2N... |
| Aug 10, 2009 | POWER TRAIN | 2002 MAZDA 626 TRANSMISSION CHAIN FAILURE. CAR HAS ONLY 72K MILES ON IT, NEEDS ENTIRE RE-BUILT TRANS... |
| Jun 6, 2009 | POWER TRAIN | TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 75,000 MILES. *TR |