Used 1996 Mazda 626 Consumer Reviews
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lemon
carless in seatle, 03/18/2004
1996 Mazda 626 DX 4dr Sedan
1 of 2 people found this review helpful
Replaced two engines (one rebuilt) and one transmission, 2 air sensors and the entire exhaust way too soon. Turned the car in with it's third catastrophic power train failure with only 90,000 miles. Very disappointed.
96 626 is a pain.. get the newer 6.
ourluck, 01/09/2008
1996 Mazda 626 LX V6 4dr Sedan
0 of 0 people found this review helpful
I had to replace the trans in about 6 months after purchase, check engine light comes on every now and then. Have a friend who owns a shop and he does a lot of repair on theis darn thing. I owned a 1984 626 and it ran great for about 5 years then i upgraded in sydney, i thought id give it another shot. A real bad experience this time.
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yaycars22, 02/07/2009
1996 Mazda 626 ES V6 4dr Sedan
0 of 0 people found this review helpful
This car commuted every day for probably 2 years, almost 100 miles round trip a day. I absolutely love it. It has lots of personality and accelerates quickly, although you can definitely feel the change between 1st and 2nd gear. It has 145,000 miles and counting, but it still runs great. The driver side CV Joint cracked though, and I think the other ones are going also. The engine light has been on for probably 3 years, but no mechanic can tell there is anything wrong.
Mazda 626 -- Very Reliable
Jrock, 06/09/2009
1996 Mazda 626 LX V6 4dr Sedan
0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Bought the '96 626 V6 5-speed manual new in 5/96. I put 275K miles on it and running strong. Typical fatigue of parts with that kind of mileage, but nothing out of the ordinary. Original clutch, but I feel that starting to go. Has always been very quick and handles well. Only thing I've replaced repeatedly is the auto antenna
A Good Car, Not a Great Car.
GGG, 05/25/2002
1996 Mazda 626 LX 4dr Sedan
0 of 0 people found this review helpful
I bought this car with 18,000 miles on it. I now have 100,000. It has had a variety of irritating, but not major, problems over the years. Frequently, the "check engine" light comes on. Usually, the Mazda dealer can't figure out why, they just turn in off. Overall, the car has performed well. At about 95,000 miles the transmission simply stopped working. It had to be completely replaced ($2,600). After the repair, it went out again after 1,500 miles and 3 weeks time. The windshield takes 5-10 minutes to clear. The car pulls snow in and blows it onto the inside of the windshield.
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