Used 1996 Mazda 626 Sedan Consumer Reviews
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Don't believe the hype
mn mike, 11/21/2008
1996 Mazda 626 LX 4dr Sedan
4 of 5 people found this review helpful
2.0L I4, 5sp trans, 221k miles. Only problems I have had were wear/tear items (rotten plug wires, oil sending unit failure, vacuum hose leak, drive axles at 120k, struts at 120k). Don't know where people are having the problems with the trans, as I am still on my original clutch. Purchased this car w/32k miles in 2000, and heavy mix of city & hwy driving, have had no major problems. Not a speed demon of a vehicle, but gets me from A to B safely and comfortably (and I'm 6'4"!).
Reliable Used Vehicle
Leif Wanager, 09/23/2009
1996 Mazda 626 LX 4dr Sedan
2 of 3 people found this review helpful
This was my first Mazda and I have been impressed with its performance and reliability. It's fun to drive. Great for a non-boring A-to-B commute.
Do NOT buy! Transmission is Garbage!!!!!
Bad Trany, 11/11/2003
1996 Mazda 626 LX 4dr Sedan
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
I'll make it simple. Transmission repair costs have surpassed $2,500 in 2 seperate repairs over 3 years. I could have the note on this hunk of garbage nearly paid off, but I was forced to dump my hard-earned cash into trany repairs! I will never again buy another Mazda product!
1996 Mazda 626 DX 4cyl auto
Ray001, 07/26/2003
1996 Mazda 626 DX 4dr Sedan
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
I use this car to commute to work and the miles on it are highway miles only. I've liked the car for commuting but I'm on my third transmission. Someone reading this might think I'm hard on transmissions but I've owned lots of vehicles(currently own 4)and I've never had a problem with transmissions going out on me. The car has been an average car for me and if the transmissions had not gone out, I'd be really happy with the car. The mechanics that worked on my car told me transmissions always go out on the Mazda 626.
Still Kickin' at 195,000 13 years
bubsdad1, 01/25/2009
1996 Mazda 626 LX 4dr Sedan
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
This is not an exciting car. It does its job fine and I am realizing it is getting near time to replace it (Looking at the Mazda 3, the 6 is too big now) No big problems in the years (10+) I have owned it. Gets out of alignment and shaky but it can be counted on. We get rough weather here in New England and it makes it through the snow no problem. Usually get 32 mpg commuting. Roomy enough for our family of 4 now. Small things starting to go. Drivers side door lock is busted from outside. Shaky, getting old, but not bad for the $6000 I spent over a decade ago! The 5 speed manual is the way to go!
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