Used 2001 Mazda 626 LX 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M) Consumer Reviews
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Granny tranny
sucker, 05/14/2008
Mazda 626 LX 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
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Needed rebuilt tranny at 65k. Needed another rebuild 20k later. Trunk leak created by factory defect - leaked water into spare tire well which would soak insulation and cause mildew. Starting to rust around rear tire well. 8k in maintenance and repair costs since I bought it used with 38k mi.
Less than reliable
Drewp, 09/29/2006
Mazda 626 LX 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
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This car might have been better as a 5 speed manual. I personally would never build a 4 cylinder car with an automatic transmission. It was underpowered and noisy from the beginning. At about 59,000 miles I needed a major tune up and now it has a broken boot and front drive axle and the car has only little more than 70,000. The handling in any weather conditions is sleepy at best. It may be a front drive car but it should be able to control its back end a bit better.
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Class problem with auto trans
Goopie, 03/20/2008
Mazda 626 LX 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
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We bought this car out of the Hertz fleet with 26K on the clock. It was reliable early on, needing only a plug wire set and fuel pump (both replaced under warranty). Now at 100K mi the transmission failed to the tune of $2000, even though I have had it flushed twice and have been running Amsoil synthetic ATF since about 50K mi. Perhaps it would have failed sooner if I hadn't been proactive about the service and premium ATF. It is a Ford CD4E trans and is infamous for failing in this car. Mazda is apparently not standing behind it; there are no recalls and of course now it is out of warranty. The engine has been reliable but due to the trans failure Mazda has lost a customer forever.
Excellent car for the price
iBlue, 11/11/2003
Mazda 626 LX 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
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Excellent car for the price. I got 44k miles on it and had zero problem so far. Comparable with Camery and Accord, but much better price. Mazda offers better performance/price ratio. Buy again.
MAZDA 626
fmn3926, 08/04/2004
Mazda 626 LX 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
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HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED ANY ENGINEERING RELATED PROBLEMS. SEATING COULD BE MORE COMFORTABLE. DIFFICULTY WITH RADIO AND CLOCK VISABILITY.