Overview & Reviews

User Reviews:

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  This car rocks - 2002 Mazda Protege
  By Anna Rudowski - April 2 - 10:00 am

  The Mazda Protege is only second to one vehicle that I have driven before it. That vehicle would be a BMW 3 series. Other than that, this is the most fun car I have ever driven. The 5 spd manual transmission is easy and comfortable to drive. The price was also amazing. I would have easily paid much more money for this car, and it would have been worth it.

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  Nothing but problems - 2000 Mazda Protege
  By Kassie - March 28 - 1:13 am

  This is my third and final Mazda that I will ever own. I have had nothing but problems with it in one way or another since I drove it off the lot.

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  A Little disappointmenting - 2003 Mazda Protege
  By sunrup - March 20 - 2:00 am

  I like the drive the Protege offers, have a milion complaints about the gas mileage. The car has 12000 miles on it and still does not give me good mileage in the city. It does not go beyond 23 miles to a gallon. The overall build is pretty ok, it is definitely fun to drive. A few creaks have developed on the front doors, but the dealer said that was how these cars were built. The Accords give better mileage and I feel a little short changed on that front, may be I should have got a bigger car. The engine is now far more noisier, for 12000 miles I am a little disappointed at that.

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  fun and functional - 2003 Mazda Protege
  By alan4491 - March 20 - 2:00 am

  looked at other cars in its class (civic, corolla, lancer), but this was the best value w/ options i got (auto, abs w/ side airbags) . . . cool alloys and dual front airbags are std. on LX. great for commuting to work and large enough for my growing family (4 so far).

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  2002 Mazda Protege ES - 2002 Mazda Protege
  By SteveR - March 20 - 2:00 am

  Car handles very well, comfortable, roomy back seat for the size class. Sharp looking exterior. Automatic transmission shifts well, although it feels like it could use another gear at highway speeds. Interior looks good, not too cheap; however the center console/armrest is too low. I also wish that it had a timer on the rear defroster, door unlock buttons on the passenger doors and a trunk release button on the keyless enty remote. The red illumination of the gauges took awhile to get use to as well. I am getting 25 MPG in mixed driving, I was hoping for a little better. Other than that I cant complain.

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  Best car I have owned, hate to see it go - 2003 Mazda Protege
  By Peter - March 5 - 7:50 pm

  I have owned the Mazda Protege LX for seven years now, I purchased the vehicle in 2004 with only 20k for the mileage and I currently have over 195K on the vehicle now. Besides normal wear and tear parts that you expect to wear out, I havent put more than like $100.00 into this vehicle. I always changed my oil regularly and did other minimal scheduled maintenance like filters, plugs, trans fluid, etc....and this vehicle owes me nothing. The gas mileage was good, I was getting about 28mpg on the highway and about 22 to 24mpg city depending on how fast I was driving. I also put sporty aggressive tires on it and it greatly improved the driveablitity, I put the Yokahoma "S" Drive tire on

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  damn good car - 1999 Mazda Protege
  By hi ther - February 20 - 2:00 am

  best car i have ever owned

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  a WONDERFUL car to own - 1999 Mazda Protege
  By jonette rorigas - February 20 - 2:00 am

  most wonderful car i have ever own i would buy nothing but this ever again

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  gas tank leaking & rust - 2003 Mazda Protege
  By fuel tamk leaking - February 19 - 7:43 am

  This car Just over 5 years old, the gas tank was leaking, cost me $1400 to replace the pump, gas tank and etc. Complained to Mazda company, but they did not care. I will not buy any Mazda again. The Mazda company cut too much cost to build this Protege, not only the rust on the gas tank, but also other areas. I make a big mistake to buy this mazda protege. Gas tank leaking is a safety issue!! I can accept other problems, but not gas tank.

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  Mazda Lemon - 2000 Mazda Protege
  By No Zoom Zoom Here - February 17 - 10:00 am

  Some of these cars may have a manufacturing fault with wheelbase and castor settings. This causes the car to drift and wander, necessitating constant correction on the steering. This results in an exhausting drive over longer distances or in adverse conditions. I see another reviewer has had front end/steering problems and wouldnt be surprised to bet they are the same as on my car. Definitely my first and last Mazda.