1999 Mazda 626 Power Train Problems
Owners have filed 233 complaints with NHTSA about power train problems on the 1999 Mazda 626, 73% of all complaints for this model year. Half of the reports with a mileage happened before 80,000 miles. The words owners use most often: “transmission failed” (12% of reports).
- 233power train complaints
- 80,000median miles at failure
- 2mention a crash
- 1mention an injury
- 0related recalls
- $4,400typical repair cost reported by owners
- 58%of reports with a speed happened at 50+ mph
What owners describe
Phrases that appear unusually often in these complaints compared with complaints about other cars.
- Transmission failed: mentioned in 27 of 233 complaints (12%)
How much does it cost to fix?
Owners who wrote down what they paid or were quoted put the typical power train repair on the 1999 Mazda 626 at $4,400, and half of them between $3,100 and $4,950.
Based on 39 NHTSA complaints about this problem alone that state a repair bill or quote (2002–2009), converted to 2026 dollars with the U.S. consumer price index. These are owners' own figures, not a quote: they include dealer quotes, and owners who file complaints often faced larger repairs, so they can run higher than typical shop prices. Prices vary by shop, region and warranty coverage. How we calculate this.
At what mileage do power train problems happen?
Based on 173 complaints that reported the odometer reading.
How serious are the reports?
Of 233 complaints, 2 mention a crash, 1 a fire, 1 an injury.
Mazda 626 power train complaints by model year
When owners reported it
Related recalls (0)
No safety recall lists power train for the 1999 Mazda 626. A pattern of complaints does not always lead to a recall.
What owners report
Short excerpts of recent complaints, with personal details removed. Full reports are on NHTSA.gov.
The transmission started acting up which is apparently a known issue by mazda that the transmission will malfunction causing the transmission to go bad. This bs with it cost my wife her job
My gas pedal get stuck, car jerks when driven & make noisy, car sakes brakes problems & more. *tr
Catastrophic jerking of the transmission while accelerating causing extremely slow acceleration and dangerous conditions in heavy traffic. *tr
Frequently asked questions
Do all 1999 Mazda 626s have power train problems?
No. NHTSA has 233 owner complaints about power train for the 1999 Mazda 626 (73% of the 318 complaints for this model year). Complaint data shows that the problem is reported, not how many of all cars sold are affected.
Was there a recall on the 1999 Mazda 626 power train?
No recall currently lists power train for this vehicle.
At what mileage do power train problems start?
The median reported mileage is 80,000 miles: half of the reports with a mileage came before that.
How much does it cost to fix power train problems on the 1999 Mazda 626?
Owners report a typical cost of $4,400 (half paid between $3,100 and $4,950), from 39 complaints that state a repair bill or quote, in 2026 dollars.
What do owners say about power train problems on the 1999 Mazda 626?
The most frequent phrase is “transmission failed”, in 27 of 233 complaints.
See all 1999 Mazda 626 problems or power train problems across all 626 years.