8th Generation Protege
- Years
- 1999–2003
- Reliability
- 19th out of 36
- PainRank™
- 1.89
- Complaints
- 49
7th Generation Protege
- Years
- 1995–1998
- Reliability
- 17th out of 36
- PainRank™
- 1.33
- Complaints
- 13
6th Generation Protege
- Years
- 1990–1994
- Reliability
- 4th out of 36
- PainRank™
- 0.32
- Complaints
- 6
Mazda Protege Generations
The Protege has 3 generations available in North American markets. A generation is a group of model years where few, if any, changes were made to the vehicle which means their model years tend to break in similar ways.
The 8th generation (1999—2003) has been the least reliable.
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