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1996 Mazda 626 check engine light reports

15 NHTSA complaints describe persistent or recurring check-engine warnings on the 1996 Mazda 626 — roughly 4% of all complaints for this model year.

15
Check engine light reports
4%
share of complaints
95,500 mi
median reported incident mileage (all complaints)

Symptom counts come from keyword analysis of complaint narratives. One complaint can describe several symptoms, and classification is approximate — read the underlying reports on the full 1996 Mazda 626 report before drawing conclusions.