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1999 Mazda 626 shifting problems reports

15 NHTSA complaints describe hard shifts, slipping gears, jerky transmission on the 1999 Mazda 626 — roughly 5% of all complaints for this model year.

15
Shifting problems reports
5%
share of complaints
81,160 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 1999 Mazda 626 report before drawing conclusions.