
An X indicates that the vehicle was not manufactured for a specific year. N/A indicates that we did not receive a large enough sample size to provide data for a specific year. Research the 2003 Mazda Protege5 at and find specs, pricing, MPG, safety data, photos, videos, reviews and local inventory. Our subscribers provide great insights into their satisfaction by answering one simple question: If they had it to do all over again, would they definitely buy or lease the same model? In addition, respondents also rate their cars in six categories: driving experience, comfort, value, styling, audio, and climate systems. To learn about satisfaction, CR has collected survey data from our annual survey on more than half a million vehicles. N/A indicates that we did not receive a large enough sample size to provide data for a specific year. The 2003 MAZDA Protege5 receives an average consumer rating of 4.6 overall and a 4.7 for reliability, which means owners consider its reliability to be above average. Based on this data and further analysis, we predict reliability for the latest year. Extra weight is given to the more serious areas such as major engine or transmission problems. The 2003 MAZDA MAZDA6 receives an average consumer rating of 4.5 overall and a 4.6 for reliability, which means owners consider its reliability to be above average. The results are presented relative to the average model that year. Consumer Reports subscribers reported on any serious problems they had with their vehicles during the past 12 months that they considered serious because of cost, failure, safety, or downtime, in any of the trouble spots included in the table below. A closer look reveals a roomy car that is well equipped, competent, fun to drive and competitively priced.The reliability charts are based on responses on hundreds of thousands of vehicles from our latest Annual Auto Survey. It is easy to lose sight of the Protegé in the herd of small sedans. Manual and automatic transmissions are available with both. The top-line ES has a 1.8-liter engine with 122 horsepower. The DX and LX models use a 105-horsepower, 1.6-liter four-cylinder engine. Mazda says the “European-inspired styling” was done jointly by designers in Europe, Japan and California. The 2002 MAZDA Protege comes in 3 different trims, ranging from the LX Sedan 4D with a base MSRP of 3,306.00 to the ES Sedan 4D with a base MSRP of 3,678.00. A split, folding rear seat supplements the 12.9-cubic-foot trunk, giving Protegé commendable cargo space for a small sedan.Īt 174 inches end to end, Protegé is one inch shorter than the best-selling small car, the Honda Civic. That translates into adequate rear legroom and headroom for adult-size passengers. The five-passenger Protegé is one of the roomier small cars, with interior volume of 92.6 cubic feet. However, Mazda’s rendition is expected to look much different than Ford’s. Ford owns a controlling interest in Mazda, and plans are to switch the Protegé to the Ford Focus platform for 2002. Protegé was redesigned last year, but it has a short future in its present form. The new side-impact airbags are part of option packages that include anti-lock brakes. Side-impact airbags are a new option for the LX and ES versions of the Protegé, Mazda’s front-drive compact sedan.
