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Mazda Protege
14 generations · 23 engine options · data across all years of the Protege platform.
12,630
Labor times
58,996
Torque specs
10,608
DTC codes
0
Repair procedures
138
Fluid specs
11
Open recalls
5-Year Cost of Ownership · 2003 1.6L I4
$10,918
~$2,184/yr maintenance labor at $150/hr. Other engines/years vary — pick a generation below to see its breakdown.
Generations & engine options
2003
2 engine options
1.6L I4
FWD
2.0L I4
FWD
2002
2 engine options
1.6L I4
FWD
2.0L I4
FWD
2001
2 engine options
1.6L I4
FWD
2.0L I4
FWD
2000
2 engine options
1.6L I4
FWD
2.0L I4
FWD
1999
2 engine options
1.6L I4
FWD
2.0L I4
FWD
1998
2 engine options
1.5L I4
FWD
1.8L I4
FWD
1997
2 engine options
1.5L I4
FWD
1.8L I4
FWD
1996
2 engine options
1.5L I4
FWD
1.8L I4
FWD
1995
2 engine options
1.5L I4
FWD
1.8L I4
FWD
1994
1 engine option
1.8L I4
FWD
1993
1 engine option
1.8L I4
FWD
1992
1 engine option
1.8L I4
FWD
1991
1 engine option
1.8L I4
FWD
1990
1 engine option
1.8L I4
FWD
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