2002 Mazda Protege5 consumer reviews

171000 miles and counting. I’m 6 ft 6 and fit fine. Ac is ice cold and the car is super dependable. What more do you want? Cool tach that is white and sporty looking. Get thumbs up on the road from the old timers who get it…

I have 3 P5's 2 '03's Silver & Yellow and 1'02Red. A 00 Protege, '93 Miata! And 01 civic to feel my age 58..ouch. I love love the P5. It has a sport feel yet has so much built into it...on certain trims you get abs, sunroof, and more. It has sleek lines, a zippy engine with excellent mpg, goes into corners and out with even more zip. Has a very attractive cluster dash with white displays and gauges that excite. It can easily be your family daily driver or zipping along on a hot date. I LOVE THE P5 AND ALL THE EARLY MADA'S. I had a lumpy and unreliable 89 Ford Taurus but when I met my Wife she was in a sexy 91 Protege and that was it...got rid of that ford ( found on road dead) and never turned back. TOO BAD Mazda only made this a 2 year production car. Very easy car on the budget, easy parts and easy fixes. You want to waste money on trendy overpriced Euro's feel free to get one of their bucket of bolts. I have owned several in the past, waste of $$$$ . Treat yourself to a P5 while some are still around.!!! ZOOM ZOOM!!

it is a very good car. Not super powerful but it is light and nimble. Have to replace break calipers and timing belt but is generally inexpensive for repairs and quite reliable. Most practical car on the plant. Its simple and fun.

It’s a good car I’m still looking at more, but I am Most definitely gone see about getting it, I just hope it’s still available.

This car has met all my needs. Its very dependable and fun to drive. I own the automatic version. There is a small quirk in my transmission, it has a lag going into drive. Not sure why as I have had it serviced.

Deep oil bath, twin cams, nice crank and sort of a Jap Mini Cooper -a cult car for all ages. You won't win at the drags but it hangs the curves and has all the balance in the world.

It?s a great vehicle! The car had bot given us any major problems even though it has over 300k miles. We are currently replacing all four motor mounts, clutch and flywheel. The handling and steering response from the vehicle is amazing! The performance isn?t out of this world but it?s still fun to drive.

I drive this car for my personal work "courier" I put in no lie about 1000 miles in 6 days ,I used it and abuse it on the road ,highway ,city streets and he takes it and doesnt mind it.j drive it for about 8 hours a day and I still don't get tired of driving or have lower back pain as in such cases with other small cars,Am 250 lbs 5"9 big guy and don't have issues getting in and out of the car ,I simply love it ,it's great for what I do ,doesn't back off from anything ,only issues I've had were some rust problems but I can overlook that just because of how good of workhorse it is .fun to drive always ,,love the car plain and simple

We were very impressed with this hatch it is a great car. It was roomy and comfortable and very easy to drive.

We owned our Mazda Protege5 for 15 years and it always provided driving excitement & great utility. This car has taken us everywhere - beaches, mountains, cross country... 5-speed manual transmission makes it a fun to drive and sporty hatchback. great fuel economy too 25 city/31 hwy.