2000 Mazda Protege Exterior lighting Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 2%of 102 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 89,500miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the exterior lighting of the 2000 Mazda Protege, 2% of the 102 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 89,500 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“The dim lights went out and the bright light indicator came on. Fortunately the bright lights worked, or I would have been driving without lights. The turn signal/light control wand was replaced. About two months later the problem repeated. It was late without much traffic and I drove home for 30 miles with only bright lights. This time I took the car to the Mazda dealer. The wire controlling the lights had over heated which caused the wand to burnout and a wire connector to warp. A new wire was threaded from the connector through the firewall to the control wand. The lights are now working.”
NHTSA complaint #10372369, filed 2010-12, 89,500 milesExterior lighting: other model years
Other parts of the 2000 Mazda Protege
29 complaintsAir bags
25 complaintsBrakes
10 complaintsSeat belts
8 complaintsEngine cooling
7 complaintsTires
7 complaintsElectrical system
6 complaintsSeats
5 complaintsVehicle speed control
5 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
4 complaintsSuspension
4 complaintsEngine
2 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2000 Mazda Protege
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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