petrolLPG
_Fun_Top_3-door_hatchback_(2012-01-15).jpg)
_1.3_sedan_(2009-06-06).jpg)
_Metro_Shades_hatchback_(2010-07-05).jpg)
_at_Schaffen-Diest_(2017).jpg)
6 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Mazda 121 front 20071019: Rudolf Stricker· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. 1988 Mazda 121 (DA) Fun Top 3-door hatchback (2012-01-15): OSX· Public domain
- 3. 1994 Mazda 121 (DB Series 2) 1.3 sedan (2009-06-06): OSX· Public domain
- 4. 1996-2002 Mazda 121 Front: Vauxford· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 5. 2000 Mazda 121 (DW Series 2) Metro Shades hatchback (2010-07-05): OSX· Public domain
- 6. Mazda 121 (CD) at Schaffen-Diest (2017): Charles01· CC BY-SA 4.0
base stats
Bars compare against all cars: 600 hp, 0 g CO₂, 400k registrations, €150k.
what the fuel types mean
- petrol Cheapest to buy, simple, but fuel is expensive in NL.
- LPG Runs on autogas (cheap fuel) via a conversion; extra road tax in NL.
spec sheet
- built
- 1977–2001
- body
- hatchback, sedan
- engine
- 1.1 L–2.0 L
- cylinders
- —
- turbo
- —
- power
- 54–117 hp
- drive
- —
- gearbox
- —
- seats
- 5
- doors
- 2
- weight
- 982 kg
- fuel use
- 7.1 L/100 km
- CO₂
- 166–167 g/km
- US rating
- —
- EV range
- —
- US size class
- —
- avg new price NL
- —
Ranges cover every version ever sold. Blank means the sources don't say.
🇳🇱 on Dutch roads
251 are registered in the Netherlands today, #1026 of all models. Most common build year: 1998 (27 cars).
19772001
Cars still registered, by year of first registration (RDW).
names it's registered under (17)
- 121 92
- 121 1.3I-16V GLX U9 19
- 121 1.3I GLX 16
- 121 1.3I-16V Cabrio Top U9 15
- 121 1.3I Yes! 13
- 121 1.25I CTX GLX 11
- 121 1.3I-16V LX U9 11
- 121 L 10
- 121 1.3I-16V LX E2 10
- 121 1.3I LX 9
- 121 1.3 Cabrio Top K9 9
- 121 1.25I GLX 7
- 121 1.1 DX K9 7
- 121 1.3I-16V GLX E2 6
- 121 1.3I-16V Cabrio Top E2 6
- 121 1.3 Cabrio Top K6 5
- 121 1.3I Cabriyes! Top 5
Sources: RDW open data.Updated 2026-10-24.