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Mazda 323

🇯🇵 Japan ·1978–2004· hatchback / sedan / estate / wagon

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12 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
  1. 1. 1980 Mazda Familia 1.5 XG (BD) at the TMS 2009-1: PekePON· CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. 2. 1980-1982 Mazda 323 (BD) Deluxe 5-door hatchback (2010-10-02) 02: OSX· Public domain
  3. 3. 1984 Mazda 323 (BD Series 2) Super Deluxe 5-door hatchback (2015-11-11) 01: OSX· Public domain
  4. 4. 1984 Mazda 323 (BD Series 2) Super Deluxe 5-door hatchback (2015-11-11) 02: OSX· Public domain
  5. 5. 1984 Mazda 323 1.5 (Turku, Finland) (cropped): Dogs.barking.duster.rolling· CC BY-SA 4.0
  6. 6. 1986 Mazda 323 (BF) Deluxe sedan (2016-01-04) 02: OSX· Public domain
  7. 7. 1988 Mazda 323 1.5 GLX (9729899709): Charlie from United Kingdom· CC BY 2.0
  8. 8. 1988 Mazda 323 GT-X Hatchback: TKOIII· CC BY 4.0
  9. 9. 1988 Mazda 323 GT-X Hatchback rear: TKOIII· CC BY 4.0
  10. 10. 1990 Mazda 323 1.6i GLX: Rutger van der Maar· CC BY 2.0
  11. 11. 1991-1994 Mazda 323 (BG Series 2) 1.8i sedan (2010-10-01): OSX· Public domain
  12. 12. 1991 Mazda 323 LX in Current Blue Metallic, Front Left, 06-07-2022: Elise240SX· CC BY-SA 4.0
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Mazda 323, photo 1 of 12
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base stats

  • power 221 hptop version
  • efficiency 180 g CO₂/kmcleanest version
  • popularity 2,350 in NL#431 most common
  • weight 1,092 kgaverage, ready to drive

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.
  • diesel Frugal on long trips, but NL road tax is much higher and city bans are growing.

spec sheet

built
1978–2004
body
hatchback, sedan, estate / wagon
engine
1.1 L–2.0 L
cylinders
4
turbo
some versions
power
52–221 hp
drive
all-wheel drive, front-wheel drive
gearbox
automatic, manual
seats
5
doors
3
weight
1,092 kg
fuel use
7.5–8.4 L/100 km
CO₂
180–185 g/km
US rating
20–28 mpg
EV range
—
US size class
Compact Cars, Small Station Wagons
avg new price NL
—

Ranges cover every version ever sold. Blank means the sources don't say.

🇳🇱 on Dutch roads

2,350 are registered in the Netherlands today, #431 of all models. Most common build year: 1999 (174 cars).

19782004

Cars still registered, by year of first registration (RDW).

names it's registered under (30)
  • 323 683
  • 323 F 1.5I GLX 155
  • 323 F 1.6I GLX U9 126
  • 323 F 1.6I-16V GLX U9 97
  • 323 Sedan 1.3 79
  • 323 Hatchback 1.3 55
  • 323 F 1.8I GLX 50
  • 323 F 1.8I-16V GLX U9 31
  • 323 Sedan 1.5I LX 28
  • 323 Sedan 1.6I GLX U9 28
  • 323 Coupe 1.5I LX 28
  • 323 Hatchback 1.5 25
  • 323 Hatchback 1.3 Automatic 25
  • 323 HB-3DX 1300 24
  • 323 F 1.6I-16V GLX Aut U9 23
  • 323 Estate 1.6I LX U9 21
  • 323 Sedan 1.5 21
  • 323 Hatchback 1.3-16V LX K9 20
  • 323 HB 1.6I-16V GLX Aut. U9 20
  • 323 HB 1.3I Millionaire 19
  • 323 Sedan 1.6I-16V GLX U9 19
  • 323 HB 1.6I-16V LX Aut. U9 18
  • 323 F 1.6I Millionaire 18
  • 323 Hatchback 1.3 GLX K6 18
  • 323 Hatchback 1.1 18
  • 323 HB-3DX 1100 17
  • 323 F 16
  • 323 Hatchback 1.6I GLX U9 16
  • 323 Sedan 1.5 GLX K6 16
  • 323 1.3 Estate 15

🇺🇸 US versions (34)

Every version the EPA tested, model years 1986–1995. mpg is combined; L/100 km converted.

yearversionenginegearboxdrivefuelmpgL/100
19953231.6 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular288.4
19953231.6 L 4 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular259.4
19943231.6 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular278.7
19943231.6 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular288.4
19943231.6 L 4 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular259.4
19943231.6 L 4 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular259.4
19933231.6 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular288.4
19933231.6 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular278.7
19933231.6 L 4 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular259.4
19933231.6 L 4 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular259.4
19923231.6 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular288.4
19923231.6 L 4 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular259.4
19893231.6 L 4 cylManual 4-spdFWDRegular259.4
19893231.6 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular278.7
19893231.6 L 4 cyl turboManual 5-spd4-Wheel or AWDPremium2011.8
19893231.6 L 4 cyl turboManual 5-spdFWDPremium2210.7
19893231.6 L 4 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular249.8
1989323 Wagon1.6 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular278.7
1989323 Wagon1.6 L 4 cylAutomatic 3-spdFWDRegular2310.2
19883231.6 L 4 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular249.8
19883231.6 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular278.7
19883231.6 L 4 cyl turboManual 5-spdFWDPremium2210.7
19883231.6 L 4 cyl turboManual 5-spd4-Wheel or AWDPremium2011.8
19883231.6 L 4 cylManual 4-spdFWDRegular259.4
1988323 Wagon1.6 L 4 cylAutomatic 3-spdFWDRegular2310.2

Sources: RDW open data, fueleconomy.gov.Updated 2026-10-24.

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