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Mazda 626

🇯🇵 Japan ·1979–2003· hatchback / sedan / estate / wagon

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12 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
  1. 1. Mazda--626: IFCAR· Public domain
  2. 2. 00-02 Mazda 626: IFCAR· Public domain
  3. 3. 1980-1982 Mazda 626 (CB) sedan (2011-04-28) 02: OSX· Public domain
  4. 4. 1980-1982 Mazda 626 (CB) sedan (2011-04-28) 03: OSX· Public domain
  5. 5. 1980 Mazda 626 Front: Doctor Robert1966· CC BY-SA 4.0
  6. 6. 1980 Mazda 626 Rear: Doctor Robert1966· CC BY-SA 4.0
  7. 7. 1981 Mazda 626 Coupé in Red, rear left: Mr.choppers· CC BY-SA 3.0
  8. 8. 1984 Mazda 626 in Chile, front left side: RL GNZLZ from Chile· CC BY-SA 2.0
  9. 9. 1985-1986 Mazda 626 (GC Series 2) Super Deluxe coupe (19624063641): TuRbO_J from Adelaide, Australia· CC BY 2.0
  10. 10. 1985 Mazda 626 (GC Series 2) Super Deluxe sedan (25041581313): Jeremy from Sydney, Australia· CC BY 2.0
  11. 11. 1985 Mazda 626 (GC Series 2) Super Deluxe sedan (25549580442): Jeremy from Sydney, Australia· CC BY 2.0
  12. 12. 1986 Mazda 626 (GC Series 2) Super Deluxe hatchback (2012-11-28) 02: FotoSleuth· CC BY 2.0
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Mazda 626, photo 1 of 12
1/12 IFCAR· Public domain

base stats

  • power 146 hptop version
  • efficiency 158 g CO₂/kmcleanest version
  • popularity 1,657 in NL#501 most common
  • price € 22.233new, 2000
  • weight 1,232 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
1979–2003
body
hatchback, sedan, estate / wagon
engine
1.6 L–2.5 L
cylinders
4–6
turbo
some versions
power
60–146 hp
drive
front-wheel drive
gearbox
automatic, manual
seats
5
doors
4
weight
1,232 kg
fuel use
5.5–8.5 L/100 km
CO₂
158–223 g/km
US rating
19–33 mpg
EV range
—
US size class
Compact Cars, Midsize Cars
avg new price NL
€ 22.233

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

🇳🇱 on Dutch roads

1,657 are registered in the Netherlands today, #501 of all models. Most common build year: 2000 (156 cars).

19792003

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

names it's registered under (30)
  • 626 663
  • 626 Sedan 1.6 94
  • 626 Hatchback 2.0 67
  • 626 Hatchback 1.6 55
  • 626 Sedan 2.0 48
  • 626 Hatchback 1.8 GLX K6 44
  • 626 Coupe 2.0-12V GLX K6 42
  • 626 Sedan 1.8 GLX K6 33
  • 626 Hatchback 1.8I LX 33
  • 626 Hatchback 2.0-12V GLXK6 30
  • 626 Hatchb. 1.8I-16V LX E2 28
  • 626 Sedan 1.8I-16V LX E2 25
  • 626 Hatchb. 1.8I-16V GLX E2 24
  • 626 Hatchback 2.0D GLX 24
  • 626 Sedan 1.8I LX 20
  • 626 Hatchback 1.8I GLX 20
  • 626 Coupe 2.0 19
  • 626 Sedan 1.8I-16V LX U9 19
  • 626 Sedan 1.8 LX K6 18
  • 626 Coupe 1.6 17
  • 626 Hatchback 2.0I GLX U9 17
  • 626 Sedan 2.0I-16V GLX U9 16
  • 626 Sedan 2.0 Diesel 16
  • 626 Hatchback 1.8 LX K6 16
  • 626 Sedan 2.0D GLX 16
  • 626 Hatchback 2.0 Automatic 13
  • 626 Sedan 2.0-12V GLX K6 13
  • 626 Sedan 2.0 Automatic 13
  • 626 Wagon 1.8-12V GLX K6 10
  • 626 Sedan 1.8I-16V GLX U9 10

🇺🇸 US versions (75)

Every version the EPA tested, model years 1984–2002. mpg is combined; L/100 km converted.

yearversionenginegearboxdrivefuelmpgL/100
20026262.0 L 4 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular2210.7
20026262.0 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular259.4
20026262.5 L 6 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDPremium2011.8
20026262.5 L 6 cylManual 5-spdFWDPremium2111.2
20016262.0 L 4 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular2210.7
20016262.0 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular259.4
20016262.5 L 6 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDPremium2011.8
20016262.5 L 6 cylManual 5-spdFWDPremium2111.2
20006262.0 L 4 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular2210.7
20006262.0 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular259.4
20006262.5 L 6 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDPremium2011.8
20006262.5 L 6 cylManual 5-spdFWDPremium2111.2
19996262.0 L 4 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular2210.7
19996262.0 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular269.0
19996262.5 L 6 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDPremium2011.8
19996262.5 L 6 cylManual 5-spdFWDPremium2111.2
19986262.0 L 4 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular2210.7
19986262.0 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular269.0
19986262.5 L 6 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDPremium2011.8
19986262.5 L 6 cylManual 5-spdFWDPremium2111.2
19976262.0 L 4 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular249.8
19976262.0 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular269.0
19976262.5 L 6 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDPremium2011.8
19976262.5 L 6 cylManual 5-spdFWDPremium2011.8
19966262.0 L 4 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular2310.2

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

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