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Mazda MX-3

🇯🇵 Japan ·1991–1998· coupé

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12 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
  1. 1. Mazda MX-3 front 20080820: Rudolf Stricker· Attribution
  2. 2. 1992 Mazda MX-3 ABS 1.8 Front: Vauxford· CC BY-SA 4.0
  3. 3. 1992 Mazda MX-3 ABS 1.8 Rear: Vauxford· CC BY-SA 4.0
  4. 4. 1991 Mazda Eunos MX-3 (39134784554): Kieran White from Manchester, England· CC BY 2.0
  5. 5. 1994 Mazda MX-3 1.8i V6 24V: Rutger van der Maar· CC BY 2.0
  6. 6. 1995 Mazda MX-3 (3726891709): Spanish Coches· CC BY 2.0
  7. 7. 1995-MX3-RS: de:Benutzer:Cluke· CC BY-SA 3.0
  8. 8. 1996 Mazda MX-3 Precidia RS in Silver Stone, Rear Left, 09-06-2022: Elise240SX· CC BY-SA 4.0
  9. 9. 1997 Mazda MX-3 1.6 Rear: Vauxford· CC BY-SA 4.0
  10. 10. 1997 Mazda MX-3 1.8 V6 (26374242089): Kieran White from Manchester, England· CC BY 2.0
  11. 11. 1997 Mazda MX-3 V6 2: Calreyn88· CC BY 4.0
  12. 12. 1997 Mazda MX-3: hugh llewelyn· CC BY-SA 2.0
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Mazda MX-3, photo 1 of 12
1/12 Rudolf Stricker· Attribution

base stats

  • power 131 hptop version
  • efficiency 220 g CO₂/kmcleanest version
  • popularity 209 in NL#1101 most common
  • weight 1,200 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.

spec sheet

built
1991–1998
body
coupé
engine
1.6 L–1.9 L
cylinders
4–6
turbo
no
power
87–131 hp
drive
front-wheel drive
gearbox
automatic, manual
seats
4
doors
2
weight
1,200 kg
fuel use
9.3 L/100 km
CO₂
220 g/km
US rating
20–29 mpg
EV range
—
US size class
Subcompact Cars
avg new price NL
—

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

🇳🇱 on Dutch roads

209 are registered in the Netherlands today, #1101 of all models. Most common build year: 1998 (89 cars).

19911998

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

names it's registered under (5)
  • MX-3 92
  • MX-3 1.8I-24V U9 55
  • MX-3 1.8I-24V 33
  • MX-3 1.6I-16V U9 19
  • MX-3 1.6I-16V 10

🇺🇸 US versions (20)

Every version the EPA tested, model years 1992–1996. mpg is combined; L/100 km converted.

yearversionenginegearboxdrivefuelmpgL/100
1996MX-31.6 L 4 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular269.0
1996MX-31.6 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular298.1
1996MX-31.8 L 6 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular2011.8
1996MX-31.8 L 6 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular2210.7
1995MX-31.6 L 4 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular259.4
1995MX-31.6 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular288.4
1995MX-31.9 L 6 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular2011.8
1995MX-31.9 L 6 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular2210.7
1994MX-31.6 L 4 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular259.4
1994MX-31.6 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular288.4
1994MX-31.9 L 6 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular2011.8
1994MX-31.9 L 6 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular2210.7
1993MX-31.6 L 4 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular259.4
1993MX-31.6 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular278.7
1993MX-31.9 L 6 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular2011.8
1993MX-31.9 L 6 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular2210.7
1992MX-31.6 L 4 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular259.4
1992MX-31.6 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular288.4
1992MX-31.9 L 6 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular2011.8
1992MX-31.9 L 6 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular2210.7

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

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