Mazda MX3 Problems | Weaknesses of the Used MX3 1991 - 1998

Should you buy a used Mazda MX3 1991 1998? Pros and cons, maintenance costs and common problems of the Mazda MX3.
Transmission problems
Engine reliability

[@matthewstudinski5267]

My favorite car. Iv owned one my entire life. Fun as hell. Fairly cheap to drive. Hard to source certain parts. Easy to modify. Mx-3 for life!

[@miroslavraven1413]

this car is very nice, i own one for 3 years now.... no complains...it saved my newer car couple of times...

[@Misfit.Toolbox]

I've got a 93 model 4cyl. Such a fun little car. Bouta start doing some rust repair soon as previous owners didn't bother fixing it after an accident.

[@AF_1892]

I cant believe anyone cares enough to keep these fun little cars going. It was my first car. Also it taught me why you need to have power to pass someone. I got t boned in it. It still kept playing janet jackson while the airbags went off

[@265justy]

@@AF_1892 That's pretty foolish on your behalf..... Blaming your car because you got caught out on an overtake...at the end of the day it was the rush of blood to your brain that decided your faith....

[@rampifreestyler4935]

Big adventage of 1.6 is non-interfered engine :p And sound of it is also very nice.

[@AF_1892]

Sitting in my back seat, sorry the 15" sub will blow you away. I lived from a wreck in this. Moved to a 97 eclipse. I now have a F150 supercharged lightning, and i want to buy more of them!

[@RustyX2010]

You press the button that's on the stick while driving will destroy the transmission!

[@265justy]

There is a JDM 1.5 DOHC also that actually puts out more power than the 1.6..

[@BboyTyranT]

I have it lol

[@265justy]

@@BboyTyranT Autozam AZ-3 is what they called it in Japan. Quiet afew were imported into Ireland on the mid to late 90s..The 323F BG Astina and Famila 323 also used the same 1.5 DOHC engine.. 120 HP was their rating..

[@AF_1892]

I would not describe this as a fast car. Its light. It has that. I floored mine trying to pass people. Confidence level 0.5 out of 10.

[@265justy]

@@AF_1892 That depends on which model you had.. I had the 1.8 V6 manual and the 1.6 DOHC manual..Big difference in performance between both.. Remember this was a car produced over 30 years ago.. The V6 model is quite quick and powerful..Its on a par with any other FWD sports coupe of its time be it CRX, Celica, 100NX.

[@kevinfestner6126]

Speaking of mx, I still have my 88 mx6 gt with stick....still runs great.

[@JosephHenry-es1lq]

Can I buy it

[@RustyX2010]

Biggest little money pit of a car!

[@RustyX2010]

Lemon of a car!

[@kensmith2796]

Not really. I purchased a brand new one in 1995 and drove it 12 years and put 175,000 miles on it before selling it. I noticed it was still on the road many years later.