List of Mazda transmissions explained

Mazda uses the following transmissions in their cars.

Automatic

1980 - 1989 3N17B - 3-speed Jatco longitudinal
1983 - 1988 F3A - 3-speed transverse
1984 - 1997 L3N71B - 3-speed Jatco longitudinal
- Descendants include E4N71B and LN471B
1986 - 1991 G4A-EL - 4-speed transverse also sold as the Ford 4EAT-G
- 1988 - 1989 G4A-HL - 4-speed transverse
- 1994 - 2001 GF4A-EL - improved G4A-EL
1988 - 1992 N4A-EL - 4-speed longitudinal
- FN4A-EL - Mazda 4-speed transverse also sold as the Ford 4F27E
1989 - 1996 R4A-EL - 4-speed Jatco 4R01 longitudinal
1990 - 1998 F4A-EL - 4-speed Mazda
1991 - 2002 A4LD - 4-speed Ford longitudinal
1994 - 2000 CD4E - 4-speed Ford transverse
1994 - 2002 LA4A-EL - Mazda version of the 4-speed Ford CD4E transmission
1995 - 2000 4R44E - Ford 4-speed longitudinal
1995 - 2001 JF403E - 4-speed transverse Jatco
1998 - 2000 5R55E - Ford 5-speed longitudinal
1998 - 2001 A44DE - 4-speed longitudinal
2002 - 2014 Mazda FS5A-EL - 5-speed version of the FN4A-EL, also used in 2006-09 Ford Fusion/Milan as FNR5
2003 - 5F31J - 5-speed transverse Jatco JF506E transmission
2006 - 2011 5R55S Ford Ranger TDCI/Mazda BT50 5-speed
2012 - present FW6A-EL; Mazda designed and built; six forward gears; for some FWD vehicles
2013 - present FS6A-EL - 6-speed version of the FS5A-EL
201? - present FW6AX-EL; Mazda designed-and-built; six forward gears; for some AWD vehicles