Dodge VAN vs Oldsmobile Achieva

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure	Dodge VAN	Oldsmobile Achieva
Complaints on file	256	625
Model years covered	1976–2002	1992–2000
Worst model year	2000	1995
Best model year	1998	1998
Crashes reported	23	48
Fires reported	6	34
Injuries reported	16	31
Deaths reported	1	3
Most complained-about part	Transmission & Drivetrain	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	18%	18.6%

Dodge VAN by year

1 12 1 6 8 4 9 16 25 41 26 20 48 19 20

76 77 79 89 91 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Transmission & Drivetrain 25 9.8%

Suspension 22 8.6%

Tires 21 8.2%

Electrical System 20 7.8%

Engine & Cooling 19 7.4%

Airbags 18 7.0%

Brakes 18 7.0%

Body & Structure 17 6.6%

Oldsmobile Achieva by year

90 66 85 102 116 108 52 6

92 93 94 95 96 97 98 00

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Electrical System 127 20.3%

Engine & Cooling 105 16.8%

Brakes 89 14.2%

Airbags 47 7.5%

Transmission & Drivetrain 39 6.2%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 31 5.0%

Steering 24 3.8%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 22 3.5%