Honda Accord Hybrid vs Oldsmobile Alero

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	Honda Accord Hybrid	Oldsmobile Alero
Complaints on file	1,191	2,939
Model years covered	2005–2025	1998–2004
Worst model year	2023	2000
Best model year	2021	2002
Crashes reported	67	126
Fires reported	7	43
Injuries reported	36	90
Deaths reported	2	7
Most complained-about part	Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	9.4%	9.1%

Honda Accord Hybrid by year

43 1 34 64 1 69 170 140 63 68 82 283 132 41

05 07 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

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

What breaks

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 177 14.9%

Electrical System 165 13.9%

Engine & Cooling 140 11.8%

Brakes 140 11.8%

Other & Unspecified 140 11.8%

Fuel & Propulsion 105 8.8%

Steering 64 5.4%

Transmission & Drivetrain 51 4.3%

Oldsmobile Alero by year

2 702 810 549 407 294 175

98 99 00 01 02 03 04

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

What breaks

Electrical System 630 21.4%

Lights 427 14.5%

Brakes 412 14.0%

Engine & Cooling 335 11.4%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 181 6.2%

Fuel & Propulsion 148 5.0%

Suspension 112 3.8%

Airbags 103 3.5%