FaultScore

Land Rover LR3 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 Land Rover LR3 Oldsmobile Achieva
Complaints on file 259 625
Model years covered 2005–2009 1992–2000
Worst model year 2006 1995
Best model year 2007 1998
Crashes reported 4 48
Fires reported 4 34
Injuries reported 7 31
Deaths reported 0 3
Most complained-about part Suspension Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm 5.8% 18.6%

Land Rover LR3 by year

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

What breaks

Suspension 41 15.8%
Tires 25 9.7%
Fuel & Propulsion 24 9.3%
Engine & Cooling 16 6.2%
Body & Structure 14 5.4%
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 13 5.0%

Oldsmobile Achieva by year

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%
Steering 24 3.8%
Acceleration & Cruise Control 22 3.5%