FaultScore

Mazda MAZDASPEED3 vs Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme

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 Mazda MAZDASPEED3 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme
Complaints on file 155 387
Model years covered 2007–2013 1987–1997
Worst model year 2008 1995
Best model year 2010 1996
Crashes reported 4 24
Fires reported 3 7
Injuries reported 6 20
Deaths reported 0 5
Most complained-about part Transmission & Drivetrain Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm 8.4% 14.5%

Mazda MAZDASPEED3 by year

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 24 15.5%
Seats 22 14.2%
Body & Structure 12 7.7%
Suspension 7 4.5%
Tires 7 4.5%
Other & Unspecified 7 4.5%
Lights 5 3.2%

Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme by year

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

What breaks

Brakes 91 23.5%
Airbags 55 14.2%
Engine & Cooling 39 10.1%
Steering 30 7.8%
Transmission & Drivetrain 20 5.2%
Suspension 15 3.9%