Mercury Monterey vs Oldsmobile Bravada

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	Mercury Monterey	Oldsmobile Bravada
Complaints on file	550	1,346
Model years covered	1968–2007	1991–2004
Worst model year	2004	2002
Best model year	2007	2001
Crashes reported	4	123
Fires reported	10	53
Injuries reported	8	66
Deaths reported	0	1
Most complained-about part	Transmission & Drivetrain	Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm	4%	18.1%

Mercury Monterey by year

2 346 136 54 12

68 04 05 06 07

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

What breaks

Transmission & Drivetrain 350 63.6%

Body & Structure 28 5.1%

Engine & Cooling 26 4.7%

Electrical System 23 4.2%

Seats 20 3.6%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 17 3.1%

Brakes 15 2.7%

Fuel & Propulsion 13 2.4%

Oldsmobile Bravada by year

61 65 54 116 2 104 158 139 99 104 47 337 37 23

91 92 93 94 95 96 97 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

Brakes 293 21.8%

Electrical System 156 11.6%

Transmission & Drivetrain 145 10.8%

Engine & Cooling 138 10.3%

Suspension 107 7.9%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 107 7.9%

Fuel & Propulsion 67 5.0%

Lights 49 3.6%