Oldsmobile 88 vs Dodge Caliber

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	Oldsmobile 88	Dodge Caliber
Complaints on file	1,226	2,919
Model years covered	1972–1999	2006–2012
Worst model year	1998	2007
Best model year	1994	2011
Crashes reported	97	170
Fires reported	108	49
Injuries reported	65	94
Deaths reported	3	2
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Suspension
Share of complaints involving harm	22.3%	10.8%

Oldsmobile 88 by year

1 2 1 2 4 13 9 7 33 22 46 32 28 16 109 99 91 150 113 129 213 106

72 76 77 79 81 82 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 276 22.5%

Brakes 180 14.7%

Electrical System 114 9.3%

Transmission & Drivetrain 86 7.0%

Fuel & Propulsion 79 6.4%

Airbags 73 6.0%

Steering 65 5.3%

Seat Belts 57 4.6%

Dodge Caliber by year

1 1,396 570 355 246 271 80

06 07 08 09 10 11 12

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

What breaks

Suspension 497 17.0%

Electrical System 348 11.9%

Body & Structure 335 11.5%

Engine & Cooling 255 8.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 221 7.6%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 188 6.4%

Steering 173 5.9%

Airbags 163 5.6%