FaultScore

Oldsmobile 88 vs Mazda MAZDA6

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 Mazda MAZDA6
Complaints on file 1,226 2,937
Model years covered 1972–1999 2002–2021
Worst model year 1998 2014
Best model year 1994 2021
Crashes reported 97 191
Fires reported 108 37
Injuries reported 65 112
Deaths reported 3 2
Most complained-about part Engine & Cooling Airbags
Share of complaints involving harm 22.3% 11.6%

Oldsmobile 88 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 276 22.5%
Brakes 180 14.7%
Airbags 73 6.0%
Steering 65 5.3%
Seat Belts 57 4.6%

Mazda MAZDA6 by year

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

What breaks

Airbags 638 21.7%
Body & Structure 298 10.1%
Engine & Cooling 235 8.0%
Suspension 225 7.7%
Brakes 155 5.3%