FaultScore

Oldsmobile 98 vs Hyundai Azera

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 98 Hyundai Azera
Complaints on file 417 995
Model years covered 1975–1999 2006–2017
Worst model year 1995 2006
Best model year 1997 2010
Crashes reported 31 57
Fires reported 10 32
Injuries reported 31 35
Deaths reported 0 3
Most complained-about part Brakes Airbags
Share of complaints involving harm 17.3% 12.8%

Oldsmobile 98 by year

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

What breaks

Brakes 83 19.9%
Airbags 33 7.9%
Seat Belts 33 7.9%
Steering 22 5.3%
Body & Structure 16 3.8%

Hyundai Azera by year

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

What breaks

Airbags 155 15.6%
Brakes 118 11.9%
Steering 105 10.6%
Electrical System 104 10.5%
Seats 72 7.2%
Lights 54 5.4%
Seat Belts 48 4.8%