Oldsmobile Achieva vs GMC Safari

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 Achieva	GMC Safari
Complaints on file	625	1,537
Model years covered	1992–2000	1985–2005
Worst model year	1995	1995
Best model year	1998	2003
Crashes reported	48	158
Fires reported	34	30
Injuries reported	31	68
Deaths reported	3	1
Most complained-about part	Electrical System	Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm	18.6%	16.7%

Oldsmobile Achieva by year

90 66 85 102 116 108 52 6

92 93 94 95 96 97 98 00

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

What breaks

Electrical System 127 20.3%

Engine & Cooling 105 16.8%

Brakes 89 14.2%

Airbags 47 7.5%

Transmission & Drivetrain 39 6.2%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 31 5.0%

Steering 24 3.8%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 22 3.5%

GMC Safari by year

2 11 22 8 25 44 60 66 79 142 256 199 200 111 92 95 55 35 19 8 8

85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05

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

What breaks

Brakes 359 23.4%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 176 11.5%

Suspension 124 8.1%

Engine & Cooling 104 6.8%

Electrical System 98 6.4%

Transmission & Drivetrain 91 5.9%

Steering 91 5.9%

Body & Structure 69 4.5%