Oldsmobile Achieva vs Subaru Crosstrek

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	Subaru Crosstrek
Complaints on file	625	1,552
Model years covered	1992–2000	2012–2026
Worst model year	1995	2018
Best model year	1998	2015
Crashes reported	48	109
Fires reported	34	27
Injuries reported	31	43
Deaths reported	3	0
Most complained-about part	Electrical System	Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
Share of complaints involving harm	18.6%	11.5%

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%

Subaru Crosstrek by year

3 35 22 27 164 132 255 362 82 160 43 52 140 63 12

12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

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

What breaks

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 343 22.1%

Other & Unspecified 268 17.3%

Electrical System 195 12.6%

Engine & Cooling 146 9.4%

Transmission & Drivetrain 114 7.3%

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 108 7.0%

Steering 59 3.8%

Brakes 49 3.2%