FaultScore

Oldsmobile Bravada vs RAM 3500

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 Bravada RAM 3500
Complaints on file 1,346 3,354
Model years covered 1991–2004 2007–2026
Worst model year 2002 2017
Best model year 2001 2007
Crashes reported 123 110
Fires reported 53 81
Injuries reported 66 51
Deaths reported 1 4
Most complained-about part Brakes Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm 18.1% 7.3%

Oldsmobile Bravada by year

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

What breaks

Brakes 293 21.8%
Electrical System 156 11.6%
Engine & Cooling 138 10.3%
Suspension 107 7.9%
Lights 49 3.6%

RAM 3500 by year

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

What breaks