FaultScore

Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme vs Audi A3

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 Cutlass Supreme Audi A3
Complaints on file 387 945
Model years covered 1987–1997 2001–2025
Worst model year 1995 2016
Best model year 1996 2023
Crashes reported 24 33
Fires reported 7 9
Injuries reported 20 22
Deaths reported 5 0
Most complained-about part Brakes Airbags
Share of complaints involving harm 14.5% 6.8%

Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme by year

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

What breaks

Brakes 91 23.5%
Airbags 55 14.2%
Engine & Cooling 39 10.1%
Steering 30 7.8%
Transmission & Drivetrain 20 5.2%
Suspension 15 3.9%

Audi A3 by year

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

What breaks

Airbags 339 35.9%
Fuel & Propulsion 115 12.2%
Lights 30 3.2%
Seat Belts 20 2.1%