FaultScore

Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme vs Volkswagen Touareg

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 Volkswagen Touareg
Complaints on file 387 945
Model years covered 1987–1997 2004–2017
Worst model year 1995 2004
Best model year 1996 2009
Crashes reported 24 22
Fires reported 7 30
Injuries reported 20 30
Deaths reported 5 0
Most complained-about part Brakes Fuel & Propulsion
Share of complaints involving harm 14.5% 8.7%

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%

Volkswagen Touareg by year

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

What breaks

Fuel & Propulsion 152 16.1%
Engine & Cooling 134 14.2%
Electrical System 102 10.8%
Tires 54 5.7%
Airbags 53 5.6%
Steering 46 4.9%