Oldsmobile Intrigue vs Jeep Commander

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 Intrigue	Jeep Commander
Complaints on file	1,598	3,923
Model years covered	1996–2002	2005–2010
Worst model year	1998	2006
Best model year	2002	2009
Crashes reported	76	167
Fires reported	65	39
Injuries reported	43	83
Deaths reported	4	3
Most complained-about part	Steering	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	11.8%	7.4%

Oldsmobile Intrigue by year

1 1 665 371 296 173 91

96 97 98 99 00 01 02

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

What breaks

Steering 295 18.5%

Electrical System 267 16.7%

Engine & Cooling 233 14.6%

Lights 162 10.1%

Brakes 138 8.6%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 77 4.8%

Seat Belts 68 4.3%

Transmission & Drivetrain 66 4.1%

Jeep Commander by year

7 2,342 982 458 64 70

05 06 07 08 09 10

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

What breaks

Electrical System 1,308 33.3%

Engine & Cooling 793 20.2%

Transmission & Drivetrain 479 12.2%

Body & Structure 224 5.7%

Other & Unspecified 140 3.6%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 131 3.3%

Steering 117 3.0%

Brakes 116 3.0%