Oldsmobile Silhouette vs Chevrolet Venture

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 Silhouette	Chevrolet Venture
Complaints on file	1,277	3,069
Model years covered	1990–2004	1988–2005
Worst model year	1999	1999
Best model year	1996	2005
Crashes reported	65	174
Fires reported	27	50
Injuries reported	73	215
Deaths reported	5	11
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	13.3%	14.7%

Oldsmobile Silhouette by year

68 57 29 24 43 60 24 155 225 186 139 113 102 40 12

90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 179 14.0%

Body & Structure 120 9.4%

Lights 93 7.3%

Electrical System 86 6.7%

Brakes 86 6.7%

Steering 78 6.1%

Transmission & Drivetrain 76 6.0%

Doors, Latches & Locks 74 5.8%

Chevrolet Venture by year

1 3 612 518 467 464 284 284 231 146 59

88 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 555 18.1%

Body & Structure 271 8.8%

Electrical System 262 8.5%

Lights 260 8.5%

Fuel & Propulsion 226 7.4%

Brakes 206 6.7%

Airbags 181 5.9%

Transmission & Drivetrain 169 5.5%