Oldsmobile Silhouette vs Ford Aerostar

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	Ford Aerostar
Complaints on file	1,277	3,109
Model years covered	1990–2004	1986–2000
Worst model year	1999	1993
Best model year	1996	1999
Crashes reported	65	268
Fires reported	27	516
Injuries reported	73	180
Deaths reported	5	11
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	13.3%	31.4%

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%

Ford Aerostar by year

72 140 230 328 254 282 439 541 384 204 124 83 4 13 11

86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00

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

What breaks

Electrical System 685 22.0%

Transmission & Drivetrain 433 13.9%

Brakes 351 11.3%

Engine & Cooling 233 7.5%

Fuel & Propulsion 214 6.9%

Airbags 141 4.5%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 138 4.4%

Seat Belts 136 4.4%