Oldsmobile Toronado vs Mercedes Benz S 580

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 Toronado Mercedes Benz S 580
Complaints on file 45 112
Model years covered 1980–1995 2021–2023
Worst model year — —
Best model year — —
Crashes reported 5 4
Fires reported 4 3
Injuries reported 3 11
Deaths reported 0 3
Most complained-about part Brakes Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance
Share of complaints involving harm 26.7% 18.8%

Oldsmobile Toronado by year

80 81 82 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 95
Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Brakes 13 28.9%
Electrical System 8 17.8%
Seat Belts 5 11.1%
Steering 3 6.7%
Body & Structure 3 6.7%
Transmission & Drivetrain 2 4.4%
Fuel & Propulsion 2 4.4%
Seats 2 4.4%

Mercedes Benz S 580 by year

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

What breaks

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 21 18.8%
Electrical System 17 15.2%
Engine & Cooling 15 13.4%
Brakes 10 8.9%
Tires 8 7.1%
Wheels 8 7.1%
Transmission & Drivetrain 6 5.4%
Fuel & Propulsion 6 5.4%