FaultScore

Pontiac Torrent vs Oldsmobile Cutlass

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 Pontiac Torrent Oldsmobile Cutlass
Complaints on file 922 2,251
Model years covered 2006–2009 1976–1999
Worst model year 2006 1993
Best model year 2009 1999
Crashes reported 42 142
Fires reported 26 59
Injuries reported 39 95
Deaths reported 0 7
Most complained-about part Fuel & Propulsion Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm 11.6% 13.5%

Pontiac Torrent by year

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

What breaks

Oldsmobile Cutlass by year

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

What breaks

Brakes 600 26.7%
Engine & Cooling 239 10.6%
Electrical System 239 10.6%
Seat Belts 119 5.3%
Steering 118 5.2%
Suspension 109 4.8%
Body & Structure 108 4.8%