FaultScore

Toyota Echo vs Oldsmobile Achieva

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 Toyota Echo Oldsmobile Achieva
Complaints on file 262 625
Model years covered 2000–2005 1992–2000
Worst model year 2000 1995
Best model year 2005 1998
Crashes reported 91 48
Fires reported 11 34
Injuries reported 65 31
Deaths reported 2 3
Most complained-about part Airbags Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm 64.5% 18.6%

Toyota Echo by year

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

What breaks

Airbags 49 18.7%
Brakes 44 16.8%
Transmission & Drivetrain 21 8.0%
Electrical System 17 6.5%
Equipment & Accessories 10 3.8%
Suspension 9 3.4%

Oldsmobile Achieva by year

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

What breaks

Electrical System 127 20.3%
Engine & Cooling 105 16.8%
Brakes 89 14.2%
Airbags 47 7.5%
Steering 24 3.8%
Acceleration & Cruise Control 22 3.5%