Toyota Prius V vs Oldsmobile Intrigue

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 Prius V	Oldsmobile Intrigue
Complaints on file	649	1,598
Model years covered	2011–2018	1996–2002
Worst model year	2012	1998
Best model year	2015	2002
Crashes reported	67	76
Fires reported	16	65
Injuries reported	33	43
Deaths reported	6	4
Most complained-about part	Brakes	Steering
Share of complaints involving harm	18.8%	11.8%

Toyota Prius V by year

1 289 165 122 31 24 14 3

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

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

What breaks

Brakes 257 39.6%

Engine & Cooling 71 10.9%

Electrical System 61 9.4%

Other & Unspecified 44 6.8%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 37 5.7%

Fuel & Propulsion 36 5.5%

Transmission & Drivetrain 22 3.4%

Airbags 20 3.1%

Oldsmobile Intrigue by year

1 1 665 371 296 173 91

96 97 98 99 00 01 02

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

What breaks

Steering 295 18.5%

Electrical System 267 16.7%

Engine & Cooling 233 14.6%

Lights 162 10.1%

Brakes 138 8.6%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 77 4.8%

Seat Belts 68 4.3%

Transmission & Drivetrain 66 4.1%