Volkswagen EOS vs Oldsmobile Bravada

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	Volkswagen EOS	Oldsmobile Bravada
Complaints on file	550	1,346
Model years covered	2007–2016	1991–2004
Worst model year	2009	2002
Best model year	2010	2001
Crashes reported	24	123
Fires reported	6	53
Injuries reported	12	66
Deaths reported	0	1
Most complained-about part	Airbags	Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm	7.6%	18.1%

Volkswagen EOS by year

54 62 123 84 21 114 32 47 7 6

07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

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

What breaks

Airbags 168 30.5%

Transmission & Drivetrain 102 18.5%

Engine & Cooling 56 10.2%

Electrical System 51 9.3%

Brakes 34 6.2%

Other & Unspecified 28 5.1%

Body & Structure 19 3.5%

Fuel & Propulsion 17 3.1%

Oldsmobile Bravada by year

61 65 54 116 2 104 158 139 99 104 47 337 37 23

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

Brakes 293 21.8%

Electrical System 156 11.6%

Transmission & Drivetrain 145 10.8%

Engine & Cooling 138 10.3%

Suspension 107 7.9%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 107 7.9%

Fuel & Propulsion 67 5.0%

Lights 49 3.6%