Volvo XC60 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	Volvo XC60	Oldsmobile Cutlass
Complaints on file	948	2,251
Model years covered	2010–2025	1976–1999
Worst model year	2022	1993
Best model year	2011	1999
Crashes reported	87	142
Fires reported	13	59
Injuries reported	52	95
Deaths reported	0	7
Most complained-about part	Electrical System	Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm	16%	13.5%

Volvo XC60 by year

79 50 56 81 26 71 46 23 55 65 29 78 119 84 38 48

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

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

What breaks

Electrical System 168 17.7%

Other & Unspecified 120 12.7%

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 119 12.6%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 97 10.2%

Engine & Cooling 75 7.9%

Brakes 62 6.5%

Fuel & Propulsion 39 4.1%

Airbags 36 3.8%

Oldsmobile Cutlass by year

3 4 2 3 8 1 8 24 22 31 22 107 164 151 266 182 193 200 199 160 161 223 117

76 77 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99

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%

Transmission & Drivetrain 106 4.7%