Worst years for a Oldsmobile 88
Owners have filed 1,226 complaints about the Oldsmobile 88 with NHTSA across model years 1972 to 1999. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.
Avoid
1998 Oldsmobile 88213 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly engine & cooling.
Every Oldsmobile 88 year, graded
The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.
| Year | Grade | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Median miles | Most reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | C | 106 | 0 | 14 | 67,280 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1998 | D | 213 | 10 | 19 | 65,580 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1997 | C | 129 | 4 | 21 | 63,257 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1996 | C | 113 | 7 | 9 | 125,250 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1995 | C | 150 | 20 | 9 | 136,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1994 | B | 91 | 6 | 0 | 128,500 | Brakes |
| 1993 | C | 99 | 13 | 13 | 120,000 | Brakes |
| 1992 | — | 109 | 15 | 11 | — | Brakes |
| 1991 | — | 16 | 1 | 1 | — | Brakes |
| 1990 | — | 28 | 1 | 2 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1989 | — | 32 | 3 | 0 | — | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 1988 | — | 46 | 7 | 2 | — | Steering |
| 1987 | — | 22 | 6 | 3 | — | Steering |
| 1986 | — | 33 | 1 | 0 | — | Brakes |
| 1985 | — | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | Tires |
| 1984 | — | 9 | 1 | 2 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1982 | — | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1981 | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | — | Tires |
| 1979 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Tires |
| 1977 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1976 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 1972 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Seat Belts |
What breaks on a Oldsmobile 88
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Exactly what failed on a Oldsmobile 88
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Oldsmobile 88, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Oldsmobile 88 problems by state
Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.
Compare the Oldsmobile 88
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.