Worst years for a Oldsmobile 98
Owners have filed 417 complaints about the Oldsmobile 98 with NHTSA across model years 1975 to 1999. More of them are about the brakes than anything else.
Every Oldsmobile 98 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 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 1998 | C | 32 | 1 | 0 | 81,500 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1997 | B | 35 | 0 | 0 | — | Seat Belts |
| 1996 | C | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | Electrical System |
| 1995 | D | 71 | 2 | 1 | — | Brakes |
| 1994 | D | 23 | 10 | 3 | — | Airbags |
| 1993 | C | 15 | 1 | 1 | — | Brakes |
| 1992 | — | 46 | 4 | 0 | — | Brakes |
| 1991 | — | 69 | 7 | 2 | — | Brakes |
| 1990 | — | 26 | 1 | 1 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1989 | — | 14 | 3 | 1 | — | Electrical System |
| 1988 | — | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | Steering |
| 1987 | — | 25 | 1 | 0 | — | Brakes |
| 1986 | — | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | Brakes |
| 1985 | — | 10 | 1 | 1 | — | Steering |
| 1984 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Equipment & Accessories |
| 1983 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Electrical System |
| 1982 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Body & Structure |
| 1981 | — | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1980 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Seat Belts |
| 1975 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Tires |
What breaks on a Oldsmobile 98
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Worst in 1985
Worst in 1995
Worst in 1995
Worst in 1995
Worst in 1992
Worst in 1995
Worst in 1991
Worst in 1995
Exactly what failed on a Oldsmobile 98
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Oldsmobile 98, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Oldsmobile 98 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 98
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.