Worst years for a Oldsmobile Achieva
Owners have filed 625 complaints about the Oldsmobile Achieva with NHTSA across model years 1992 to 2000. More of them are about the electrical system than anything else.
Avoid
1995 Oldsmobile Achieva102 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly electrical system.
Cleanest on record
1998 Oldsmobile Achieva52 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.
Every Oldsmobile Achieva 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Brakes |
| 1998 | B | 52 | 2 | 2 | 75,000 | Electrical System |
| 1997 | C | 108 | 6 | 3 | 90,000 | Electrical System |
| 1996 | D | 116 | 12 | 5 | 81,385 | Electrical System |
| 1995 | D | 102 | 12 | 7 | 75,000 | Electrical System |
| 1994 | D | 85 | 8 | 10 | — | Electrical System |
| 1993 | C | 66 | 6 | 2 | — | Brakes |
| 1992 | — | 90 | 2 | 5 | 35,000 | Engine & Cooling |
What breaks on a Oldsmobile Achieva
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Worst in 1994
Worst in 1997
Worst in 1995
Worst in 1996
Worst in 1995
Worst in 1996
Worst in 1993
Worst in 1995
Exactly what failed on a Oldsmobile Achieva
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Oldsmobile Achieva, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Oldsmobile Achieva 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 Achieva
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.