Worst years for a Oldsmobile Alero
Owners have filed 2,939 complaints about the Oldsmobile Alero with NHTSA across model years 1998 to 2004. More of them are about the electrical system than anything else.
Cleanest on record
2002 Oldsmobile Alero407 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.
Every Oldsmobile Alero 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | C | 175 | 14 | 3 | 97,000 | Electrical System |
| 2003 | C | 294 | 27 | 3 | 80,000 | Electrical System |
| 2002 | B | 407 | 14 | 9 | 71,165 | Electrical System |
| 2001 | C | 549 | 28 | 7 | 65,000 | Electrical System |
| 2000 | C | 810 | 23 | 9 | 65,000 | Lights |
| 1999 | C | 702 | 20 | 12 | 63,580 | Brakes |
| 1998 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
What breaks on a Oldsmobile Alero
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 Alero
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Oldsmobile Alero, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Oldsmobile Alero 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 Alero
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.