Worst years for a Oldsmobile Bravada
Owners have filed 1,346 complaints about the Oldsmobile Bravada with NHTSA across model years 1991 to 2004. More of them are about the brakes than anything else.
Avoid
2002 Oldsmobile Bravada337 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly transmission & drivetrain.
Cleanest on record
2001 Oldsmobile Bravada47 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.
Every Oldsmobile Bravada 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 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 82,274 | Airbags |
| 2003 | C | 37 | 3 | 1 | 55,800 | Electrical System |
| 2002 | F | 337 | 24 | 12 | 42,700 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2001 | B | 47 | 3 | 1 | 60,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2000 | C | 104 | 9 | 10 | 79,152 | Electrical System |
| 1999 | C | 99 | 14 | 1 | 74,190 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 1998 | C | 139 | 7 | 2 | 71,000 | Windows, Mirrors & Wipers |
| 1997 | C | 158 | 7 | 8 | 68,508 | Electrical System |
| 1996 | B | 104 | 5 | 1 | 88,746 | Brakes |
| 1995 | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | Brakes |
| 1994 | D | 116 | 20 | 3 | — | Brakes |
| 1993 | C | 54 | 6 | 6 | — | Brakes |
| 1992 | — | 65 | 10 | 3 | — | Brakes |
| 1991 | — | 61 | 4 | 2 | — | Brakes |
What breaks on a Oldsmobile Bravada
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Worst in 2002
Exactly what failed on a Oldsmobile Bravada
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Oldsmobile Bravada, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Oldsmobile Bravada 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 Bravada
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.