FaultScore

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 Bravada

337 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly transmission & drivetrain.

Cleanest on record

2001 Oldsmobile Bravada

47 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.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
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.

Brakes 293 21.8%

Worst in 1994

Electrical System 156 11.6%

Worst in 2002

Worst in 2002

Engine & Cooling 138 10.3%

Worst in 2002

Suspension 107 7.9%

Worst in 2002

Worst in 1998

Worst in 1997

Lights 49 3.6%

Worst in 2000

Steering 43 3.2%

Worst in 2002

Worst in 2002

Worst in 1994

Airbags 38 2.8%

Worst in 2002

Seat Belts 27 2.0%

Worst in 2002

Seats 24 1.8%

Worst in 2002

Exactly what failed on a Oldsmobile Bravada

The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.

Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip 176 41.7%
Automatic Transmission 47 11.1%
Windshield Wiper/Washer 37 8.8%
Gasoline 36 8.5%
Engine 32 7.6%
Motor 21 5.0%
Transfer Case (4-WHEEL Drive) 20 4.7%
Upper Ball Joint 19 4.5%
Interior/Under Dash 17 4.0%
Foundation Components 17 4.0%

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Oldsmobile Bravada, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Jan 1995 peak 41 Aug 2022

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.