FaultScore

Oldsmobile Calais problems

Owners have filed 124 complaints about the Oldsmobile Calais with NHTSA across model years 1985 to 1990. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.

Every Oldsmobile Calais 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
1990 18 4 0 Engine & Cooling
1989 44 3 2 Engine & Cooling
1988 34 2 1 Engine & Cooling
1987 6 0 3 Engine & Cooling
1986 18 0 2 221,000 Engine & Cooling
1985 4 0 0 Engine & Cooling

What breaks on a Oldsmobile Calais

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Engine & Cooling 50 40.3%

Worst in 1989

Electrical System 15 12.1%

Worst in 1988

Steering 7 5.6%

Worst in 1989

Acceleration & Cruise Control 6 4.8%

Worst in 1990

Seats 6 4.8%

Worst in 1989

Brakes 5 4.0%

Worst in 1989

Suspension 5 4.0%

Worst in 1989

Body & Structure 4 3.2%

Worst in 1990

Fuel & Propulsion 4 3.2%

Worst in 1989

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 4 3.2%

Worst in 1989

Seat Belts 4 3.2%

Worst in 1988

Transmission & Drivetrain 3 2.4%

Worst in 1988

Lights 2 1.6%

Worst in 1988

Tires 2 1.6%

Worst in 1989

Exactly what failed on a Oldsmobile Calais

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

Engine 17 28.3%
Gasoline 15 25.0%
Exhaust System 5 8.3%
Ignition 5 8.3%
Starter Assembly 4 6.7%
Cooling System 3 5.0%
Pump 3 5.0%
Recliner 3 5.0%
Foundation Components 3 5.0%
Alternator/Generator/Regulator 2 3.3%

Complaints filed over time

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

Feb 1995 peak 17 Apr 2004

Compare the Oldsmobile Calais

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.