FaultScore

Worst years for a Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme

Owners have filed 387 complaints about the Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme with NHTSA across model years 1987 to 1997. More of them are about the brakes than anything else.

Avoid

1995 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme

113 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly airbags.

Cleanest on record

1996 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme

54 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme 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
1997 C 62 3 1 52,500 Brakes
1996 B 54 2 1 67,500 Airbags
1995 D 113 9 0 105,500 Airbags
1994 B 59 3 0 67,000 Brakes
1990 42 4 1 Body & Structure
1989 29 0 3 Body & Structure
1988 25 3 0 Body & Structure
1987 3 0 1 Engine & Cooling

What breaks on a Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme

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

Brakes 91 23.5%

Worst in 1995

Airbags 55 14.2%

Worst in 1995

Engine & Cooling 39 10.1%

Worst in 1996

Worst in 1990

Worst in 1995

Steering 30 7.8%

Worst in 1997

Transmission & Drivetrain 20 5.2%

Worst in 1995

Suspension 15 3.9%

Worst in 1994

Acceleration & Cruise Control 12 3.1%

Worst in 1994

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 12 3.1%

Worst in 1994

Lights 10 2.6%

Worst in 1994

Seat Belts 9 2.3%

Worst in 1997

Fuel & Propulsion 8 2.1%

Worst in 1995

Other & Unspecified 7 1.8%

Worst in 1994

Exactly what failed on a Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme

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

Frontal 40 24.8%
Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip 34 21.1%
Rotor 14 8.7%
Frame AND Members 14 8.7%
Automatic Transmission 13 8.1%
Caliper 11 6.8%
Rack AND Pinion 10 6.2%
Engine 10 6.2%
Interior/Under Dash 8 5.0%
Gasoline 7 4.3%

Complaints filed over time

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

Jul 1995 peak 14 Mar 2007

Compare the Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme

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