Worst years for a Oldsmobile Silhouette
Owners have filed 1,277 complaints about the Oldsmobile Silhouette with NHTSA across model years 1990 to 2004. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.
Avoid
1999 Oldsmobile Silhouette186 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly engine & cooling.
Cleanest on record
1996 Oldsmobile Silhouette24 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.
Every Oldsmobile Silhouette 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 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 51,000 | Tires |
| 2003 | C | 40 | 7 | 0 | 45,000 | Airbags |
| 2002 | D | 102 | 1 | 0 | 44,072 | Suspension |
| 2001 | D | 113 | 10 | 3 | 57,860 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2000 | C | 139 | 3 | 4 | 58,876 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1999 | D | 186 | 11 | 4 | 69,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1998 | D | 225 | 7 | 0 | 78,500 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1997 | C | 155 | 6 | 0 | 74,500 | Steering |
| 1996 | A | 24 | 0 | 0 | 111,500 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1995 | C | 60 | 7 | 2 | 91,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1994 | B | 43 | 3 | 4 | 100,000 | Windows, Mirrors & Wipers |
| 1993 | C | 24 | 1 | 4 | — | Brakes |
| 1992 | — | 29 | 1 | 0 | — | Seat Belts |
| 1991 | — | 57 | 5 | 2 | 150,000 | Body & Structure |
| 1990 | — | 68 | 1 | 4 | — | Seat Belts |
What breaks on a Oldsmobile Silhouette
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 Silhouette
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Oldsmobile Silhouette, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Oldsmobile Silhouette 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 Silhouette
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.