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Oldsmobile engine problems

Owners have filed 1,838 complaints with NHTSA about the engine on Oldsmobile vehicles — 13% of everything reported about the brand, across 21 models. The model that accounts for most of them is the Oldsmobile Alero, worst in 2000.

These are raw counts. A model that sold in millions appears near the top for that reason alone — the grade never compares one model with another.

1,838

Complaints

13%

Share of all Oldsmobile complaints

26

Crashes

182

Fires

Which Oldsmobile models have the most engine problems

Alero 335 18.2%

Worst in 2000

88 276 15.0%

Worst in 1998

Cutlass 239 13.0%

Worst in 1998

Intrigue 233 12.7%

Worst in 1998

Silhouette 179 9.7%

Worst in 1999

Bravada 138 7.5%

Worst in 2002

Aurora 133 7.2%

Worst in 1995

Achieva 105 5.7%

Worst in 1997

Calais 50 2.7%

Worst in 1989

Ciera 48 2.6%

Worst in 1996

98 40 2.2%

Worst in 1998

Cutlass Supreme 39 2.1%

Worst in 1996

Worst Oldsmobile model years for engine problems

Vehicle Complaints Share of that year Median miles Grade
1998 Oldsmobile Intrigue 102 15% 115,000 F
1998 Oldsmobile 88 93 44% 73,100 F
2000 Oldsmobile Alero 93 11% 55,030 B
1999 Oldsmobile Alero 89 13% 63,000 B
1999 Oldsmobile Intrigue 69 19% 92,000 F
2001 Oldsmobile Alero 64 12% 70,000 B
2002 Oldsmobile Bravada 52 15% 26,500 C
1999 Oldsmobile Silhouette 49 26% 64,000 C
1995 Oldsmobile Aurora 45 11% 104,950 D
2002 Oldsmobile Alero 42 10% 69,273 B
1999 Oldsmobile 88 37 35% 82,461 F
1998 Oldsmobile Cutlass 36 16% 55,000 C
1998 Oldsmobile Silhouette 36 16% 77,000 B
1991 Oldsmobile Cutlass 34 13% — B
1997 Oldsmobile 88 34 26% 63,257 F
2000 Oldsmobile Intrigue 31 10% 57,000 D
2001 Oldsmobile Aurora 31 17% 51,993 D
2000 Oldsmobile Silhouette 29 21% 54,040 C
2003 Oldsmobile Alero 29 10% 80,000 B
1996 Oldsmobile 88 25 22% 114,675 D

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