FaultScore

Oldsmobile seat belt problems

Owners have filed 507 complaints with NHTSA about the seat belts on Oldsmobile vehicles — 4% of everything reported about the brand, across 21 models. The model that accounts for most of them is the Oldsmobile Cutlass, worst in 1991.

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.

507

Complaints

4%

Share of all Oldsmobile complaints

40

Crashes

1

Fires

Which Oldsmobile models have the most seat belt problems

Cutlass 119 23.5%

Worst in 1991

Silhouette 71 14.0%

Worst in 1990

Intrigue 68 13.4%

Worst in 1998

88 57 11.2%

Worst in 1995

98 33 6.5%

Worst in 1997

Bravada 27 5.3%

Worst in 2002

Aurora 27 5.3%

Worst in 1995

Ciera 26 5.1%

Worst in 1989

Alero 26 5.1%

Worst in 1999

Worst Oldsmobile model years for seat belt problems

Vehicle Complaints Share of that year Median miles Grade
1998 Oldsmobile Intrigue 52 8% 97,000 A
1991 Oldsmobile Cutlass 29 11% 60,000 B
1995 Oldsmobile Aurora 25 6% 104,000 B
1990 Oldsmobile Silhouette 18 26% C
1997 Oldsmobile 98 17 49% 36,823 F
1992 Oldsmobile Cutlass 15 8% 106,000 F
2002 Oldsmobile Bravada 15 4% 35,000 D
1990 Oldsmobile Cutlass 13 9% F
1989 Oldsmobile Cutlass 11 7% D
1999 Oldsmobile Alero 11 2% 64,000 A
1995 Oldsmobile Cutlass 10 5% B
1995 Oldsmobile 88 10 7% D
1999 Oldsmobile Intrigue 10 3% 60,000 C