FaultScore

1998 car problems

Owners have filed 55,594 complaints with NHTSA about cars from the 1998 model year, across 319 models with enough data to report on.

55,594

Complaints

9

Cars graded F

4,342

Crashes reported

1,792

Fires reported

The 1998 cars to avoid

Graded D or F against the other years of their own model.

What broke on 1998 cars

Engine & Cooling 7,314 13.2%
Brakes 6,763 12.2%
Suspension 4,642 8.3%
Electrical System 4,622 8.3%
Steering 3,150 5.7%
Airbags 2,852 5.1%
Tires 2,683 4.8%
Fuel & Propulsion 2,617 4.7%
Body & Structure 2,535 4.6%

1998 complaints by make

Ford 11,199 20.1%
Chevrolet 7,760 14.0%
Dodge 7,255 13.0%
Honda 2,573 4.6%
Toyota 2,403 4.3%
Jeep 2,346 4.2%
Pontiac 1,835 3.3%
Oldsmobile 1,613 2.9%
Buick 1,587 2.9%
KIA 1,552 2.8%
GMC 1,378 2.5%
Plymouth 1,259 2.3%
Mercury 1,232 2.2%
Volvo 1,138 2.0%
Volkswagen 1,132 2.0%
Chrysler 1,118 2.0%
Isuzu 857 1.5%
Nissan 774 1.4%
Mazda 695 1.3%
Cadillac 674 1.2%

The cleanest 1998 cars on record

Graded A against the other years of their own model.

Nearby model years