MYRModel Year Report

Oldsmobile

Every Oldsmobile model, and the year that drew the most complaints compared with that model’s other years.

Data updated 2026-09-20

Models

Sorted by total complaints, most first. More complaints does not mean a worse car: popular models collect more because more people drive them. The verdict compares each model’s worst year with that model’s own other years, never with another model. How we rate

ModelComplaintsWorst yearVerdict
Alero1998–2004 1,957 2000557 complaints ■ Significantly worse — known issue year
Cutlass1980–1999 1,601 1991193 complaints ◆ Worse than typical
Bravada1991–2004 963 2002238 complaints ■ Significantly worse — known issue year
Silhouette1989–2004 950 1998170 complaints ■ Significantly worse — known issue year
881980–2000 929 1998164 complaints ■ Significantly worse — known issue year
Aurora1993–2003 787 1995322 complaints ■ Significantly worse — known issue year
Achieva1992–2000 417 199687 complaints ◆ Worse than typical

Recent recalls

No recalls were reported for Oldsmobile vehicles in the last 12 months.

Models too new or too rare to rate

We rate a model year by comparing it with the same model’s other years. These models don’t have enough years on file to compare, often because they are new. You can still see each one’s total complaints and its peak year.

Show all 20 models
ModelYearsComplaintsPeak year
Intrigue 1996–2002 1,140 1998 · 510
Cutlass Supreme 1980–1997 308 1995 · 77
98 1980–2000 296 1991 · 49
Ciera 1980–1996 282 1996 · 83
Oldsmobile 1982–2003 67 1995 · 12
Calais 1984–1990 63 1988 · 18
Custom Cruiser 1983–1994 42 1992 · 17
Toronado 1980–1995 40 1990 · 16
Supreme 1984–1990 21 1989 · 7
Cutlass Ciera 1984–1990 19 1987 · 7
Oldsmobile Truck 1996–2002 8 1996 · 2
Touring Sedan 1988–1990 6 1989 · 5
Trofeo 1989–1990 6 1990 · 5
Omega 1980–1984 5 1981 · 2
Firenza 1981–1988 4 1984 · 2
Cutlass Calais 1980–1990 1 1989 · 1
Delta 88 1986–1990 1 1989 · 1
S/T Utility 2000 1 2000 · 1
U-VAN 1999 1 1999 · 1
Cutlass Cruiser 1980 0 1980 · 0