Oldsmobile brakes problems
Across all Oldsmobile models in NHTSA's complaint database, 1,955 complaints involve brakes. The Cutlass accounts for the largest share (25%). The single worst model year is the 2000 Alero with 163 brakes complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 1,955 about brakes, all Oldsmobile models
- Most affected
- Cutlass 25% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 59,000 miles 262 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 150 and 5
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Oldsmobile models
| Model | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cutlass | 489 | 25% |
| Alero | 412 | 21% |
| Bravada | 293 | 15% |
| 88 | 163 | 8% |
| Intrigue | 138 | 7% |
| Achieva | 89 | 5% |
| Silhouette | 86 | 4% |
| Cutlass Supreme | 78 | 4% |
| 98 | 68 | 4% |
| Aurora | 53 | 3% |
Worst model years for brakes
- 2000 Oldsmobile Alero163 complaints
- 1999 Oldsmobile Alero138 complaints
- 1998 Oldsmobile Intrigue92 complaints
- 1991 Oldsmobile Cutlass78 complaints
- 1994 Oldsmobile Bravada77 complaints
Brakes complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 102 |
| 1991 | 157 |
| 1992 | 200 |
| 1993 | 139 |
| 1994 | 192 |
| 1995 | 127 |
| 1996 | 130 |
| 1997 | 103 |
| 1998 | 211 |
| 1999 | 215 |
| 2000 | 200 |
| 2001 | 99 |
| 2002 | 47 |
| 2003 | 20 |
| 2004 | 13 |
Among the 262 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 59,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.