Oldsmobileproblems & recalls

Oldsmobile vehicles have drawn 13,869 consumer complaints and 342 recall campaigns across 32models in NHTSA's files, led by the Alero and the Cutlass.

13,869

NHTSA complaints

342

Recall campaigns

Models tracked

Alero

Most complained

Which Oldsmobile models have the most problems?

Model	Years	Complaints	Recalls	Worst year
Alero	1998–2004	2,938	8	2000
Cutlass	1967–1999	2,251	61	1991
Intrigue	1996–2002	1,598	13	1998
Bravada	1991–2004	1,346	27	2002
Silhouette	1989–2004	1,277	27	1998
88	1967–2000	1,226	40	1998
Aurora	1993–2003	1,038	8	1995
Achieva	1992–2000	625	11	1996
98	1967–2000	417	32	1995
Cutlass Supreme	1975–1997	387	5	1995
Ciera	1980–1996	354	10	1996
Calais	1984–1990	124	9	1989
Oldsmobile	1967–2003	84	2	1995
Custom Cruiser	1977–1994	48	7	1992
Toronado	1967–1995	45	19	1990
Cutlass Ciera	1984–1990	25	1	1987
Supreme	1984–1990	25	0	1989
Touring Sedan	1988–1990	17	1	1989
Delta 88	1975–1990	11	4	1976
Trofeo	1989–1990	9	0	1990
Oldsmobile Truck	1996–2002	8	0	2002
Omega	1973–1984	5	30	1984
Firenza	1981–1988	4	11	1984
Eldorado	1973–1973	3	1	1973
U-Van	1999–1999	2	0	1999
Cutlass Calais	1978–1990	1	2	1989
S/t Utility	2000–2000	1	0	2000
4-4-2	1966–1967	0	1	—
Cutlass Cruiser	1978–1980	0	1	—
F85	1968–1971	0	2	—
Starfire	1975–1979	0	8	—
Vista Cruiser	1967–1967	0	1	—

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.