Oldsmobile Alero
Owners filed 1,957 complaints across 7 model years of the Oldsmobile Alero. The 2000 drew the most (557); the 1998 the fewest (2).
Model years7
Complaints1,957
Recalls21
Fires35
Deaths4
Every Oldsmobile Alero model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 109 | 2 | 2 | 7 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2003 | 184 | 3 | 1 | 18 | Electrical System | Fatalities reported | |
| 2002 | 279 | 2 | 8 | 11 | Electrical System | Above average | |
| 2001 | 364 | 5 | 5 | 20 | Electrical System | Fatalities reported | |
| 2000 | 557 | 5 | 8 | 20 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor | Above average | |
| 1999 | 462 | 4 | 11 | 14 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor | Fatalities reported | |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | — | — | Tires › Tread/Belt | Routine |
Which Oldsmobile Alero years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2000 is the weakest year on record, with 557 complaints concentrated in the service brakes, hydraulic › foundation components › disc › rotor. It carries 5 recalls.
Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.