Oldsmobile Bravada
Owners filed 962 complaints across 14 model years of the Oldsmobile Bravada. The 2002 drew the most (238); the 1995 the fewest (2).
Model years14
Complaints962
Recalls44
Fires39
Deaths1
Every Oldsmobile Bravada model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2003 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 3 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2002 | 238 | 10 | 7 | 18 | Electrical System | Above average | |
| 2001 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 3 | Power Train › Automatic Transmission | Routine | |
| 2000 | 76 | 3 | 4 | 3 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 1999 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 6 | Power Train › Automatic Transmission | Routine | |
| 1998 | 98 | 2 | 2 | 3 | Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor | Routine | |
| 1997 | 104 | 3 | 7 | 6 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 1996 | 77 | 5 | 1 | 5 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Routine | |
| 1995 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Routine | |
| 1994 | 91 | 3 | 3 | 13 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Fatalities reported | |
| 1993 | 43 | 2 | 6 | 6 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Routine | |
| 1992 | 56 | 2 | 2 | 10 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Routine | |
| 1991 | 44 | 3 | 2 | 4 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Routine |
Which Oldsmobile Bravada years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2002 is the weakest year on record, with 238 complaints concentrated in the electrical system. It carries 10 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.