Oldsmobile Cutlass
Owners filed 1,329 complaints across 10 model years of the Oldsmobile Cutlass. The 1991 drew the most (193); the 1999 the fewest (80).
Model years10
Complaints1,329
Recalls40
Fires31
Deaths0
Every Oldsmobile Cutlass model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 80 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Tires › Tread/Belt | Routine | |
| 1998 | 155 | 3 | — | 7 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor | Routine | |
| 1997 | 96 | 3 | 1 | 7 | Steering › Rack and Pinion | Routine | |
| 1996 | 123 | 1 | 5 | 11 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Routine | |
| 1995 | 156 | 4 | — | 12 | Air Bags › Frontal | Routine | |
| 1994 | 148 | 5 | 2 | 15 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Routine | |
| 1993 | 139 | 5 | 6 | 10 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components | Routine | |
| 1992 | 136 | 4 | 7 | 11 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components | Routine | |
| 1991 | 193 | 8 | 8 | 11 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Caliper | Routine | |
| 1990 | 103 | 6 | — | 11 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc | Routine |
Which Oldsmobile Cutlass years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 1991 is the weakest year on record, with 193 complaints concentrated in the service brakes, hydraulic › foundation components › disc › caliper. It carries 8 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.