1991 Oldsmobile Cutlass: Reliability Data
When Do Complaints Happen?
Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.
What Fails?
Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.
Severity Assessment
Sample Complaint Reports
"QUAD FOUR ENGINE REPEATED PROBLEMS WITH HEAD GASKETS CRACKING. TT"
"THE CAP COVERING WIRING TO DIRECTIONAL SIGNAL CONTROL FALLS OFF ONTO FLOOR, COULD FALL UNDER BRAKE/ACCELERATOR PEDAL; WOULD HINDER BRAKING AND ACCLERATION. TT"
"ELECTRICAL DRIVER SEAT,WENT IN RECLINE POSITION, VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM A 6:00 POSITION VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP. TT"
Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.
When Were Complaints Filed?
Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.
When Does Each Component Fail?
Median mileage at complaint for top components.
Where Are Complaints Coming From?
Top states by complaint count.
Who Files Complaints?
Oldsmobile Cutlass — Other Years
See how this model compares across different model years.
Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.
Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.
Data through: 2026-03-28
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