1993 Oldsmobile 88: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 99 complaints
99
Total Complaints
120,000mi
Median Mileage
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Top Issue
13
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

58,500 25th Percentile
120,000 Median Mileage
120,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
13
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
10
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
7
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
7
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
6
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
3
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
3
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
3
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
3
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2

Severity Assessment

13
Crashes
13
Fires
10
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"VEHICLES FRONT WINDSHIELD CRACKS VERY EASILY. 2ND TIME REPLACED. TT"
"NOTICE SMOKE COMING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT AROUND THE FUEL INJECTION AREA, RESULTED IN TOTALLED. TT"
"ABS INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON, ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, SEATBELT FAILURE. TT"

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

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