1994 Oldsmobile Cutlass: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 200 complaints
200
Total Complaints
75,000mi
Median Mileage
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Top Issue
21
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

61,008 25th Percentile
75,000 Median Mileage
107,715 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
18
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
11
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
9
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
8
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
8
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
7
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
5
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
5
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING
5
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
4

Severity Assessment

21
Crashes
2
Fires
13
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"WHEN DRIVING CAME TO A STOP SIGN CAR ACCELERATED AND WHEN STARTED CAR IT HESITATED CAR BEEN TO DEALER ABOUT FIVE TIMES WITH THIS PROBLEM NOT BEING FOUND. TT"
"UPON IMPACT, DURING FRONT CRASH AT APPROX. 25MPH, 10:00 ON FRONT BUMPER, AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. TT"
"DURING FRONTEND COLLISION AT 40MPH AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY CAUSING MINOR INJURIES TO DRIVER. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. 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