1996 Oldsmobile Cutlass: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 160 complaints
160
Total Complaints
115,000mi
Median Mileage
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Top Issue
14
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

96,000 25th Percentile
115,000 Median Mileage
127,500 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
13
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
13
AIR BAGS
9
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
9
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
6
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
6
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
5
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
5
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
4
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
4

Severity Assessment

14
Crashes
5
Fires
16
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"SEAT BACK DOES NOT REMAIN STATIONARY WHEN STOPPING SUDDENLY. *SD"
"BECAUSE OF THE ANCHOR PLATE IS MISSING ON DRIVER'S SIDE, THE SEAT BELT GETS CAUGHT IN THE RETRACTOR. *AK"
"SEAT BELT NOT BOLTED TO FRAME, ALSO TAPPING PLATE IS MISSING."

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