"How reliable is the 1996 Oldsmobile Silhouette?"

"Based on 24 NHTSA complaints, the 1996 Oldsmobile Silhouette has a median complaint mileage of 111500 miles. The most common issue is Engine And Engine Cooling."

"What are common problems with the 1996 Oldsmobile Silhouette?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 1996 Oldsmobile Silhouette is Engine And Engine Cooling, accounting for a significant portion of the 24 total complaints filed."

1996 Oldsmobile Silhouette: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 24 complaints

Total Complaints

111,500mi

Median Mileage

Engine And Engine Cooling

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

83,750 25th Percentile

111,500 Median Mileage

120,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Engine And Engine Cooling

Gasoline

Motor

Door

Power Window Devices And Controls

Windshield Wiper/Washer

Tailgate

Unknown Or Other

Automatic Transmission

Power Adjust

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"PROBLEM WITH FLOOR CARPET."

"THE WINDSHIELD WIPER DOES NOT GO DOWN ALL THE WAY TO THE BOTTOM WHEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPER IS OFF, AND THIS CREATES A BLIND SPOT. WHEN THE WIPER IS IN MOTION FOR AN EXTENDED AMOUNT OF TIME, THE LOW SPEED WILL NOT OPERATE (THE HIGH SPEED STILL WORKS). *AK CONSUMER STATES THE WIPER CURRENTLY WILL N..."

"POWER SLIDING DOOR FAILED. QCAW"

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.

Engine And Engine Cooling 4 complaints

25th: 83,750 mi Median: 101,000 mi 75th: 119,500 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

OH: 5 MI: 4 CA: 2 AZ: 2 NE: 1 IN: 1 TN: 1 GA: 1 MD: 1 NH: 1

Who Files Complaints?

50%

Original Owners

50%

Second+ Owners

Oldsmobile Silhouette — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

Year	Complaints	Median Mileage	Top Issue	Crashes
1990	68	-	Retractor	1
1991	57	150,000	Door	5
1992	29	-	Retractor	1
1993	24	-	Retractor	1
1994	43	100,000	Windshield Wiper/Washer	3
1995	60	91,000	Door	7
1997	155	74,500	Headlights	6
1998	225	78,500	Headlights	7
1999	186	69,000	Engine And Engine Cooling	11
2000	139	58,876	Door	3
2001	113	57,860	Automatic Transmission	10
2002	102	44,072	Door	1
2003	40	45,000	Frontal	7

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