"How reliable is the 1998 Oldsmobile Aurora?"

"Based on 53 NHTSA complaints, the 1998 Oldsmobile Aurora has a median complaint mileage of 90850 miles. The most common issue is ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING."

"What are common problems with the 1998 Oldsmobile Aurora?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 1998 Oldsmobile Aurora is ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, accounting for a significant portion of the 53 total complaints filed."

1998 Oldsmobile Aurora: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 53 complaints

Total Complaints

90,850mi

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.

64,750 25th Percentile

90,850 Median Mileage

111,750 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

SUSPENSION:FRONT

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"THE HORN SENSOR IS NOT EASILY LOCATED IN EMERGENCY SITUATION. THIS IS DIFFICULT TO ACCESS WHEN DRIVER IS INABLE TO LOOK DOWN AT WHEEL TO FIND THE "SWEET SPOT" HORN PLACEMENT IN ORDER TO ENGAGE THE HORN. *AK"

"THE CONSUMER WAS WARMING THE VEHICLE UP, AND WHEN GETTING INTO THE VEHICLE AND DRIVING ABOUT ONE MILE, THE CONSUMER STARTED FELLING LIGHTHEADED. PULLED OVER AND OPENED THE DOOR TO GET SOME AIR AND NOTICED THERE WERE VAPORS GETTING INTO THE VEHICLE. CAN'T DETERMINE WHERE THE SMELL IS COMING FROM. ..."

"ENGINE HAS QUIT ON FOUR SEPERATE OCASSIONS BUT EACH TIME WAS ABLE TO RESTART ENGINE BY PUTING IN NEUTRAL AND TURNING KEY AND DRIVING NORMALLY AS IF NOTHING HAPPENED"

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