"How reliable is the 2000 Oldsmobile Bravada?"

"Based on 104 NHTSA complaints, the 2000 Oldsmobile Bravada has a median complaint mileage of 79152 miles. The most common issue is ELECTRICAL SYSTEM."

"What are common problems with the 2000 Oldsmobile Bravada?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2000 Oldsmobile Bravada is ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, accounting for a significant portion of the 104 total complaints filed."

2000 Oldsmobile Bravada: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 104 complaints

104

Total Complaints

79,152mi

Median Mileage

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

59,000 25th Percentile

79,152 Median Mileage

129,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS

SUSPENSION:FRONT

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"THIS VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE THE WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASH PANEL TO LET CONSUMER KNOW THAT THE DOOR IS OPEN. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, DEALER TOLD CONSUMER THAT THIS IS NOT A STANDARD. PROCEDURE. *AK"

"A BLOWN FUSE CAUSED THEM BRAKE TO FEEL MUSHY AND CONSUMER COULD NOT GET THE SHIFT LEVER OUT OF PARK, WIRE PINCHED IN LEFT MOTOR MOUNT WHEN ENGINE ROCKS CAUSING FUSE TO BLOW. NLM"

"WHENEVER THE DOORS ARE AJAR & NOT FULLY SHUT, THERE IS NO WARNING CHIMES OR LIGHTS TO INDICATE THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM. *AK"

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.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 11 complaints

25th: 79,152 mi Median: 130,000 mi 75th: 160,000 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

WV: 12 OH: 9 MO: 6 NJ: 6 MI: 5 TX: 5 NM: 5 PA: 5 CT: 5 VA: 4

Who Files Complaints?

33.7%

Original Owners

66.3%

Second+ Owners

Oldsmobile Bravada — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

Year	Complaints	Median Mileage	Top Issue	Crashes
1991	61	-	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP	4
1992	65	-	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP	10
1993	54	-	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP	6
1994	116	-	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP	20
1996	104	88,746	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP	5
1997	158	68,508	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	7
1998	139	71,000	VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR	7
1999	99	74,190	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION	14
2001	47	60,000	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION	3
2002	337	42,700	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	24
2003	37	55,800	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	3
2004	23	82,274	UNKNOWN OR OTHER	10

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