2003 Oldsmobile Bravada: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 37 complaints
37
Total Complaints
55,800mi
Median Mileage
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Top Issue
3
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

36,157 25th Percentile
55,800 Median Mileage
107,750 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
5
AIR BAGS
4
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
3
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
2
STEERING
2
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
1
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
1
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
1

Severity Assessment

3
Crashes
1
Fires
5
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHEN POWER APPLIED, STRANDING THE VEHICLE IN INTERSECTIONS AND MAKING EMERGENCY MANUVERING EXTREMELY DIFFICULT."
"THIRD TIME IN LESS THAN 4 MONTHS THAT VEHICLE HAS HAD COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE. TWO INCIDENCES WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE WOULD NOT START FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES. WE HAVE TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE TWICE AND ARE TOLD THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG, UNTIL WE SAW THE SAME TYPE OF COMPLAINTS LISTED AT THIS W..."
"WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH VEHICLE CONSTANTLY SHIFTS AND JERKS. DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE THREE TIMES, BUT HAS BEEN UNABLE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *AK"

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