Reliability & cost of ownership
Oldsmobile Aurora Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Oldsmobile Aurora? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars — then open the year you're shopping for a full reliability and repair-cost forecast.
Oldsmobile Aurora problems by model year
12 recall entries and 783 owner complaints on file across 9 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 Aurora | 2 | 8 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2002 Aurora | 2 | 25 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2001 Aurora | 1 | 118 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2000 Aurora | 0 | 4 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 1999 Aurora | 2 | 33 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 1998 Aurora | 0 | 49 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 1997 Aurora | 1 | 125 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 1996 Aurora | 2 | 100 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 1995 Aurora | 2 | 321 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Oldsmobile Aurora, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- fuel system287 complaints
- gasoline264 complaints
- electrical system106 complaints
- engine and engine cooling101 complaints
- steering67 complaints
- power train54 complaints
- service brakes50 complaints
- hydraulic42 complaints