Reliability & cost of ownership
Oldsmobile Ciera Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Oldsmobile Ciera? 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 Ciera problems by model year
1 recall entry and 117 owner complaints on file across 2 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 Ciera | 1 | 83 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 1995 Ciera | 0 | 34 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Oldsmobile Ciera, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- service brakes29 complaints
- hydraulic29 complaints
- engine and engine cooling22 complaints
- power train14 complaints
- air bags11 complaints
- electrical system10 complaints
- structure7 complaints
- vehicle speed control6 complaints