Reliability & cost of ownership

Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Reliability & Common Problems

How reliable is the Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars where on file — then open the year you're shopping for its AI reliability outlook where NHTSA has enough data.

Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme problems by model year

4 recall entries and 167 owner complaints on file across 3 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.

Year Recalls Complaints NCAP stars Full report
1997 Cutlass Supreme143No overall rating on fileAI reliability outlook →
1996 Cutlass Supreme247No overall rating on fileAI reliability outlook →
1995 Cutlass Supreme177No overall rating on fileAI reliability outlook →

Most-complained-about components

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.

  • air bags47 complaints
  • service brakes, hydraulic36 complaints
  • steering21 complaints
  • engine and engine cooling19 complaints
  • electrical system18 complaints
  • power train13 complaints
  • structure6 complaints
  • suspension5 complaints