Reliability & cost of ownership
Ultimate Advantage Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Ultimate Advantage? 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.
Ultimate Advantage problems by model year
5 recall entries and 10 owner complaints on file across 4 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 Advantage | 1 | 2 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2003 Advantage | 0 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 1998 Advantage | 2 | 6 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 1997 Advantage | 2 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Ultimate Advantage, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- tires4 complaints
- suspension3 complaints
- electrical system1 complaint
- visibility1 complaint
- fuel system1 complaint
- gasoline1 complaint
- equipment1 complaint