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Oldsmobile Cutlass SupremeYears to avoid, problems & recalls

Based on 296 NHTSA owner complaints across 8 model years, no Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme year stands out as one to avoid, and the strongest years are 1990, 1994, 1996 and 1997. The Cutlass Supreme has 3 safety recalls on record.

Years to avoidNoneUse caution: 1995Best years'90 '94 '96 '97Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints296Top: Service brakes, hydraulicSafety recalls31987–1997 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Cutlass Supreme median. Tap a year for its full report.

'87'88'89'90'94'95'96'97
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
  • Not rated
1997Solid50/10043 complaints · 1 recall1996Solid50/10047 complaints · 2 recalls1995Caution34/10077 complaints · 1 recall1994Solid52/10043 complaints · 0 recalls1990Solid55/10038 complaints · 1 recall1989Not rated–/10023 complaints · 1 recall1988Not rated–/10022 complaints · 1 recall1987Not rated–/1003 complaints · 0 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme problems

All model years combined: 296 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Service brakes, hydraulic706
Air bags5117
Structure363
Engine and engine cooling333
Electrical system293
Steering293
Power train180
Suspension122
Vehicle speed control122
13 other systems553
3 recalls

Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

–Steering: rack and pinion03V-527 · 1996–1997 · Dec 11, 2003 · 750,283 vehicles–Structure00V-189 · 1988–1990 · Jul 11, 2000 · 713,435 vehicles–Air bags: frontal00V-171 · 1995–1996 · Jul 3, 2000 · 268,146 vehicles
11 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the Cutlass Supreme

  1. POWER RACK AND PINION STEERING FAILUREEA03019 · 1996–1997 · closed Dec 18, 2003
    Led to recall 03V-527
  2. POWER RACK AND PINION STEERING FAILURERQ03001 · 1996–1997 · closed Sep 15, 2003
    No recall
  3. STRUCTURERP01001 · 1988–1990 · closed Jun 13, 2002
    Led to recall 00V-189
  4. INADVERTENT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENTEA99026 · 1995–1996 · closed Dec 28, 2001
    Led to recall 00V-171
  5. INADVERTENT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENTSPE99027 · 1995 · closed Aug 31, 1999
    No recall
  6. INAPPROPRIATE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENTEA96023 · 1994 · closed Feb 13, 1998
    No recall
  7. STICKING THROTTLEEA92024 · 1987–1990 · closed Jan 31, 1994
    No recall
  8. W-CAR HINGE PIN FAILUREEA91055 · 1988–1989 · closed Aug 17, 1992
    No recall
  9. JACK FAILUREEA91049 · 1990 · closed Oct 28, 1992
    No recall
  10. JACK FAILUREPE91107 · 1990 · closed Nov 26, 1991
    No recall