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Oldsmobile 88 problems by year
820 complaints across 6 model years, 1992–1999. 1998 draws the most at 213; 1999 the fewest at 106.
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Complaint volume tracks how many cars were sold as much as how reliable they were. A popular model year will always look worse than a rare one. Compare the dominant failure system between years rather than the raw totals.
Every model year
| Year | Complaints | Top reported system | Crashes | Fires | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 109 | Service brakes, hydraulic (32.1%) | 15 | 11 | 2 |
| 1995 | 150 | Engine and engine cooling (14.7%) | 20 | 9 | 2 |
| 1996 | 113 | Engine and engine cooling (21.2%) | 7 | 9 | 0 |
| 1997 | 129 | Engine and engine cooling (25.6%) | 4 | 21 | 0 |
| 1998 | 213most | Engine and engine cooling (40.8%) | 10 | 19 | 0 |
| 1999 | 106 | Engine and engine cooling (32.1%) | 0 | 14 | 0 |