Oldsmobile 98: best and worst years
Every model year, ranked by owner complaints reported to NHTSA relative to time on the road. Click a year for its problems, recalls and trouble codes.
Held up best: 1993, 1996
The fewest complaints relative to years on the road - at most half the model's median rate.
199827 complaints · 0 recalls199730 complaints · 0 recalls1996solid year10 complaints · 2 recalls199530 complaints · 2 recalls199416 complaints · 1 recalls1993solid year13 complaints · 1 recalls199238 complaints · 1 recalls199147 complaints · 2 recalls199017 complaints · 2 recalls
Ranked by complaints per year on the road (age capped at 12 years), so older years do not lead just because they have been around longer. Years under 3 years old are not judged - they have not had time to show their problems. Rates are relative to this model only and are not adjusted for sales volume.