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Oldsmobile Silhouette years to avoidWhat NHTSA complaint data does and doesn’t say
We compared 9 model years of the Oldsmobile Silhouette by owner complaints to NHTSA, adjusted for how long each year has been on the road. No single year stands far above the rest.
Complaints per year on the road
1.0 = typical year for this model
| Year | Complaints | Per year on road | Index | Recalls | Crashes | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 11 | 0 | 0.1 | 3 | 2 | Fewest complaints |
| 2003 | 39 | 2 | 0.5 | 5 | 6 | Fewest complaints |
| 2002 | 59 | 2 | 0.7 | 5 | 1 | Typical |
| 2001 | 85 | 3 | 1.0 | 9 | 6 | Typical |
| 2000 | 118 | 4 | 1.3 | 8 | 3 | Typical |
| 1999 | 153 | 5 | 1.7 | 7 | 9 | Typical |
| 1998 | 178 | 6 | 1.9 | 10 | 6 | Typical |
| 1997 | 105 | 4 | 1.1 | 9 | 4 | Typical |
| 1996 | 23 | 1 | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | Fewest complaints |
- 200411 complaints · 3 recallsFewest complaints
- 200339 complaints · 5 recallsFewest complaints
- 200259 complaints · 5 recallsTypical
- 200185 complaints · 9 recallsTypical
- 2000118 complaints · 8 recallsTypical
- 1999153 complaints · 7 recallsTypical
- 1998178 complaints · 10 recallsTypical
- 1997105 complaints · 9 recallsTypical
- 199623 complaints · 2 recallsFewest complaints
Data from NHTSA Complaints & Recalls APIs · synced Nov 12, 2026
Fewest complaints for their age: 2004, 1996, 2003.
About this comparison
What Oldsmobile Silhouette years have the most complaints?
No Oldsmobile Silhouette model year drew more than twice the typical complaint rate among the 9 model years compared. The highest was 1998.
Is this a reliability rating?
No. These are counts of unverified owner complaints to NHTSA. They are not adjusted for how many cars were sold, so a popular year can collect more complaints. Use them to find patterns, then read the reports.
Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.