New York safety inspections
Share of first inspections failed on safety, by model year. Older cars fail more as miles build up, so compare each year with the average car of the same year.
NY DMV Vehicle Inspections, initial inspections since Aug 2021 · how we count
Year by year
| Model year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 7 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
A model year gets its own page when it has enough data for at least three sections
Most common problems
- Steering4
- Engine and engine cooling4
- Structure3
- Electrical system3
- Seat belts2
- Power train2
- Wheels1
- Visibility1
NHTSA ODI complaints, all model years
Fatal crashes in the US
From 2020 to 2023, 36 Cutlass Ciera vehicles were involved in crashes on US public roads in which someone died, and 36 people died inside them. These are counts, not crash rates: a model with more cars on the road shows up more often, and people killed outside the vehicle are not counted here.
| Model year | Vehicles in fatal crashes | Deaths in the vehicle |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 2 | 2 |
| 1995 | 6 | 4 |
| 1994 | 8 | 11 |
| 1993 | 2 | 2 |
| 1992 | 9 | 9 |
| 1991 | 2 | 2 |
| 1990 | 2 | 2 |
| 1989 | 3 | 3 |
| 1987 | 1 | 1 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), crash years 2020–2023 (public domain) · how we count
Fuel consumption by year
Official Canadian test results for 1 model years, best variant per year. Combined consumption ranges from 9.9 L/100 km.
| Year | Variant | City | Highway | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Cutlass Ciera · Mid-size · Regular gasoline | 11.3 | 8.2 | 9.9 |
Litres per 100 km. Natural Resources Canada, Fuel consumption ratings (open.canada.ca) · Open Government Licence – Canada
In New Zealand
1 Cutlass Ciera cars are on the New Zealand register; 0% arrived as used imports.
| Model year | Registered | Sold new in NZ | Used imports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi, Motor Vehicle Register (March 2026) · CC BY 4.0