Complaints by model year
Each bar is one model year. The most recent years are still collecting complaints.
NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026
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. Best against its own year: 1986.
NY DMV Vehicle Inspections, initial inspections since Aug 2021 · how we count
Year by year
| Model year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 Cutlass Supreme | 43 | 1 |
| 1996 Cutlass Supreme | 47 | 2 |
| 1995 Cutlass Supreme | 77 | 1 |
| 1994 Cutlass Supreme | 43 | 0 |
| 1990 Cutlass Supreme | 38 | 1 |
| 1989 Cutlass Supreme | 23 | 1 |
| 1988 Cutlass Supreme | 22 | 1 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
A model year gets its own page when it has enough data for at least three sections
Most common problems
- Service brakes, hydraulic71
- Air bags51
- Structure36
- Engine and engine cooling33
- Steering29
- Electrical system29
- Power train18
- Vehicle speed control12
NHTSA ODI complaints, all model years
Fatal crashes in the US
From 2020 to 2023, 24 Cutlass Supreme vehicles were involved in crashes on US public roads in which someone died, and 19 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1 | 1 |
| 1996 | 3 | 3 |
| 1995 | 4 | 4 |
| 1994 | 2 | 2 |
| 1993 | 2 | 1 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 1 |
| 1987 | 2 | 1 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 1 |
| 1984 | 1 | 1 |
| 1983 | 2 | 3 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 1 |
NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), crash years 2020–2023 (public domain) · how we count
Fuel consumption by year
Official Canadian test results for 3 model years, best variant per year. Combined consumption ranges from 11.4–12.2 L/100 km.
| Year | Variant | City | Highway | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Cutlass Supreme · Mid-size · Regular gasoline | 13.4 | 8.9 | 11.4 |
| 1996 | Cutlass Supreme · Mid-size · Regular gasoline | 13.9 | 9.3 | 11.8 |
| 1995 | Cutlass Supreme · Mid-size · Regular gasoline | 14.6 | 9.3 | 12.2 |
Litres per 100 km. Natural Resources Canada, Fuel consumption ratings (open.canada.ca) · Open Government Licence – Canada
In New Zealand
3 Cutlass Supreme cars are on the New Zealand register; 100% arrived as used imports.
| Model year | Registered | Sold new in NZ | Used imports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi, Motor Vehicle Register (March 2026) · CC BY 4.0
Recalls
3 campaigns cover the Cutlass Supreme.
CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES HAVE LOWER PINION BEARINGS IN THE POWER RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY IN WHICH THE RETAINER TABS WERE NOT CRIMPED PROPERLY. THESE RETAINERS COULD FAIL AND PERMIT THE BALL BEARINGS TO ESCAPE.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE STATES OF CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT, WEST VIRGINIA, WISCONSIN, AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, WHERE ROAD SALT USE IS HEAVY. A CONDITION WHERE ONE OR BOTH FRONT ENGINE CRADLE BOLTS CAN PULL THROUGH THE RETAINERS DUE TO CORROSION OF THE RETAINERS.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. CORROSION OF THE AIR BAG INFLATOR'S INTERNAL WIRING, WHICH CAN OCCUR OVER TIME, COULD CAUSE THE INADVERTENT DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG. THIS DEPLOYMENT COULD OCCUR DURING VEHICLE START-UP, WHILE THE VEHICLE IS PARKED OR IDLING, OR WHILE IN OPERATION.
NHTSA recalls