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
Year by year
| Model year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 80 | 0 |
| 1998 Cutlass | 155 | 2 |
| 1997 Cutlass | 96 | 2 |
| 1996 | 123 | 0 |
| 1995 Cutlass | 156 | 3 |
| 1994 Cutlass | 148 | 4 |
| 1993 Cutlass | 139 | 4 |
| 1992 Cutlass | 136 | 3 |
| 1991 Cutlass | 193 | 6 |
| 1990 Cutlass | 103 | 6 |
| 1989 Cutlass | 113 | 6 |
| 1988 Cutlass | 74 | 6 |
| 1987 Cutlass | 16 | 2 |
| 1986 Cutlass | 23 | 3 |
| 1985 Cutlass | 18 | 3 |
| 1984 Cutlass | 16 | 2 |
| 1983 Cutlass | 5 | 2 |
| 1982 | 1 | 2 |
| 1981 | 3 | 2 |
A model year gets its own page when it has enough data for at least three sections
Most common problems
- Service brakes, hydraulic455
- Engine and engine cooling210
- Electrical system206
- Steering113
- Seat belts111
- Structure100
- Power train99
- Vehicle speed control95
NHTSA ODI complaints, all model years
Fatal crashes in the US
From 2020 to 2023, 10 Cutlass vehicles were involved in crashes on US public roads in which someone died, and 7 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 4 | 2 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 1 |
| 1978 | 2 | 2 |
| 1972 | 1 | 1 |
| 1970 | 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 1 model years, best variant per year. Combined consumption ranges from 12.2 L/100 km.
| Year | Variant | City | Highway | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Cutlass Cruiser Wagon · Station wagon: 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
98 Cutlass cars are on the New Zealand register; 65% arrived as used imports.
| Model year | Registered | Sold new in NZ | Used imports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1982 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 1978 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 1977 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 1976 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1975 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 1974 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1973 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 1972 | 11 | 1 | 9 |
| 1971 | 7 | 1 | 5 |
| 1970 | 9 | 2 | 7 |
| 1969 | 12 | 3 | 8 |
| 1968 | 11 | 0 | 7 |
| 1967 | 8 | 1 | 6 |
| 1966 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1965 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 1964 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 1963 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1961 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi, Motor Vehicle Register (March 2026) · CC BY 4.0
In Finland
26 Cutlass cars were in use in Finland on 30 Jun 2026: 92% petrol, 8% diesel. Mileage is the odometer reading at the last inspection.
| First registered | In use | Average mileage |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 5 | 60,000 km |
| 1972 | 6 | 41,000 km |
| 1970 | 6 | 61,000 km |
| 1969 | 9 | 47,000 km |
Traficom (Finnish Transport and Communications Agency), open data on vehicles in use, 30 Jun 2026 · CC BY 4.0
Recalls
38 campaigns cover the Cutlass; the latest 12 are below.
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.
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD IN OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE "SALT BELT" STATES: ALASKA, COLORADO, CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, IDAHO, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MONTANA, NEBRASKA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, NORTH DAKOTA, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, SOUTH DAKOTA, UTAH, VERMONT, WEST VIRGINIA, WISCONSIN, AND WYOMING. IF A BUILDUP OF SNOW OR ICE RESTRICTS THE MOVEMENT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER ARM, THE PIVOT HOUSING CAN CRACK AND THE WIPERS WILL NOT OPERATE.
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.
THE CENTER REAR SEAT BELT ANCHOR PLATE EXHIBITS STRESS CRACKS.
THE CENTER REAR SEAT BELT ANCHOR PLATE EXHIBITS STRESS CRACKS.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES AND MINI VANS ORIGINALLY SOLD OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE FOLLOWING STATES: CONNECTICUT, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, MAINE, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT AND WISCONSIN. THE REAR CRADLE BOLTS PULL THROUGH THE RETAINERS DUE TO CORROSION OF THE RETAINER. IF BOTH BOLTS PULL THROUGH, THE REAR CRADLE WOULD NOT LONGER BE SUPPORTED AT THESE MOUNTING LOCATIONS AND THE STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT CAN SEPARATE FROM THE STEERING GEAR.
SOME OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE A STRAINED OR SEPARATED WASHER/WIPER SWITCH POWER FEED WIRE.
THESE VEHICLES WERE ASSEMBLED WITH REAR OUTBOARD SAFETY BELT ANCHORAGES THAT MAY NOT WITHSTAND THE REQUIRED LOAD. THIS DOES NOT COMPLY WITH FMVSS NO.210, "SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY ANCHORAGES."
CRACKS DEVELOP IN THE WHEEL MOUNTING SURFACE. IF THESE CRACKS BECOME SEVERE ENOUGH, THE WHEEL WILL COMPLETELY SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE.
CRACKS DEVELOP IN THE WHEEL MOUNTING SURFACE. IF THESE CRACKS BECOME SEVERE ENOUGH, THE WHEEL WILL COMPLETELY SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE.
THE REAR WHEEL BRAKE HOSE(S) CAN CONTACT THE REAR SUSPENSION COMPONENTS CAUSING THE BRAKE HOSE(S) TO WEAR THROUGH.
THE BRAKE LINES CAN CONTACT THE TRANSMISSION MOUNTING BRACKET OF THE FRAME SIDE RAIL. THE LINES CAN WEAR THROUGH RESULTING IN LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID, AND EVENTUAL LOSS OF HALF THE VEHICLE BRAKING SYSTEM.
NHTSA recalls