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Oldsmobile Bravada reliability.
Is it reliable? Mostly. About as many complaints as the average car.
About average · 2000–2001
20012nd generation
What owners say on YouTube
1996–2001 Bravada · 200 most-watched videos
Owners praise
Owners complain about
Nothing stands out.
Fixes owners look up most
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2002–2004 Bravada · 200 most-watched videos
Owners praise
Owners complain about
Nothing stands out.
Fixes owners look up most
Before you buy, watch
Cold Start 2002 Oldsmobile Bravada Smart Trak + my review is I like these carsCaptain Namco · 4K views
The LAST Oldsmobile! Incredible SURVIVOR! 2002 Oldsmobile Bravada AWD SUV with 84k miles. For sale.EUROASIAN Bob · 3K views
Virtual Video Walk around of a silver 2002 Oldsmobile BravadaIssaquah Chev · 3K viewsPraise and complaints: the share of each generation's most-watched videos that mention a topic with a praise or trouble word next to it, in the title or what's said. YouTube rank: how positive owners and reviewers sound, compared with every car of the same model year. It measures tone, not failure rates. Videos belong to their creators; we link to them.
Looking at a 2001 or newer? Those are too new for a full complaint score (any score shown is partial, in gray), but YouTube owners like the 2001 best.
Fewest complaints
2000.
Only 1 Oldsmobile Bravada year has enough complaints and sales to score, too few for best and worst lists. 2000 drew a bit more than the average car's complaints.
Every year. Lower is better. Tap a year for its full report.
Show 4 older years (1996–1999, YouTube reviews only, no complaint data)
Newest year first. Red = worse than average, gray = about average or too few complaints to score. #1, #2… = that year's YouTube rank among the 9 Oldsmobile Bravada years with enough videos (#1 = the year owners and reviewers talk about most positively). It is not a reliability rank.
Scores before 2010 are rough: fewer owners filed complaints back then.
YouTube rank: we read 395 YouTube videos about the Oldsmobile Bravada, 1996 to 2004, and ranked every year by how much they praise it vs. how much they talk about problems. YouTube's favorite: 2001. Old cars rank lower partly because most of their videos are repair and restoration videos. A gray dot means not enough data yet: under 10 videos, or a new year with no owner complaints to compare.
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Quick answers.
Is the Oldsmobile Bravada reliable?
Mostly. It draws about as many complaints as the average car, and YouTube owners sound happier with it than with most cars its age. No year beat the average car. The year with the fewest complaints, 2000, still drew 1.3× the average.
Is the Oldsmobile Bravada a good car?
It is about average, by owner complaints to the government per car sold (2000-2001: Lemon Index 107; 100 is average). Some years are much better than others: 2000 drew the fewest complaints.
What are the best Oldsmobile Bravada years to buy?
Only 1 Oldsmobile Bravada years have enough data to score, so we don't list best years. 2000 drew the fewest complaints (a bit more than the average car's complaints).
What Oldsmobile Bravada years should you stay away from?
Only 1 Oldsmobile Bravada years have enough data to score, too few to single out years to avoid.
How many recalls does the Oldsmobile Bravada have?
23 safety recalls across the 5 model years we track. Most: 2002 (10), 2003 (7), 2000 (3). Each year's page lists them, and every Oldsmobile Bravada recall is in one list here.
What are the most common Oldsmobile Bravada problems?
Across every year, owners' complaints to the government name transmission & drivetrain, engine and electrical most. Some years are much worse than others: see the chart above.
Every year in one table
| Year | Index | Compared with average | Complaints | Top complaint | Recalls | Crash test | MPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 133 | a bit more than the average car's complaints | 46 | electrical (20%) | 3 | — | 16 |
| 2001 | – | too few complaints to score | 18 | electrical (22%) | 1 | — | 15 |
| 2002 | – | complaints only, too few sold to score | 175 | engine (24%) | 10 | — | 16 |
| 2003 | – | complaints only, too few sold to score | 6 | transmission & drivetrain (50%) | 7 | — | 15–16 |
| 2004 | – | complaints only, too few sold to score | 3 | airbags (67%) | 2 | — | 16 |
The Lemon Index counts owner complaints filed with the U.S. government (NHTSA) in a car's first 3 years, per car sold, against the average car of the same model years (100 = average, lower is better). It measures complaints, not crash safety. U.S. sales source: en.wikipedia.org. How it works
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