Oldsmobile Aurora - Problems, Statistics, and Analysis

Oldsmobile Aurora owners have reported a total of 633 problems for their cars built in the 8 model years listed in the chart below. The chart shows the number of problems reported across all service years for each given model year of the Oldsmobile Aurora. The 2001 Oldsmobile Aurora cars have the most problems reported (181 problems).

Table 1. Total number of problems by model year for Oldsmobile Aurora

Model Year Number of Problems
  2003 Aurora
8
  2002 Aurora
38
  2001 Aurora
181
  2000 Aurora
5
  1999 Aurora
37
  1998 Aurora
53
  1997 Aurora
154
  1996 Aurora
149

🔍 Common problems of Oldsmobile Aurora

The following chart shows the 23 most common problems for Oldsmobile Aurora cars. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's fuel system, gasoline (105 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's electrical system (90 problems).

Table 2. Common problems of Oldsmobile Aurora

Problem Category Number of Problems
  Gasoline Fuel System
105
  Electrical System
90
  Engine And Engine Cooling
89
  Steering
62
  Service Brakes
43
  Exterior Lighting
33
  Suspension
25
  Power Train
23
  Vehicle Speed Control
21
  Structure
21
   
  Other Fuel System
20
  Visibility
18
  Equipment
17
  Unknown Or Other
13
  Air Bag
11
  Tire
9
  Wheel
9
  Seats
7
  Interior Lighting
6
  Electronic Stability Control
5
  Seat Belt
3
  Latches/locks/linkage
2
  Traction Control System
1

📉 Compare Reliability Across Model Years Using PPMY Index

It would not be fair to compare the Oldsmobile Aurora of an older model year to newer model years since older vehicles have been in service longer and thus are expected to have more problems. In order to compare the reliability across Aurora model years, we use the PPMY index which is defined as the problems reported per thousand vehicles per Year. A smaller PPMY index indicates greater reliability of the given model year cars.

    PPMY = P / S / Y * 1000,

where P = total problems reported during the life of a Oldsmobile Aurora model year; S = total units sold of the model year; Y = years since the debut of the model year (the age of the vehicle).

The results are shown in Table 3.

Table 3. Use PPMY Index to Compare Reliability Across Aurora Model Years

Aurora
Model Year
Problems Sales [1] Vehicle
Age
PPMY Index
  2003 83,54821    
0.11
  2002 3810,86222    
0.16
  2001 18150,04623    
0.16

📊 Number of Problems Reported During the First Year

Another way to measure the reliability across the model years of the Oldsmobile Aurora is to use the total number of problems reported during the vehicle's first year in service, as shown in the Table 4.

Table 4. Number of problems in vehicle's; first service year

Model YearProblems Reported
  2002 Aurora
3
  2001 Aurora
15
  1999 Aurora
4
  1998 Aurora
5
  1997 Aurora
8
  1996 Aurora
6


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