Oldsmobile Bravada - Problems, Statistics, and Analysis

Oldsmobile Bravada owners have reported a total of 1,048 problems for their cars built in the 9 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 Bravada. The 2002 Oldsmobile Bravada cars have the most problems reported (340 problems).

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

Model Year	Number of Problems
2004 Bravada	23
2003 Bravada	36
2002 Bravada	340
2001 Bravada	47
2000 Bravada	104
1999 Bravada	98
1998 Bravada	138
1997 Bravada	158
1996 Bravada	104

🔍 Common problems of Oldsmobile Bravada

The following chart shows the 24 most common problems for Oldsmobile Bravada cars. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's electrical system (143 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's power train (136 problems).

Table 2. Common problems of Oldsmobile Bravada

Problem Category	Number of Problems
Electrical System	143
Power Train	136
Engine And Engine Cooling	126
Visibility	101
Suspension	95
Service Brakes	92
Exterior Lighting	46
Structure	40
Steering	39
Air Bag	38

Gasoline Fuel System	35
Vehicle Speed Control	27
Seat Belt	23
Seats	23
Other Fuel System	18
Equipment	18
Unknown Or Other	15
Tire	11
Wheel	8
Latches/locks/linkage	6
Interior Lighting	3
Air Brake	3
Electronic Stability Control	1
Parking Brake	1

📉 Compare Reliability Across Model Years Using PPMY Index

It would not be fair to compare the Oldsmobile Bravada 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 Bravada 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 Bravada 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 Bravada Model Years

Bravada Model Year	Problems	Sales [1]	Vehicle Age	PPMY Index
2004	23	3,475	19	0.35
2003	36	8,642	20	0.21
2002	340	28,711	21	0.56
2001	47	10,935	22	0.20
2000	104	33,184	23	0.14

📊 Number of Problems Reported During the First Year

Another way to measure the reliability across the model years of the Oldsmobile Bravada 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 Year	Problems Reported
2004 Bravada	3
2003 Bravada	2
2002 Bravada	66
2001 Bravada	7
2000 Bravada	17
1999 Bravada	15
1998 Bravada	8
1997 Bravada	6
1996 Bravada	5

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