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Oldsmobile 98 at salvage auctions

Copart 1995 Oldsmobile 98 REGENCY ELITE 1G3CX52K7S4305690 Front End208,164 mi Jan 27 Copart 1993 Oldsmobile 98 REGENCY ELITE 1G3CW53L1P4319876 Front End123,313 mi Jan 24 Copart 1985 Oldsmobile 98 REGENCY BROUGHAM 1G3CW693XF4345193 All Over145,432 mi Jan 24 Copart 1989 Oldsmobile 98 REGENCY BROUGHAM 1G3CW54C5K4313022 Rear End186,859 mi Copart 1996 Oldsmobile 98 REGENCY ELITE 1G3CX52K5T4314101 Front End112,946 mi Copart 1983 Oldsmobile 98 REGENCY BROUGHAM 1G3AW69Y6DM909888 Rear End94,213 mi Copart 1992 Oldsmobile 98 REGENCY ELITE 1G3CW53L2N4333704 Front End172,521 mi Copart 1992 Oldsmobile 98 REGENCY 1G3CX53L5N4305599 Rear End222,601 mi Copart 1983 Oldsmobile 98 REGENCY BROUGHAM 1G3AW69Y0DM836470 Front End574,724 mi

Oldsmobile 98: model passport

Everything our database knows about the Oldsmobile 98: salvage auction lots, owner complaints to NHTSA, recalls, crash-test stars and real sale prices.

At salvage auctions

Cars9
Median retail value$3,139
Median repair cost, % of value116%
Median odometer133,367 mi
Run and drive83%
Primary damage
  1. Front End 5 56%
  2. Rear End 3 33%
  3. All Over 1 11%
Yard state
  1. SC2 22%
  2. AL1 11%
  3. DE1 11%
  4. IA1 11%
  5. IL1 11%
  6. IN1 11%
  7. NE1 11%
  8. NV1 11%

Median is the middle: half the cars are below it, half above. Retail value (Copart's Est. Retail Value) and repair cost are the auction's estimates, not sale prices. Odometer median counts only readings marked actual.

Owner complaints to NHTSA

417 complaints about the Oldsmobile 98 (all model years) sent by owners to the US road safety regulator.

Complaints417
With a crash31
With a fire10
Injured33
Deaths0
What fails: complaints by system
  1. Brakes 83 20%
  2. Electrical system
    median 117,000 mi at failure     45 11%
  3. Seats and seat belts
    median 36,823 mi at failure     43 10%
  4. Engine and cooling
    median 89,572 mi at failure     40 10%
  5. Airbags
    median 118,485 mi at failure     33 8%
  6. Transmission and drivetrain
    median 116,485 mi at failure     25 6%
  7. Steering
    median 97,595 mi at failure     22 5%
  8. Visibility, wipers, sunroof
    median 22,647 mi at failure     16 4%
  9. Body and structure
    median 140,000 mi at failure     16 4%
  10. Speed control 16 4%
Complaints by model year
1990
711995
1999

Recalls

32 recall campaigns for the Oldsmobile 98.

Recall campaigns by model year
21990
2
21995
21996

Real sale prices

6 sales of the Oldsmobile 98 at US government auctions, median price $300. All real prices →

Sources: our Copart lot database; NHTSA owner complaints, recalls and NCAP; open sale records of US cities and the US Treasury. Complaints are reports from owners, not confirmed defects; more popular models get more of them. Median: half are below, half above.