Pontiac Best and Worst Years by Model
11 Pontiac models, 10,538 NHTSA owner complaints and 57 recall campaigns for model years 2005–2025. Pick a model to see which years to avoid and which are the safest bets.
Pontiac models ranked by owner complaints
Sorted by popularity. Years to avoid / best years come from each model’s own Complaint Index.
Verdicts are based on NHTSA owner complaints and recalls per model-year, compared within each model. This is not a reliability rating. How the Complaint Index works.
| Model | Years | Complaints | Recalls | Years to avoid | Best years | Top issue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pontiac Vibe | 2005–2014 | 1,297 | 17 | 2005, 2009 | 2008 | Airbags |
| Pontiac G6 | 2005–2014 | 5,884 | 10 | 2006, 2007 | 2010 | Steering |
| Pontiac Grand Prix | 2005–2008 | 749 | 3 | 2007 | 2005 | Electrical System |
| Pontiac Solstice | 2006–2010 | 727 | 5 | 2006, 2007 | — | Airbags |
| Pontiac GTO | 2005–2006 | 370 | 0 | — | — | Suspension, Wheels & Tires |
| Pontiac Torrent | 2006–2009 | 625 | 4 | 2006 | 2009 | Fuel System |
| Pontiac G5 | 2007–2010 | 381 | 6 | 2008 | — | Fuel System |
| Pontiac G8 | 2008–2010 | 216 | 4 | — | — | Airbags |
| Pontiac Montana | 2005–2008 | 119 | 6 | 2005 | — | Structure & Body |
| Pontiac Grand AM | 2005 | 102 | 2 | — | — | Electrical System |
| Pontiac Sunfire | 2005 | 68 | 0 | — | — | Electrical System |
Pontiac model years with the most complaints
Raw complaint counts (not adjusted for age or sales). Click through for the breakdown.
- 2006 Pontiac G6 · 1,910 complaints · 6 recalls Avoid
- 2007 Pontiac G6 · 1,231 complaints · 4 recalls Avoid
- 2008 Pontiac G6 · 1,079 complaints · 4 recalls Caution
- 2009 Pontiac G6 · 712 complaints · 4 recalls Caution
- 2005 Pontiac G6 · 679 complaints · 5 recalls Good
- 2009 Pontiac Vibe · 527 complaints · 9 recalls Avoid
- 2005 Pontiac Vibe · 301 complaints · 5 recalls Avoid
- 2007 Pontiac Solstice · 289 complaints · 4 recalls Avoid
- 2010 Pontiac G6 · 272 complaints · 2 recalls Best
- 2006 Pontiac Solstice · 243 complaints · 4 recalls Avoid
How we rank Pontiac years
For each model we compare its own model years using the Complaint Index: complaints, crashes, fires, injuries, deaths and “Do Not Drive” recalls reported to NHTSA, adjusted for how long each year has been on the road. The top quarter of a model’s years is marked Avoid, the bottom quarter Best. Because NHTSA publishes no sales data, models are not ranked against each other. Full details in the methodology.