Pontiac Aztek

Owners filed 566 complaints across 5 model years of the Pontiac Aztek. The 2001 drew the most (216); the 2005 the fewest (34).

Model years5

Complaints566

Recalls18

Fires13

Deaths0

Every Pontiac Aztek model year compared

Complaints per year

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Crashes	Most reported	Status
2005	34	1	—	2	Electrical System	Routine
2004	67	4	—	5	Electrical System	Routine
2003	128	4	6	5	Electrical System	Routine
2002	121	3	1	2	Electrical System	Routine
2001	216	6	6	14	Electrical System	Above average

Which Pontiac Aztek years should you avoid?

On raw complaint volume the 2001 is the weakest year on record, with 216 complaints concentrated in the electrical system. It carries 6 recalls.

Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.

Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.