Pontiac G5

Owners filed 381 complaints across 4 model years of the Pontiac G5. The 2007 drew the most (188); the 2010 the fewest (2).

Model years4

Complaints381

Recalls21

Fires4

Deaths6

Every Pontiac G5 model year compared

Complaints per year

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Crashes	Most reported	Status
2010	2	4	—	—	Steering	Routine
2009	76	6	—	9	Fuel/Propulsion System	Routine
2008	115	5	2	15	Fuel/Propulsion System	Fatalities reported
2007	188	6	2	16	Steering	Fatalities reported

Which Pontiac G5 years should you avoid?

On raw complaint volume the 2007 is the weakest year on record, with 188 complaints concentrated in the steering. 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.