Pontiac G6
Owners filed 5,890 complaints across 9 model years of the Pontiac G6. The 2006 drew the most (1,910).
Model years9
Complaints5,890
Recalls31
Fires79
Deaths6
Which Pontiac G6 years should you avoid?
Going by 5,890 owner complaints filed with NHTSA, the Pontiac G6 years to avoid are 2006.
- 20061,910 complaints, 2.1× a typical G6 year, most often about the steering.
How this is worked out: each year is compared with a typical year of the same model, which takes most of the difference in sales out of it, and its share of serious failures is compared with every other car of the same model year, because older cars were complained about differently. A year needs 25 complaints to be judged at all. Complaints are unverified owner reports. Full method →
Every Pontiac G6 model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2010 | 272 | 3 | 1 | 10 | Steering | Above average | |
| 2009 | 713 | 5 | 20 | 26 | Steering | High concern | |
| 2008 | 1,080 | 5 | 19 | 37 | Steering | Fatalities reported | |
| 2007 | 1,232 | 5 | 24 | 54 | Steering | Fatalities reported | |
| 2006Avoid | 1,910 | 7 | 11 | 90 | Steering | Fatalities reported | |
| 2005 | 679 | 6 | 4 | 26 | Steering | Above average | |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | — | — | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Exterior Lighting | Routine |
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.