Pontiac G8

Owners filed 216 complaints across 3 model years of the Pontiac G8. The 2009 drew the most (144); the 2010 the fewest (1).

Model years3

Complaints216

Recalls8

Fires2

Deaths0

Every Pontiac G8 model year compared

Complaints per year

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Crashes	Most reported	Status
2010	1	0	—	—	Electronic Stability Control (esc)	Routine
2009	144	4	1	6	Air Bags	Routine
2008	71	4	1	2	Air Bags	Routine

Which Pontiac G8 years should you avoid?

On raw complaint volume the 2009 is the weakest year on record, with 144 complaints concentrated in the air bags. It carries 4 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.