Pontiac Trans AM
Owners filed 116 complaints across 12 model years of the Pontiac Trans AM. The 2002 drew the most (32).
Which Pontiac Trans AM years should you avoid?
Not enough of the record to single a year out. Fewer than 4 Pontiac Trans AM model years have at least 25 complaints and are old enough to judge, so any ranking would be noise. The table below has every year as filed.
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 Trans AM model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 32 | 0 | — | 5 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine | Fatalities reported | |
| 2001 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Routine | |
| 2000 | 11 | 0 | — | 1 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Routine | |
| 1999 | 16 | 0 | — | 2 | Power Train › Driveline › Differential Unit | Routine | |
| 1998 | 11 | 0 | — | 1 | Power Train › Driveline › Differential Unit | Routine | |
| 1997 | 12 | 0 | 1 | — | Exterior Lighting › Headlights | Routine | |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 | — | — | Suspension | Routine | |
| 1995 | 5 | 0 | — | 1 | Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist System | Routine | |
| 1994 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Vehicle Speed Control | Routine | |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System | Routine | |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 | — | — | Fuel System, Gasoline | Routine | |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 | — | — | Vehicle Speed Control | Routine |
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.