Pontiac Vibe
Owners filed 1,864 complaints across 12 model years of the Pontiac Vibe. The 2009 drew the most (527); the 2014 the fewest (1).
Model years12
Complaints1,864
Recalls51
Fires5
Deaths1
Every Pontiac Vibe model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2010 | 58 | 8 | — | 5 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2009 | 527 | 9 | 2 | 23 | Air Bags | Above average | |
| 2008 | 63 | 4 | — | 3 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2007 | 170 | 5 | 1 | 13 | Air Bags | Fatalities reported | |
| 2006 | 177 | 5 | — | 6 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2005 | 301 | 5 | 1 | 10 | Air Bags | Above average | |
| 2004 | 266 | 7 | 1 | 18 | Air Bags | Above average | |
| 2003 | 298 | 8 | — | 27 | Air Bags | Above average | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | Air Bags › Frontal | Routine | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Air Bags | Routine |
Which Pontiac Vibe years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2009 is the weakest year on record, with 527 complaints concentrated in the air bags. It carries 9 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.