Acura TSX vs Pontiac Vibe

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure	Acura TSX	Pontiac Vibe
Complaints on file	855	2,133
Model years covered	2004–2014	2000–2014
Worst model year	2004	2009
Best model year	2007	2008
Crashes reported	61	138
Fires reported	6	8
Injuries reported	30	114
Deaths reported	2	1
Most complained-about part	Steering	Airbags
Share of complaints involving harm	11.6%	12.2%

Acura TSX by year

195 64 68 29 42 113 86 52 158 40 8

04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Steering 223 26.1%

Airbags 122 14.3%

Brakes 87 10.2%

Electrical System 84 9.8%

Engine & Cooling 80 9.4%

Transmission & Drivetrain 39 4.6%

Seats 30 3.5%

Body & Structure 26 3.0%

Pontiac Vibe by year

1 1 2 340 315 337 199 202 68 600 67 1

00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 14

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Airbags 1,011 47.4%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 206 9.7%

Engine & Cooling 168 7.9%

Transmission & Drivetrain 137 6.4%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 118 5.5%

Electrical System 96 4.5%

Body & Structure 63 3.0%

Steering 58 2.7%