FaultScore

Audi A5 Cabriolet vs Pontiac Pontiac

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 Audi A5 Cabriolet Pontiac Pontiac
Complaints on file 53 132
Model years covered 2010–2017 1971–2003
Worst model year 2011 2003
Best model year 2010 2001
Crashes reported 1 6
Fires reported 0 10
Injuries reported 1 9
Deaths reported 0 1
Most complained-about part Airbags Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm 3.8% 19.7%

Audi A5 Cabriolet by year

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

What breaks

Airbags 41 77.4%
Engine & Cooling 8 15.1%
Other & Unspecified 2 3.8%
Electrical System 1 1.9%
Stability & Traction Control 1 1.9%

Pontiac Pontiac by year

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 28 21.2%
Electrical System 16 12.1%
Lights 14 10.6%
Brakes 11 8.3%
Body & Structure 11 8.3%
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 8 6.1%
Steering 7 5.3%
Fuel & Propulsion 7 5.3%