FaultScore

Audi Q3 vs Pontiac Solstice

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 Q3 Pontiac Solstice
Complaints on file 355 874
Model years covered 2008–2026 2006–2009
Worst model year 2020 2007
Best model year 2019 2009
Crashes reported 11 38
Fires reported 3 4
Injuries reported 5 26
Deaths reported 0 0
Most complained-about part Electrical System Airbags
Share of complaints involving harm 5.4% 7.8%

Audi Q3 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 56 15.8%
Steering 18 5.1%
Airbags 16 4.5%
Transmission & Drivetrain 12 3.4%

Pontiac Solstice by year

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

What breaks

Airbags 540 61.8%
Brakes 55 6.3%
Seats 39 4.5%
Body & Structure 16 1.8%
Other & Unspecified 11 1.3%