FaultScore

Chevrolet G20 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 Chevrolet G20 Pontiac Solstice
Complaints on file 355 874
Model years covered 1971–1999 2006–2009
Worst model year 1995 2007
Best model year 1994 2009
Crashes reported 44 38
Fires reported 17 4
Injuries reported 23 26
Deaths reported 1 0
Most complained-about part Brakes Airbags
Share of complaints involving harm 23.9% 7.8%

Chevrolet G20 by year

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

What breaks

Brakes 113 31.8%
Seat Belts 25 7.0%
Suspension 24 6.8%
Electrical System 23 6.5%
Engine & Cooling 22 6.2%
Body & Structure 15 4.2%
Acceleration & Cruise Control 14 3.9%

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%