FaultScore

Chevrolet Lumina APV vs Pontiac Montana

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 Lumina APV Pontiac Montana
Complaints on file 598 1,451
Model years covered 1987–1999 1997–2008
Worst model year 1995 2000
Best model year 1996 2006
Crashes reported 49 98
Fires reported 24 18
Injuries reported 31 117
Deaths reported 0 6
Most complained-about part Body & Structure Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm 17.4% 16.5%

Chevrolet Lumina APV by year

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

What breaks

Pontiac Montana by year

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

What breaks