Chevrolet Tracker 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 Tracker	Pontiac Montana
Complaints on file	587	1,451
Model years covered	1989–2004	1997–2008
Worst model year	2000	2000
Best model year	1998	2006
Crashes reported	94	98
Fires reported	8	18
Injuries reported	69	117
Deaths reported	0	6
Most complained-about part	Suspension	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	29.1%	16.5%

Chevrolet Tracker by year

1 1 1 1 3 12 4 15 82 160 105 82 98 22

89 90 92 93 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04

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

What breaks

Suspension 102 17.4%

Body & Structure 86 14.7%

Engine & Cooling 56 9.5%

Brakes 49 8.3%

Airbags 47 8.0%

Electrical System 42 7.2%

Steering 36 6.1%

Transmission & Drivetrain 35 6.0%

Pontiac Montana by year

25 62 329 310 208 161 117 46 130 61 2

97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 08

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 300 20.7%

Body & Structure 122 8.4%

Electrical System 120 8.3%

Transmission & Drivetrain 102 7.0%

Airbags 99 6.8%

Fuel & Propulsion 99 6.8%

Brakes 93 6.4%

Doors, Latches & Locks 77 5.3%