Dodge Stratus vs Pontiac G6

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	Dodge Stratus	Pontiac G6
Complaints on file	3,617	8,448
Model years covered	1992–2007	2003–2014
Worst model year	1996	2006
Best model year	2003	2010
Crashes reported	294	381
Fires reported	272	111
Injuries reported	172	198
Deaths reported	3	10
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Steering
Share of complaints involving harm	20.5%	8.3%

Dodge Stratus by year

1 462 776 451 334 344 270 269 193 110 196 99 110 2

92 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 1,051 29.1%

Brakes 425 11.8%

Transmission & Drivetrain 310 8.6%

Steering 308 8.5%

Suspension 300 8.3%

Electrical System 262 7.2%

Airbags 199 5.5%

Fuel & Propulsion 115 3.2%

Pontiac G6 by year

1 3 932 2,602 1,825 1,608 1,044 432 1

03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 14

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

What breaks

Steering 3,129 37.0%

Electrical System 1,000 11.8%

Lights 987 11.7%

Brakes 738 8.7%

Airbags 411 4.9%

Transmission & Drivetrain 383 4.5%

Fuel & Propulsion 362 4.3%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 277 3.3%