FaultScore

Ducati 1000GT vs Pontiac Pontiac

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 Ducati 1000GT Pontiac Pontiac
Complaints on file 53 132
Model years covered 2006–2009 1971–2003
Worst model year 2007 2003
Best model year 2009 2001
Crashes reported 0 6
Fires reported 0 10
Injuries reported 0 9
Deaths reported 0 1
Most complained-about part Fuel & Propulsion Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm 0% 19.7%

Ducati 1000GT by year

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

What breaks

Body & Structure 2 3.8%
Steering 1 1.9%
Equipment & Accessories 1 1.9%

Pontiac Pontiac 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 28 21.2%
Electrical System 16 12.1%
Lights 14 10.6%
Brakes 11 8.3%
Body & Structure 11 8.3%
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 8 6.1%
Steering 7 5.3%
Fuel & Propulsion 7 5.3%