GMC Jimmy 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	GMC Jimmy	Pontiac G6
Complaints on file	3,778	8,448
Model years covered	1982–2004	2003–2014
Worst model year	1995	2006
Best model year	2001	2010
Crashes reported	421	381
Fires reported	70	111
Injuries reported	214	198
Deaths reported	7	10
Most complained-about part	Brakes	Steering
Share of complaints involving harm	18.8%	8.3%

GMC Jimmy by year

1 2 5 6 3 6 15 17 15 139 134 263 424 713 605 421 355 202 307 141 1 3

82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 03 04

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

What breaks

Brakes 1,334 35.3%

Engine & Cooling 343 9.1%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 336 8.9%

Suspension 289 7.6%

Electrical System 235 6.2%

Transmission & Drivetrain 231 6.1%

Fuel & Propulsion 172 4.6%

Airbags 111 2.9%

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%