FaultScore

International Harvester 4700 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 International Harvester 4700 Pontiac Pontiac
Complaints on file 53 132
Model years covered 1993–2001 1971–2003
Worst model year 2003
Best model year 2001
Crashes reported 6 6
Fires reported 6 10
Injuries reported 7 9
Deaths reported 1 1
Most complained-about part Brakes Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm 37.7% 19.7%

International Harvester 4700 by year

93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01
Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Brakes 19 35.8%
Steering 6 11.3%
Acceleration & Cruise Control 6 11.3%
Fuel & Propulsion 4 7.5%
Engine & Cooling 3 5.7%
Electrical System 3 5.7%
Body & Structure 3 5.7%
Suspension 3 5.7%

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%