FaultScore

Kawasaki Ninja 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 Kawasaki Ninja Pontiac Pontiac
Complaints on file 53 132
Model years covered 1996–2021 1971–2003
Worst model year 2003
Best model year 2001
Crashes reported 7 6
Fires reported 0 10
Injuries reported 6 9
Deaths reported 0 1
Most complained-about part Engine & Cooling Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm 24.5% 19.7%

Kawasaki Ninja by year

96 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 14 18 19 21
Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 10 18.9%
Transmission & Drivetrain 10 18.9%
Body & Structure 6 11.3%
Fuel & Propulsion 6 11.3%
Electrical System 4 7.5%
Suspension 4 7.5%
Acceleration & Cruise Control 3 5.7%
Steering 2 3.8%

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%