KIA Forte 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	KIA Forte	Pontiac G6
Complaints on file	3,611	8,455
Model years covered	2009–2024	2003–2014
Worst model year	2017	2006
Best model year	2024	2010
Crashes reported	381	381
Fires reported	202	111
Injuries reported	228	201
Deaths reported	21	10
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Steering
Share of complaints involving harm	23%	8.3%

KIA Forte by year

1 317 214 406 272 645 326 203 432 190 217 103 95 42 102 46

09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 1,179 32.7%

Electrical System 322 8.9%

Other & Unspecified 322 8.9%

Airbags 294 8.1%

Brakes 219 6.1%

Transmission & Drivetrain 216 6.0%

Lights 178 4.9%

Steering 162 4.5%

Pontiac G6 by year

1 3 932 2,605 1,825 1,608 1,048 432 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 3,132 37.0%

Electrical System 1,002 11.9%

Lights 987 11.7%

Brakes 738 8.7%

Airbags 411 4.9%

Transmission & Drivetrain 385 4.6%

Fuel & Propulsion 362 4.3%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 277 3.3%