Lexus LX vs Pontiac Trans AM

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	Lexus LX	Pontiac Trans AM
Complaints on file	79	196
Model years covered	1999–2026	1969–2002
Worst model year	—	2002
Best model year	—	1998
Crashes reported	0	18
Fires reported	3	6
Injuries reported	0	9
Deaths reported	0	2
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm	3.8%	17.9%

Lexus LX by year

8 8 4 7 1 7 1 4 2 5 1 2 1 6 18 3 1

99 00 03 04 05 06 07 08 10 13 17 18 20 22 23 24 26

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 20 25.3%

Brakes 12 15.2%

Fuel & Propulsion 6 7.6%

Electrical System 5 6.3%

Other & Unspecified 5 6.3%

Airbags 4 5.1%

Body & Structure 4 5.1%

Suspension 4 5.1%

Pontiac Trans AM by year

1 2 1 1 2 10 10 3 1 1 2 10 1 13 5 8 14 22 23 13 10 43

69 77 79 80 82 84 86 87 88 89 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02

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

What breaks

Brakes 24 12.2%

Engine & Cooling 23 11.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 18 9.2%

Body & Structure 17 8.7%

Electrical System 13 6.6%

Steering 13 6.6%

Lights 13 6.6%

Fuel & Propulsion 13 6.6%