FaultScore

Pontiac 6000 vs Fiat 500L

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 Pontiac 6000 Fiat 500L
Complaints on file 121 301
Model years covered 1983–1991 2014–2017
Worst model year
Best model year
Crashes reported 7 8
Fires reported 5 6
Injuries reported 3 3
Deaths reported 1 0
Most complained-about part Brakes Transmission & Drivetrain
Share of complaints involving harm 13.2% 5.6%

Pontiac 6000 by year

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

What breaks

Brakes 22 18.2%
Steering 20 16.5%
Seat Belts 17 14.0%
Engine & Cooling 10 8.3%
Electrical System 9 7.4%
Transmission & Drivetrain 7 5.8%
Fuel & Propulsion 7 5.8%
Acceleration & Cruise Control 5 4.1%

Fiat 500L 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 33 11.0%
Acceleration & Cruise Control 22 7.3%
Other & Unspecified 22 7.3%
Airbags 11 3.7%
Steering 11 3.7%
Brakes 11 3.7%