FaultScore

Pontiac 6000 vs Nissan Cube

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 Nissan Cube
Complaints on file 121 302
Model years covered 1983–1991 2009–2014
Worst model year 2009
Best model year 2012
Crashes reported 7 12
Fires reported 5 9
Injuries reported 3 9
Deaths reported 1 1
Most complained-about part Brakes Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm 13.2% 10.3%

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%

Nissan Cube by year

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

What breaks

Steering 42 13.9%
Airbags 24 7.9%
Other & Unspecified 17 5.6%
Fuel & Propulsion 16 5.3%
Body & Structure 12 4.0%