FaultScore

Pontiac Fiero vs GMC Yukon XL 1500

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 Fiero GMC Yukon XL 1500
Complaints on file 163 407
Model years covered 1984–1996 2000–2012
Worst model year 2003
Best model year 2009
Crashes reported 2 18
Fires reported 18 3
Injuries reported 4 20
Deaths reported 0 0
Most complained-about part Engine & Cooling Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm 14.7% 10.1%

Pontiac Fiero 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 90 55.2%
Brakes 22 13.5%
Electrical System 19 11.7%
Transmission & Drivetrain 9 5.5%
Other & Unspecified 5 3.1%
Fuel & Propulsion 4 2.5%
Suspension 2 1.2%
Acceleration & Cruise Control 2 1.2%

GMC Yukon XL 1500 by year

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

What breaks

Brakes 65 16.0%
Airbags 39 9.6%
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 18 4.4%