FaultScore

Pontiac G5 vs Toyota 4 Runner

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 G5 Toyota 4 Runner
Complaints on file 510 1,234
Model years covered 2007–2010 1994–2005
Worst model year 2007 1997
Best model year 2009 2005
Crashes reported 66 153
Fires reported 5 9
Injuries reported 42 105
Deaths reported 5 12
Most complained-about part Fuel & Propulsion Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm 23.1% 22.6%

Pontiac G5 by year

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

What breaks

Fuel & Propulsion 132 25.9%
Steering 95 18.6%
Airbags 69 13.5%
Engine & Cooling 20 3.9%
Transmission & Drivetrain 20 3.9%
Brakes 18 3.5%
Lights 15 2.9%

Toyota 4 Runner 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 290 23.5%
Brakes 144 11.7%
Tires 139 11.3%
Suspension 100 8.1%
Airbags 50 4.1%