Pontiac G6 vs Dodge Durango

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 G6	Dodge Durango
Complaints on file	8,448	19,338
Model years covered	2003–2014	1997–2026
Worst model year	2006	2000
Best model year	2010	2025
Crashes reported	381	941
Fires reported	111	512
Injuries reported	198	615
Deaths reported	10	16
Most complained-about part	Steering	Suspension
Share of complaints involving harm	8.3%	10.8%

Pontiac G6 by year

1 3 932 2,602 1,825 1,608 1,044 432 1

03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 14

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

What breaks

Steering 3,129 37.0%

Electrical System 1,000 11.8%

Lights 987 11.7%

Brakes 738 8.7%

Airbags 411 4.9%

Transmission & Drivetrain 383 4.5%

Fuel & Propulsion 362 4.3%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 277 3.3%

Dodge Durango by year

5 1,553 3,172 1,471 964 556 485 1,420 2,001 1,039 241 127 13 1,185 919 905 1,030 667 222 305 330 207 71 261 86 46 26 12 19

97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

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

What breaks

Suspension 3,854 19.9%

Electrical System 2,760 14.3%

Engine & Cooling 2,475 12.8%

Fuel & Propulsion 2,077 10.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 1,365 7.1%

Lights 1,118 5.8%

Brakes 1,024 5.3%

Airbags 856 4.4%