Pontiac G6 vs Nissan Altima

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	Nissan Altima
Complaints on file	8,448	20,238
Model years covered	2003–2014	1993–2025
Worst model year	2006	2014
Best model year	2010	2004
Crashes reported	381	1,256
Fires reported	111	317
Injuries reported	198	783
Deaths reported	10	17
Most complained-about part	Steering	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	8.3%	11.7%

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%

Nissan Altima by year

150 120 216 117 141 141 110 199 202 1,321 1,099 334 1,364 1,043 598 1,376 2,150 541 320 579 2,981 1,396 1,203 790 521 322 356 262 120 55 39 62 10

93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 3,482 17.2%

Transmission & Drivetrain 2,205 10.9%

Airbags 1,967 9.7%

Electrical System 1,775 8.8%

Body & Structure 1,769 8.7%

Other & Unspecified 1,496 7.4%

Steering 1,346 6.7%

Lights 1,235 6.1%