Pontiac GTO vs Chevrolet Aveo

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 GTO	Chevrolet Aveo
Complaints on file	786	1,930
Model years covered	1968–2006	2004–2012
Worst model year	2004	2007
Best model year	2006	2011
Crashes reported	23	183
Fires reported	3	122
Injuries reported	17	123
Deaths reported	1	12
Most complained-about part	Suspension	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	5.6%	22.8%

Pontiac GTO by year

1 333 204 248

68 04 05 06

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

What breaks

Suspension 488 62.1%

Tires 130 16.5%

Electrical System 37 4.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 29 3.7%

Steering 15 1.9%

Engine & Cooling 14 1.8%

Airbags 13 1.7%

Fuel & Propulsion 10 1.3%

Chevrolet Aveo by year

271 323 280 307 251 278 105 112 3

04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 370 19.2%

Electrical System 352 18.2%

Airbags 284 14.7%

Lights 185 9.6%

Transmission & Drivetrain 117 6.1%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 91 4.7%

Brakes 76 3.9%

Suspension 74 3.8%