Pontiac Vibe vs Chevrolet Colorado

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 Vibe	Chevrolet Colorado
Complaints on file	2,134	4,956
Model years covered	2000–2014	2004–2026
Worst model year	2009	2005
Best model year	2008	2010
Crashes reported	138	189
Fires reported	8	95
Injuries reported	114	133
Deaths reported	1	9
Most complained-about part	Airbags	Steering
Share of complaints involving harm	12.2%	8.6%

Pontiac Vibe by year

1 1 2 341 315 337 199 202 68 600 67 1

00 01 02 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

Airbags 1,011 47.4%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 206 9.7%

Engine & Cooling 168 7.9%

Transmission & Drivetrain 137 6.4%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 118 5.5%

Electrical System 96 4.5%

Body & Structure 63 3.0%

Steering 58 2.7%

Chevrolet Colorado by year

502 459 323 199 130 87 48 54 60 2 1 646 955 286 249 197 106 109 70 214 190 47 22

04 05 06 07 08 09 10 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

Steering 952 19.2%

Electrical System 769 15.5%

Transmission & Drivetrain 561 11.3%

Brakes 439 8.9%

Engine & Cooling 435 8.8%

Other & Unspecified 281 5.7%

Lights 214 4.3%

Airbags 184 3.7%