RAM 3500 vs Pontiac G6

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	RAM 3500	Pontiac G6
Complaints on file	3,392	8,455
Model years covered	2007–2026	2003–2014
Worst model year	2017	2006
Best model year	2007	2010
Crashes reported	112	381
Fires reported	84	111
Injuries reported	51	201
Deaths reported	4	10
Most complained-about part	Brakes	Steering
Share of complaints involving harm	7.4%	8.3%

RAM 3500 by year

11 8 4 182 305 205 183 429 1,155 178 161 91 245 23 67 94 51

07 08 09 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

Brakes 983 29.0%

Electrical System 372 11.0%

Transmission & Drivetrain 335 9.9%

Engine & Cooling 278 8.2%

Steering 212 6.3%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 203 6.0%

Fuel & Propulsion 203 6.0%

Other & Unspecified 160 4.7%

Pontiac G6 by year

1 3 932 2,605 1,825 1,608 1,048 432 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 3,132 37.0%

Electrical System 1,002 11.9%

Lights 987 11.7%

Brakes 738 8.7%

Airbags 411 4.9%

Transmission & Drivetrain 385 4.6%

Fuel & Propulsion 362 4.3%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 277 3.3%