Subaru Impreza 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	Subaru Impreza	Pontiac G6
Complaints on file	3,460	8,455
Model years covered	1990–2026	2003–2014
Worst model year	2017	2006
Best model year	1999	2010
Crashes reported	270	381
Fires reported	66	111
Injuries reported	153	201
Deaths reported	5	10
Most complained-about part	Airbags	Steering
Share of complaints involving harm	14.3%	8.3%

Subaru Impreza by year

2 48 8 69 25 38 55 27 54 13 339 64 113 95 68 84 249 149 63 75 338 344 157 99 108 162 182 225 100 19 17 6 54 10 1

90 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 26

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

What breaks

Airbags 510 14.7%

Engine & Cooling 363 10.5%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 319 9.2%

Transmission & Drivetrain 306 8.8%

Fuel & Propulsion 270 7.8%

Brakes 269 7.8%

Electrical System 237 6.8%

Other & Unspecified 226 6.5%

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%