FaultScore

Suzuki Swift vs Pontiac Pontiac

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 Suzuki Swift Pontiac Pontiac
Complaints on file 53 132
Model years covered 1989–2002 1971–2003
Worst model year 2003
Best model year 2001
Crashes reported 12 6
Fires reported 0 10
Injuries reported 12 9
Deaths reported 0 1
Most complained-about part Seat Belts Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm 45.3% 19.7%

Suzuki Swift by year

89 90 91 93 94 95 97 98 00 01 02
Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Seat Belts 8 15.1%
Seats 7 13.2%
Doors, Latches & Locks 7 13.2%
Airbags 6 11.3%
Body & Structure 5 9.4%
Transmission & Drivetrain 4 7.5%
Electrical System 2 3.8%
Brakes 2 3.8%

Pontiac Pontiac by year

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 28 21.2%
Electrical System 16 12.1%
Lights 14 10.6%
Brakes 11 8.3%
Body & Structure 11 8.3%
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 8 6.1%
Steering 7 5.3%
Fuel & Propulsion 7 5.3%