Volkswagen Tiguan 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	Volkswagen Tiguan	Pontiac G6
Complaints on file	3,543	8,455
Model years covered	2009–2026	2003–2014
Worst model year	2018	2006
Best model year	2026	2010
Crashes reported	106	381
Fires reported	41	111
Injuries reported	72	201
Deaths reported	1	10
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Steering
Share of complaints involving harm	6.2%	8.3%

Volkswagen Tiguan by year

247 159 241 214 227 131 106 146 104 457 293 211 194 478 93 104 88 50

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

Engine & Cooling 726 20.5%

Electrical System 533 15.0%

Other & Unspecified 381 10.8%

Airbags 320 9.0%

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 272 7.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 207 5.8%

Fuel & Propulsion 200 5.6%

Steering 186 5.2%

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%