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	3,473	8,448
Model years covered	2009–2026	2003–2014
Worst model year	2018	2006
Best model year	2026	2010
Crashes reported	105	381
Fires reported	38	111
Injuries reported	72	198
Deaths reported	1	10
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Steering
Share of complaints involving harm	6.2%	8.3%

Volkswagen Tiguan by year

247 159 238 214 227 130 106 146 101 450 290 210 184 455 89 93 85 49

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 708 20.4%

Electrical System 519 14.9%

Other & Unspecified 372 10.7%

Airbags 319 9.2%

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 264 7.6%

Transmission & Drivetrain 204 5.9%

Fuel & Propulsion 193 5.6%

Steering 184 5.3%

Pontiac G6 by year

1 3 932 2,602 1,825 1,608 1,044 432 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 3,129 37.0%

Electrical System 1,000 11.8%

Lights 987 11.7%

Brakes 738 8.7%

Airbags 411 4.9%

Transmission & Drivetrain 383 4.5%

Fuel & Propulsion 362 4.3%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 277 3.3%