Worst years for a Pontiac Firebird
Owners have filed 802 complaints about the Pontiac Firebird with NHTSA across model years 1976 to 2002. More of them are about the brakes than anything else.
Avoid
1995 Pontiac Firebird112 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly electrical system.
Every Pontiac Firebird year, graded
The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.
| Year | Grade | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Median miles | Most reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | D | 48 | 2 | 2 | 13,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2001 | C | 36 | 0 | 2 | 20,000 | Electrical System |
| 2000 | D | 35 | 4 | 0 | 37,500 | Lights |
| 1999 | C | 76 | 6 | 0 | 51,275 | Brakes |
| 1998 | D | 91 | 14 | 2 | 69,500 | Brakes |
| 1997 | C | 59 | 6 | 4 | 118,640 | Brakes |
| 1996 | D | 50 | 5 | 5 | — | Brakes |
| 1995 | F | 112 | 14 | 14 | — | Electrical System |
| 1994 | C | 72 | 10 | 11 | 128,500 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 1993 | C | 18 | 4 | 2 | — | Brakes |
| 1992 | — | 33 | 4 | 0 | — | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 1991 | — | 29 | 4 | 0 | 101,650 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 1990 | — | 10 | 1 | 3 | — | Airbags |
| 1989 | — | 23 | 5 | 1 | — | Seat Belts |
| 1988 | — | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | Seat Belts |
| 1987 | — | 11 | 1 | 1 | — | Seat Belts |
| 1986 | — | 27 | 2 | 1 | — | Seat Belts |
| 1985 | — | 22 | 3 | 3 | — | Seat Belts |
| 1984 | — | 20 | 0 | 0 | 100,000 | Brakes |
| 1983 | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | Seat Belts |
| 1982 | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1980 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Steering |
| 1979 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 1978 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | Electrical System |
| 1977 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1976 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Lights |
What breaks on a Pontiac Firebird
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Worst in 1995
Worst in 1997
Exactly what failed on a Pontiac Firebird
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Pontiac Firebird, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Pontiac Firebird problems by state
Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.
Compare the Pontiac Firebird
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.