FaultScore

Pontiac G3 problems

Owners have filed 27 complaints about the Pontiac G3 with NHTSA across model years 2008 to 2009. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.

Every Pontiac G3 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.

08 09
Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2009 25 1 0 45,224 Engine & Cooling
2008 2 0 0 Brakes

What breaks on a Pontiac G3

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Engine & Cooling 5 18.5%

Worst in 2009

Transmission & Drivetrain 4 14.8%

Worst in 2009

Electrical System 4 14.8%

Worst in 2009

Brakes 4 14.8%

Worst in 2009

Airbags 2 7.4%

Worst in 2009

Acceleration & Cruise Control 2 7.4%

Worst in 2009

Lights 2 7.4%

Worst in 2009

Other & Unspecified 2 7.4%

Worst in 2009

Body & Structure 1 3.7%

Worst in 2008

Stability & Traction Control 1 3.7%

Worst in 2009

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Pontiac G3, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Jun 2009 peak 3 Mar 2019

Compare the Pontiac G3

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.