FaultScore

Worst years for a Pontiac G5

Owners have filed 510 complaints about the Pontiac G5 with NHTSA across model years 2007 to 2010. More of them are about the fuel & propulsion than anything else.

Avoid

2007 Pontiac G5

249 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly fuel & propulsion.

Cleanest on record

2009 Pontiac G5

104 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Pontiac G5 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.

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
2010 2 0 0 Steering
2009 C 104 14 0 65,375 Fuel & Propulsion
2008 D 155 31 4 71,000 Fuel & Propulsion
2007 D 249 21 1 70,500 Fuel & Propulsion

What breaks on a Pontiac G5

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

Fuel & Propulsion 132 25.9%

Worst in 2007

Steering 95 18.6%

Worst in 2007

Worst in 2007

Airbags 69 13.5%

Worst in 2007

Engine & Cooling 20 3.9%

Worst in 2007

Transmission & Drivetrain 20 3.9%

Worst in 2007

Brakes 18 3.5%

Worst in 2007

Lights 15 2.9%

Worst in 2007

Suspension 13 2.5%

Worst in 2008

Acceleration & Cruise Control 9 1.8%

Worst in 2008

Other & Unspecified 9 1.8%

Worst in 2009

Body & Structure 6 1.2%

Worst in 2008

Seat Belts 6 1.2%

Worst in 2007

Stability & Traction Control 4 0.8%

Worst in 2007

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Pontiac G5, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Jul 2007 peak 23 Jul 2026

Pontiac G5 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 G5

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