Worst years for a Pontiac Grand Prix
Owners have filed 7,303 complaints about the Pontiac Grand Prix with NHTSA across model years 1974 to 2008. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.
Avoid
1997 Pontiac Grand Prix1,064 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly steering.
Cleanest on record
2008 Pontiac Grand Prix199 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.
Every Pontiac Grand Prix 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | C | 199 | 14 | 5 | 88,000 | Electrical System |
| 2007 | C | 323 | 23 | 34 | 93,500 | Lights |
| 2006 | C | 365 | 33 | 36 | 98,805 | Electrical System |
| 2005 | C | 209 | 17 | 6 | 71,290 | Electrical System |
| 2004 | D | 624 | 78 | 78 | 83,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2003 | C | 137 | 9 | 44 | 100,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2002 | C | 410 | 28 | 109 | 90,721 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2001 | C | 427 | 24 | 128 | 98,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2000 | D | 588 | 13 | 182 | 92,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1999 | D | 500 | 18 | 150 | 96,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1998 | D | 618 | 25 | 76 | 95,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1997 | F | 1,064 | 52 | 123 | 100,500 | Steering |
| 1996 | C | 116 | 10 | 4 | 39,153 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1995 | C | 245 | 26 | 4 | 110,189 | Brakes |
| 1994 | C | 306 | 33 | 4 | 125,000 | Windows, Mirrors & Wipers |
| 1993 | C | 185 | 19 | 8 | 115,000 | Brakes |
| 1992 | — | 158 | 10 | 7 | 130,000 | Brakes |
| 1991 | — | 242 | 13 | 5 | 128,000 | Brakes |
| 1990 | — | 249 | 17 | 2 | 105,000 | Brakes |
| 1989 | — | 202 | 7 | 0 | — | Brakes |
| 1988 | — | 119 | 6 | 2 | — | Brakes |
| 1987 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1986 | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | — | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 1985 | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | Seats |
| 1984 | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | Brakes |
| 1983 | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | Lights |
| 1977 | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1974 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Suspension |
What breaks on a Pontiac Grand Prix
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Exactly what failed on a Pontiac Grand Prix
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Pontiac Grand Prix, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Pontiac Grand Prix 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 Grand Prix
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.