FaultScore

Worst years for a Pontiac GTO

Owners have filed 786 complaints about the Pontiac GTO with NHTSA across model years 1968 to 2006. More of them are about the suspension than anything else.

Avoid

2004 Pontiac GTO

333 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly suspension.

Cleanest on record

2006 Pontiac GTO

248 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Pontiac GTO 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
2006 C 248 4 0 1,200 Suspension
2005 C 204 7 2 18,250 Suspension
2004 D 333 12 1 18,000 Suspension
1968 1 0 0 Suspension

What breaks on a Pontiac GTO

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

Suspension 488 62.1%

Worst in 2006

Tires 130 16.5%

Worst in 2004

Worst in 2004

Worst in 2004

Steering 15 1.9%

Worst in 2004

Engine & Cooling 14 1.8%

Worst in 2004

Airbags 13 1.7%

Worst in 2005

Fuel & Propulsion 10 1.3%

Worst in 2004

Body & Structure 8 1.0%

Worst in 2004

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 7 0.9%

Worst in 2005

Wheels 7 0.9%

Worst in 2004

Brakes 6 0.8%

Worst in 2004

Seat Belts 5 0.6%

Worst in 2005

Seats 4 0.5%

Worst in 2004

Exactly what failed on a Pontiac GTO

The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.

Front 189 46.6%
Macpherson Strut 156 38.4%
Tread/Belt 14 3.4%
Sidewall 13 3.2%
Rear 8 2.0%
Manual Transmission 7 1.7%
Switch 6 1.5%
Shock Absorber 5 1.2%
Stabilizer BAR 4 1.0%
Axle Shaft 4 1.0%

Complaints filed over time

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

Apr 1997 peak 80 Nov 2024

Pontiac GTO 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 GTO

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