Worst years for a Pontiac Montana
Owners have filed 1,451 complaints about the Pontiac Montana with NHTSA across model years 1997 to 2008. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.
Avoid
2000 Pontiac Montana310 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly engine & cooling.
Every Pontiac Montana 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 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Airbags |
| 2006 | B | 61 | 2 | 0 | 78,051 | Electrical System |
| 2005 | D | 130 | 11 | 3 | 32,000 | Body & Structure |
| 2004 | C | 46 | 11 | 1 | 44,518 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2003 | D | 117 | 19 | 1 | 55,950 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2002 | C | 161 | 3 | 1 | 60,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2001 | D | 208 | 13 | 4 | 59,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2000 | D | 310 | 16 | 4 | 65,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1999 | D | 329 | 18 | 2 | 59,500 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1998 | B | 62 | 3 | 1 | 75,110 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1997 | B | 25 | 2 | 1 | 80,000 | Engine & Cooling |
What breaks on a Pontiac Montana
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 Montana
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Pontiac Montana, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Pontiac Montana 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 Montana
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.