FaultScore

Worst years for a Pontiac Solstice

Owners have filed 874 complaints about the Pontiac Solstice with NHTSA across model years 2006 to 2009. More of them are about the airbags than anything else.

Avoid

2007 Pontiac Solstice

352 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly airbags.

Cleanest on record

2009 Pontiac Solstice

45 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Pontiac Solstice 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
2009 A 45 0 0 29,700 Airbags
2008 C 189 8 0 27,600 Airbags
2007 D 352 18 1 42,495 Airbags
2006 D 288 12 3 35,000 Airbags

What breaks on a Pontiac Solstice

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

Airbags 540 61.8%

Worst in 2007

Worst in 2006

Worst in 2006

Brakes 55 6.3%

Worst in 2008

Seats 39 4.5%

Worst in 2007

Worst in 2007

Body & Structure 16 1.8%

Worst in 2007

Other & Unspecified 11 1.3%

Worst in 2007

Seat Belts 8 0.9%

Worst in 2006

Suspension 7 0.8%

Worst in 2006

Acceleration & Cruise Control 7 0.8%

Worst in 2006

Doors, Latches & Locks 5 0.6%

Worst in 2007

Lights 4 0.5%

Worst in 2006

Steering 3 0.3%

Worst in 2006

Exactly what failed on a Pontiac Solstice

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

Differential Unit 11 16.2%
Frontal 10 14.7%
Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip 9 13.2%
Seal 8 11.8%
Front Passenger 6 8.8%
Occupant Classification 6 8.8%
Body 6 8.8%
Control Unit/Module 4 5.9%
Rear 4 5.9%
Automatic Transmission 4 5.9%

Complaints filed over time

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

Jan 2006 peak 30 Jun 2026

Pontiac Solstice 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 Solstice

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