FaultScore

Worst years for a Pontiac Torrent

Owners have filed 922 complaints about the Pontiac Torrent with NHTSA across model years 2006 to 2009. More of them are about the fuel & propulsion than anything else.

Avoid

2006 Pontiac Torrent

362 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly windows, mirrors & wipers.

Cleanest on record

2009 Pontiac Torrent

23 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Pontiac Torrent 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 C 23 2 0 59,500 Airbags
2008 C 183 12 3 80,000 Airbags
2007 C 354 9 5 79,625 Fuel & Propulsion
2006 D 362 19 18 80,000 Windows, Mirrors & Wipers

What breaks on a Pontiac Torrent

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

Fuel & Propulsion 138 15.0%

Worst in 2007

Airbags 117 12.7%

Worst in 2007

Electrical System 107 11.6%

Worst in 2006

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Worst in 2007

Worst in 2006

Steering 70 7.6%

Worst in 2006

Brakes 42 4.6%

Worst in 2006

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Other & Unspecified 24 2.6%

Worst in 2006

Transmission & Drivetrain 22 2.4%

Worst in 2007

Seats 18 2.0%

Worst in 2006

Suspension 13 1.4%

Worst in 2006

Exactly what failed on a Pontiac Torrent

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

Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System 41 40.6%
Body 17 16.8%
Fuel Pump 11 10.9%
Cooling System 8 7.9%
Sensor/Control Module 5 5.0%
Frontal 5 5.0%
Electric Power Assist System 4 4.0%
Heater Core 4 4.0%
Pressure Monitoring AND Regulating Systems 3 3.0%
Seat Heater/Cooler 3 3.0%

Complaints filed over time

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

Feb 2006 peak 24 May 2026

Pontiac Torrent 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 Torrent

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