Worst years for a Pontiac Trans AM
Owners have filed 196 complaints about the Pontiac Trans AM with NHTSA across model years 1969 to 2002. More of them are about the brakes than anything else.
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2002 Pontiac Trans AM43 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly engine & cooling.
Every Pontiac Trans AM 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | F | 43 | 7 | 0 | 16,095 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2001 | C | 10 | 1 | 1 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 2000 | C | 13 | 1 | 0 | 42,900 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1999 | C | 23 | 2 | 0 | 65,000 | Body & Structure |
| 1998 | C | 22 | 1 | 0 | — | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 1997 | C | 14 | 0 | 2 | — | Electrical System |
| 1996 | — | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1995 | — | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | Steering |
| 1994 | C | 13 | 3 | 1 | — | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 1993 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1992 | — | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | Lights |
| 1991 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Acceleration & Cruise Control |
| 1989 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Steering |
| 1988 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Seat Belts |
| 1987 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 1986 | — | 10 | 1 | 1 | — | Seat Belts |
| 1984 | — | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | Wheels |
| 1982 | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | Brakes |
| 1980 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Suspension |
| 1979 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | Steering |
| 1977 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 1969 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Windows, Mirrors & Wipers |
What breaks on a Pontiac Trans AM
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
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Exactly what failed on a Pontiac Trans AM
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Pontiac Trans AM, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Compare the Pontiac Trans AM
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.