Reliability & cost of ownership
Pontiac Bonneville Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Pontiac Bonneville? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars — then open the year you're shopping for a full reliability and repair-cost forecast.
Pontiac Bonneville problems by model year
18 recall entries and 1500 owner complaints on file across 11 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 Bonneville | 0 | 27 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2004 Bonneville | 0 | 28 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2003 Bonneville | 2 | 54 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2002 Bonneville | 2 | 88 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2001 Bonneville | 0 | 129 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2000 Bonneville | 2 | 214 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 1999 Bonneville | 4 | 143 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 1998 Bonneville | 2 | 276 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 1997 Bonneville | 2 | 147 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 1996 Bonneville | 3 | 150 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 1995 Bonneville | 1 | 244 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Pontiac Bonneville, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- engine and engine cooling478 complaints
- electrical system221 complaints
- steering177 complaints
- fuel system129 complaints
- air bags116 complaints
- visibility116 complaints
- gasoline112 complaints
- power train112 complaints