Reliability & cost of ownership
Pontiac G5 Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Pontiac G5? 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 G5 problems by model year
21 recall entries and 379 owner complaints on file across 4 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 G5 | 4 | 2 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2009 G5 | 6 | 76 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2008 G5 | 5 | 114 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2007 G5 | 6 | 187 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Pontiac G5, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- fuel/propulsion system97 complaints
- steering95 complaints
- electrical system77 complaints
- air bags66 complaints
- fuel system35 complaints
- gasoline35 complaints
- power train20 complaints
- engine16 complaints