Reliability & cost of ownership
Pontiac G6 Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Pontiac G6? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars where on file — then open the year you're shopping for its AI reliability outlook where NHTSA has enough data.
Pontiac G6 problems by model year
31 recall entries across 6 model years and 5,890 owner complaints across 9 model years on file, sourced from the federal NHTSA database. We couldn't confirm the NHTSA recall list for the remaining 3 model years — check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 G6 | Not confirmed | 1 | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2010 G6 | 3 | 272 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2009 G6 | 5 | 713 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2008 G6 | 5 | 1,080 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2007 G6 | 5 | 1,232 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2006 G6 | 7 | 1,910 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2005 G6 | 6 | 679 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2004 G6 | Not confirmed | 2 | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2003 G6 | Not confirmed | 1 | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Pontiac G6, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- steering3,109 complaints
- electrical system994 complaints
- exterior lighting964 complaints
- service brakes512 complaints
- air bags409 complaints
- power train378 complaints
- vehicle speed control276 complaints
- fuel/propulsion system273 complaints