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 — then open the year you're shopping for a full reliability and repair-cost forecast.
Pontiac G6 problems by model year
31 recall entries and 5887 owner complaints on file across 9 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 G6 | 0 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2010 G6 | 3 | 272 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2009 G6 | 5 | 712 | No NCAP test | Full reliability report → |
| 2008 G6 | 5 | 1079 | No NCAP test | Full reliability report → |
| 2007 G6 | 5 | 1231 | No NCAP test | Full reliability report → |
| 2006 G6 | 7 | 1910 | No NCAP test | Full reliability report → |
| 2005 G6 | 6 | 679 | No NCAP test | Full reliability report → |
| 2004 G6 | 0 | 2 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2003 G6 | 0 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
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.
- steering3106 complaints
- electrical system994 complaints
- exterior lighting964 complaints
- service brakes729 complaints
- air bags409 complaints
- power train378 complaints
- vehicle speed control276 complaints
- fuel/propulsion system273 complaints