Reliability & cost of ownership
Pontiac Grand Am Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Pontiac Grand Am? 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 Grand Am problems by model year
52 recall entries and 4,590 owner complaints on file across 11 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 Grand Am | 4 | 102 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2004 Grand Am | 4 | 293 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2003 Grand Am | 5 | 326 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2002 Grand Am | 4 | 396 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2001 Grand Am | 7 | 537 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2000 Grand Am | 8 | 675 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 1999 Grand Am | 6 | 848 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 1998 Grand Am | 3 | 172 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 1997 Grand Am | 4 | 382 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 1996 Grand Am | 6 | 450 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 1995 Grand Am | 1 | 409 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Pontiac Grand Am, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- electrical system1,327 complaints
- service brakes, hydraulic660 complaints
- engine and engine cooling640 complaints
- exterior lighting610 complaints
- air bags391 complaints
- visibility315 complaints
- suspension261 complaints
- steering251 complaints