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Pontiac AztekYears to avoid, problems & recalls

Based on 566 NHTSA owner complaints across 5 model years, no Pontiac Aztek year stands out as one to avoid, and the strongest years are 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005. The Aztek has 8 safety recalls on record.

Pontiac Aztek
Years to avoidNoneUse caution: 2001Best years'02 '03 '04 '05Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints566Top: Electrical systemSafety recalls82001–2005 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years. Photo: Elise240SX, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Best & worst years

Pontiac Aztek years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Aztek median. Tap a year for its full report.

'01'02'03'04'05
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
  • Not rated
2005Best78/10034 complaints · 0 recalls2004Solid60/10067 complaints · 3 recalls2003Solid46/100128 complaints · 3 recalls2002Solid50/100121 complaints · 2 recalls2001Caution31/100216 complaints · 5 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Pontiac Aztek problems

All model years combined: 566 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Electrical system1079
Fuel system, gasoline811
Engine and engine cooling751
Service brakes, hydraulic636
Power train535
Suspension500
Equipment401
Air bags3821
Fuel/propulsion system300
21 other systems23719
8 recalls

Pontiac Aztek recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

–Fuel system, gasoline: storage07V-349 · 2001–2004 · Aug 8, 2007 · 20,594 vehicles–Electrical system: ignition05V-157 · 2004 · Apr 20, 2005 · 34,186 vehicles–Fuel system, gasoline: storage03V-454 · 2004 · Nov 10, 2003 · 79 vehicles–Other: owners/service/other manual03V-250 · 2001–2003 · Jul 15, 2003 · 1,707,825 vehicles–Steering03V-052 · 2003 · Feb 20, 2003 · 4,512 vehicles–Air bags: frontal02V-329 · 2001 · Dec 9, 2002 · 272 vehicles–Front assembly: recliner01V-383 · 2001 · Dec 13, 2001 · 75,816 vehicles–Air bags: frontal01V-026 · 2001 · Feb 1, 2001 · 38 vehicles
3 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the Aztek

  1. FUEL TANK LEAKAGEEA07006 · 2001–2004 · closed Sep 13, 2007
    Led to recall 07V-349
  2. FUEL TANK LEAKAGERQ06009 · 2001–2004 · closed Apr 18, 2007
    No recall
  3. IGNITION RELAY FAILUREPE04075 · 2004 · closed Apr 28, 2005
    No recall