Pontiac G3Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 19 owner complaints and 1 safety recall on record for the Pontiac G3.

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Pontiac G3 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 G3 median. Tap a year for its full report.

'08'09
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
  • Not rated
Complaints by system

Most common Pontiac G3 problems

All model years combined: 19 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
Power train40
Electrical system40
Service brakes40
Engine40
Air bags21
Vehicle speed control20
Engine and engine cooling10
Electronic stability control (ESC)10
Structure10
2 other systems20
1 recall

Pontiac G3 recalls

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