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Pontiac G5Years to avoid, problems & recalls

Based on 381 NHTSA owner complaints across 4 model years, no Pontiac G5 year stands out as one to avoid, and the strongest years are 2007, 2008 and 2009. The G5 has 6 safety recalls on record.

Pontiac G5
Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years'07 '08 '09Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints381Top: Fuel/propulsion systemSafety recalls62007–2010 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years. Photo: BlueCrabRedCrab, CC0.

Best & worst years

Pontiac G5 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 G5 median. Tap a year for its full report.

'07'08'09'10
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
  • Not rated
2010Not rated–/1002 complaints · 3 recalls2009Solid63/10076 complaints · 5 recalls2008Solid50/100115 complaints · 4 recalls2007Solid43/100188 complaints · 5 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Pontiac G5 problems

All model years combined: 381 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
Fuel/propulsion system971
Steering9614
Electrical system779
Air bags6725
Fuel system, gasoline352
Power train201
Engine162
Exterior lighting140
Suspension131
16 other systems6216
6 recalls

Pontiac G5 recalls

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

72%Electrical system: ignition14V-171 · 2007–2010 · Apr 10, 2014 · 2,191,014 vehicles72%Air bags14V-047 · 2007–2010 · Feb 10, 2014 · 2,190,934 vehicles–Delivery: fuel pump12V-459 · 2007–2009 · Sep 19, 2012 · 49,768 vehicles–Steering: electric power assist system10V-073 · 2007–2010 · Mar 3, 2010 · 1,050,889 vehicles–Delivery: fuel pump09V-419 · 2007 · Oct 29, 2009 · 69,139 vehicles–Lever and linkage: column shift09V-073 · 2009 · Mar 6, 2009 · 276,729 vehicles
2 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the G5

  1. Fleet Vehicle Recall Completion AuditAQ10001 · 2009 · closed Dec 28, 2015
    No recall
  2. Electric Power Steering FailurePE10005 · 2007–2010 · closed Jul 19, 2010
    Led to recall 10V-073