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Pontiac G8Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 216 owner complaints and 4 safety recalls on record for the Pontiac G8.

Pontiac G8
Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints216Top: Air bagsSafety recalls42008–2010 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 G8 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 G8 median. Tap a year for its full report.

'08'09'10
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
  • Not rated
2010Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls2009Not rated–/100144 complaints · 4 recalls2008Not rated–/10071 complaints · 4 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Pontiac G8 problems

All model years combined: 216 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
Air bags944
Electrical system342
Suspension300
Power train170
Steering153
Service brakes80
Electronic stability control (ESC)80
Engine81
Seats71
15 other systems474
4 recalls

Pontiac G8 recalls

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

43%Seat belts15V-399 · 2008–2009 · Jun 23, 2015 · 47,042 vehicles45%Electrical system: ignition14V-540 · 2008–2009 · Sep 9, 2014 · 47,043 vehicles–Frontal: sensor/control module-inactive11V-534 · 2008–2009 · Nov 4, 2011 · 38,444 vehicles–Antilock: control unit/module09V-172 · 2008–2009 · May 21, 2009 · 35,038 vehicles