Pontiac VenturaYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 0 owner complaints and 13 safety recalls on record for the Pontiac Ventura.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints0—Safety recalls131972–1978 model years

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

Best & worst years

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

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1978Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 1977Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls 1975Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls 1974Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls 1973Not rated–/1000 complaints · 5 recalls 1972Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall

Complaints by system

Most common Pontiac Ventura problems

All model years combined: 0 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.

13 recalls

Pontiac Ventura recalls

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

Suspension: rear77V-163 · 1977–1978 · Sep 27, 1977 · 31,979 vehicles Steering: steering wheel/handle bar76V-132 · 1977 · Sep 7, 1976 · 55,564 vehicles Vehicle speed control: cables75V-095 · 1975 · May 22, 1975 · 16,098 vehicles Front assembly: recliner74V-162 · 1975 · Sep 26, 1974 · 358 vehicles Control arm: lower arm74V-159 · 1975 · Sep 23, 1974 · 11,962 vehicles Spindle: arm74V-034 · 1974 · Feb 26, 1974 · 260 vehicles Power assist: vacuum74V-027 · 1973–1974 · Feb 15, 1974 · 1,218,387 vehicles Leaf spring assembly: u-bolt, leaf spring to axle73V-245 · 1974 · Dec 19, 1973 · 12,703 vehicles Fuel system, gasoline: storage73V-186 · 1973 · Sep 14, 1973 · 685,434 vehicles Front: warning light/devices72V-305 · 1973 · Dec 11, 1972 · 3,225 vehicles Control arm: upper arm72V-290 · 1973 · Nov 24, 1972 · 330 vehicles Steering: linkages72V-265 · 1973 · Oct 31, 1972 · 544 vehicles

Showing the 12 newest of 13 recalls. Each model-year page lists all recalls for that year.