Pontiac Solstice Reliability

872 NHTSA complaints (2006–2009). Complaint rate: 509.1 per 1,000 vehicles.

Severity Score
774.1
Complaints
872
Crash Rate
4.4%
Fire Rate
0.5%
Injuries
32
Fatalities
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Which Years to Buy & Avoid

Years auto-clustered by complaint volume relative to this model's median.

Bottom line: The Pontiac Solstice has consistently lower complaint volume in 2009 compared to other years.

Avoid These Years

No years with significant complaint spikes.

Average

2006–2008
~276/yr complaints

Better Years

2009
~45/yr complaints
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Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA complaint count per model year

Pontiac Solstice — Complaints by Model YearPeak: 2007 (350)
01012013024022006200720082009

Common Pontiac Solstice Problems

Most reported component complaints to NHTSA

ComponentComplaintsCrash %
AIR BAGS5122.1%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM695.8%
SEATS380.0%
POWER TRAIN273.7%
ENGINE240.0%
SERVICE BRAKES2025.0%
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC1414.3%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER1118.2%
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT119.1%
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL1010.0%

Year-by-Year Breakdown

NHTSA complaint count per model year — click any year for full problems & recalls breakdown.

YearGenerationComplaintsCrashesFiresDetails
2006—288123View→
2007—350181View→
2008—1898—View→
2009GOOD—450—View→

See also: Pontiac Solsticeaccident & safety statistics from our vehicle history database.

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