1995 Pontiac Bonneville: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 330 complaints
330
Total Complaints
115,500mi
Median Mileage
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
Top Issue
18
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

81,250 25th Percentile
115,500 Median Mileage
141,651 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
20
AIR BAGS
16
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
15
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
14
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
14
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
12
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
12
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
9
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
9
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
8

Severity Assessment

18
Crashes
4
Fires
20
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"THE CAR PULLS TO ONE SIDE DURING ACCELERATION. PLEASE DESCRIBE FURTHER. TT"
"POWER WINDOWS DO NOT HAVE LOCK OUT SWITCH FOR THE DRIVER. TT"
"ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, ABS WARNING LIGHT COMES ON, TRACTION CONTROLS DISENGAGE. *AK"

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28