2006 Pontiac Vibe: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 199 complaints
199
Total Complaints
81,675mi
Median Mileage
AIR BAGS
Top Issue
10
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

47,833 25th Percentile
81,675 Median Mileage
130,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

AIR BAGS
119
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
14
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
10
ENGINE
10
POWER TRAIN
6
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
5
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
5
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
3
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
3
SERVICE BRAKES
2

Severity Assessment

10
Crashes
0
Fires
7
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER HEARING A RATTLING NOISE FROM THE LEFT REAR SEATBELT BUCKLE AND THE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY NOT LOCKING, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT DISCOVERED THERE WERE MISSING BOLTS IN THE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY AND WITHOUT THOSE BOLTS; THE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY WOULD NOT ..."
"2006 PONTIAC VIBE WITH HIGHLY REFLECTIVE DASHBOARD**CC THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS CHROME AROUND THE GAUGES LOCATED ON THE DASHBOARD. *JB"
"ENGINE ACCELERATES WHEN BRAKE IS APPLIED. INTERMITTINT PROBLEM. *TR"

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