2007 Pontiac G5: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 249 complaints
249
Total Complaints
70,500mi
Median Mileage
STEERING
Top Issue
21
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

42,000 25th Percentile
70,500 Median Mileage
103,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

STEERING
57
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
41
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
29
AIR BAGS
27
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
20
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
8
ENGINE
7
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
5
POWER TRAIN
5
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
4

Severity Assessment

21
Crashes
1
Fires
6
Injuries
1
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEAD REST BECOMES UNCOMFORTABLE WHEN DRIVING LONG DISTANCES. THE CONTACTS LOWER BACK TOUCHES THE SEAT, BUT HER UPPER BACK DOES NOT. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT IT CANNOT BE REPAIRED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED IN ..."
"JUNE 2004 PASSENGER DOOR POWER WINDOW INOPERABLE. REPLACED WINDOW MOTOR. OCTOBER 2005 DRIVER DOOR POWER WINDOW INOPERABLE. REPLACED WINDOW MOTOR OCTOBER 19, 2007 PASSENGER DOOR POWER WINDOW GOES DOWN BUT TAKES AT LEAST 4 TRIES TO CLOSE."
"MY DAUGHTER WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR CRASH WERE SOMEONE MADE A LEFT TURN IN FRONT OF HER. HER NEW PONTIAC G5 HIT THE OTHER CAR HEAD ON ABOUT 25-30 MILES AN HOUR. THE AIRBAG NEVER DEPLOYED WHICH ALLOWED HER HEAD TO HIT THE STEERING WHEEL. SHE HAD TO BE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WERE SEVERAL TEST WERE TAK..."

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