2007 Pontiac Vibe: Reliability Data

202
Total Complaints
60,000mi
Median Mileage
Air Bags
Top Issue
16
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

29,325 25th Percentile
60,000 Median Mileage
100,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Air Bags
111
Electrical System
15
Engine And Engine Cooling
15
Vehicle Speed Control
10
Power Train
8
Engine
4
Engine
4
Automatic Transmission
4
Service Brakes
3
Unknown Or Other
3

Severity Assessment

16
Crashes
1
Fires
16
Injuries
1
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"NEAR COLLISION WITH OTHER VEHICLE DUE TO WINDSHIELD DISTORTION OF THE VEHICLE. WINDSHIELD DISTORTION CAUSED STATIONARY OBJECTS TO APPEAR TO MOVE DURING LOW-SPEED MANEUVER MY EYES BECAME ACCUSTOMED TO THIS EFFECT AND CAUSED ME NOT NOTICE A VEHICLE THAT WAS ACTUALLY MOVING INTO THE INTENDED PATH OF..."
"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN PULLING TO THE LEFT WHILE DRIVING, EVER SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE BACK END WAS OUT OF LINE, HOWEVER, THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT SPECIFICALLY WAS OUT OF ..."
"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN PULLING TO THE LEFT WHILE DRIVING, EVER SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE BACK END WAS OUT OF LINE, HOWEVER, THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT SPECIFICALLY WAS OUT OF ..."

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

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

When Does Each Component Fail?

Median mileage at complaint for top components.

Air Bags 111 complaints
25th: 83,250 mi Median: 137,000 mi 75th: 173,750 mi
Electrical System 15 complaints
25th: 36,098 mi Median: 49,600 mi 75th: 72,571 mi
Engine And Engine Cooling 15 complaints
25th: 55,310 mi Median: 74,000 mi 75th: 96,000 mi
Vehicle Speed Control 10 complaints
25th: 12,014 mi Median: 17,000 mi 75th: 39,000 mi
Power Train 8 complaints
25th: 40,800 mi Median: 60,000 mi 75th: 65,284 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

OH: 14 NY: 13 MN: 11 MI: 11 WI: 11 VA: 10 IL: 10 IN: 10 TX: 10 PA: 10

Who Files Complaints?

7.9%
Original Owners
92.1%
Second+ Owners

Pontiac Vibe — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
200334035
200431522
200533712
200619910
2008685
200959926
2010679

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