2008 Pontiac G8: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 91 complaints
91
Total Complaints
56,853mi
Median Mileage
AIR BAGS
Top Issue
3
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

37,500 25th Percentile
56,853 Median Mileage
86,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

AIR BAGS
25
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
13
STEERING
8
SUSPENSION
7
ENGINE
5
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
5
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
4
SUSPENSION:FRONT
4
POWER TRAIN
3
SEAT BELTS
2

Severity Assessment

3
Crashes
1
Fires
2
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G8. THE CONTACT CANNOT READ THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES WHILE DRIVING DURING THE DAYTIME. THERE IS NO RECALL REGARDING THIS FAILURE. THE FAILURE OCCURS WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS APPROXIMATELY RANGING FROM 20 TO 40 MPH. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 350 AND FAILURE..."
"AUTOMOBILE INSTRUMENT PANEL IS UNREADABLE IN SUNLIGHT DUE TO REFLECTIONS AND LOW CONTRAST, DARKLY SHADED DIALS. FOR A DRIVERS EYE VIEW: HTTP://G8GT.COM/T3593/ SCROLL DOWN TO THE FIFTH POST FOR PICTURES AND FEEL FREE TO READ ALL OF THE COMMENTS. IT IS DIFFICULT TO REGULATE SPEED, BECAUSE THE SPEED..."
"AUTOMOBILE INSTRUMENT PANEL IS UNREADABLE IN SUNLIGHT DUE TO REFLECTIONS AND LOW CONTRAST, DARKLY SHADED DIALS. FOR A DRIVERS EYE VIEW: HTTP://G8GT.COM/T3593/ SCROLL DOWN TO THE FIFTH POST FOR PICTURES AND FEEL FREE TO READ ALL OF THE COMMENTS. IT IS DIFFICULT TO REGULATE SPEED, BECAUSE THE SPEED..."

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 25 complaints
25th: 30,500 mi Median: 72,000 mi 75th: 96,150 mi
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 13 complaints
25th: 78,018 mi Median: 88,000 mi 75th: 103,302 mi
STEERING 8 complaints
25th: 52,625 mi Median: 87,000 mi 75th: 103,075 mi
SUSPENSION 7 complaints
25th: 38,000 mi Median: 39,123 mi 75th: 54,500 mi
ENGINE 5 complaints
Median: 82,500 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

MD: 9 TX: 7 FL: 7 NC: 6 PA: 6 MO: 5 NJ: 4 GA: 4 NY: 4 CA: 4

Who Files Complaints?

3.3%
Original Owners
96.7%
Second+ Owners

Pontiac G8 — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
20091848

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