2009 Pontiac Vibe: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 599 complaints
599
Total Complaints
55,500mi
Median Mileage
AIR BAGS
Top Issue
26
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

20,000 25th Percentile
55,500 Median Mileage
92,922 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

AIR BAGS
351
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
39
STEERING
33
ENGINE
29
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
19
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
16
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
9
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
9
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
9
SERVICE BRAKES
8

Severity Assessment

26
Crashes
4
Fires
14
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE EMBLEMS IN THE CENTER OF THE RIMS SPONTANEOUSLY POPPED OFF EIGHT TIMES. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY SUGGESTED THAT SOMEONE STOLE THE EMBLEMS. HE REPLACED THE EMBLEMS, BUT THEY WERE MISSING AGAIN SEVERAL WEEKS LAT..."
"EXHAUST SMELL INSIDE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP STATES THERE IS NO PROBLEM. *TR"
"CAR IS STALLING ON INITIAL ACCELERATION FROM STOP OFTEN - ESPECIALLY IN WARM WEATHER AND CITY TYPE DRIVING.. OCCASIONALLY STALLS WHEN COMING TO A STOP. OCCASIONALLY INCREASES RPM'S RANDOMLY. THESE INSTANCES HAVE CAUSED MAJOR SAFETY ISSUES WHEN NAVIGATING TRAFFIC. BELOW DOES NOT OFFER OPTION TO ST..."

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