2010 Pontiac Vibe: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 67 complaints
67
Total Complaints
48,100mi
Median Mileage
AIR BAGS
Top Issue
9
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

22,250 25th Percentile
48,100 Median Mileage
91,250 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

AIR BAGS
31
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
5
STEERING
4
ENGINE
4
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
3
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
3
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
2
POWER TRAIN
2
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
1

Severity Assessment

9
Crashes
0
Fires
10
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, MY CAR WILL SUDDENLY STEER SHARPLY ON ITS OWN, AS IF IT WERE HIT BY A SUDDEN, VIOLENT CROSSWIND THIS HAS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 20-25 TIMES, ALWAYS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. ALWAYS SWERVING TO THE LEFT. NO ACCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED, BUT EACH OCCURRENCE COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT..."
"THE BRAKES IN THE CAR APPEAR NOT TO BEGIN BRAKING EVERY TIME RIGHT AWAY WHEN THE PEDAL IS APPLIED. *TR"
"CONSUMER IS CONCERNED WITH THE NEW RECALL REQUESTING CONSUMERS TO REMOVE FLOOR MATS IN THE 2010 PONTIAC VIBE CAUSING ACCELERATION PROBLEMS."

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