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Which Pontiac G6 years to avoid

No Pontiac G6 model year in 2010–2010 falls into the flagged band. The weakest are 2010, and even those sit close to this model’s own median.

Ownership label · Pontiac G6 Full report
C
Grade 2010–2010
2010 vs model median 1.0×
Model median3× median
Steering 34
Lights & Visibility 16
Electrical 13
Weakest

2010

Best

2010

Year by year

Severity-weighted complaints filed in each model year’s first 60 months on the road, so every year is measured over an identical window.

Year Complaint volume vs median Reports Grade
2010
1.00× 105 C

What owners report

The component groups most often named, with one representative report. These are unverified — allegations, not findings.

2010 C 105 reports · median 70,000 mi

  1. Steering 34

    The contact owns a 2010 pontiac g-6. While traveling 35 MPH, the contact noticed that the vehicle began to pull to the right abnormally. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

  2. Lights & Visibility 16

    I thought my headlight bulb went out and so I went to the car dealership to have them replace it. A few months later the bulb has been going in and out for the last 9 months. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

  3. Electrical 13

    Pins inside wiring harness connector for right headlight corroded, making low beam headlight inoperable. There was no electrical grease inside connection to keep moisture out. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

5 crash · 1 injuries

The best year for the G6

Ranked by overall score among years with a full 60 months on the road.

2010 is the best-scoring G6 model year with a full 60 months on the road, at 67.5 out of 100 — a score that combines complaint rate, recall campaigns and open investigations.

Yearvs medianReportsGrade
2010 1.00× 105 C

Recalls

3 campaigns on record.

Campaign Component Model years Units affected
14V252000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING 2010 2,440,524
12V460000 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) 2010 426,240
14E044000 STEERING 2010 7,304

How long do they last?

Complaint records show when problems get reported, not how long a car survives. Where owners gave an odometer reading, faults on the 2010 were reported at a median of 70,000 miles. Treat that as the point problems start being noticed, not a lifespan.

Common questions

Answered directly from this model’s record.

Which Pontiac G6 years should you avoid?
No Pontiac G6 model year in 2010–2010 scores in the flagged band. The weakest are 2010.
What is the best year for the Pontiac G6?
2010 is the best-scoring Pontiac G6 model year with a full 60 months on the road, at 67.5 out of 100. The score combines complaint rate, recall campaigns and open investigations.
How many recalls does the Pontiac G6 have?
3 distinct recall campaigns are on record across all scored Pontiac G6 model years. A recall is a matter of record: the manufacturer filed a defect report with NHTSA.

How this was calculated

Every model year is scored over an identical window: complaints filed with NHTSA during the first 60 months after that model year went on sale. Without this, older cars look worse purely because they have had longer to accumulate reports.

Limitations. Complaints are unverified reports submitted voluntarily by owners; they are allegations, not findings, and reporting rates vary between models. Model years with fewer than 60 months on the road are marked provisional and excluded from verdicts. Cross-model comparison is withheld pending production-volume data.

Full methodology · Sources · Data vintage August 9, 2026

Working 2010 G6
Complaints in window
105
Severity-weighted
150
Model median (weighted)
150
vs model median
1.00×
Recall campaigns (weighted)
3
Open investigations
0
Score 67.5 C