What is PainRank™?

PainRank™ is a scoring system by CarComplaints.com that uses relative complaint analysis to determine which vehicles suffer the most defects. It's more than just complaint volume as the score also considers the average cost of repairs, the mileage at failure, the age of the vehicle, among other factors.

Bottom line: the higher the score, the more painful it is to own.

Least Reliable Pontiac Generations

Pontiac generations have an average PainRank™ of 7.46.

RankModelComplaintsScore
27th1st Generation G6 (2005-2010)1,39533.49
26th5th Generation Grand Am (1999-2005)1,47721.5
25th7th Generation Grand Prix (2004-2008)39317.35
24th6th Generation Grand Prix (1997-2003)84916.12
23rd1st Generation Montana (1998-2004)34913.28
22nd1st Generation Torrent (2006-2009)19411.91
21st1st Generation Aztek (2001-2005)20110.69
20th1st Generation G5 (2007-2009)919.07
19th10th Generation Bonneville (2000-2005)3378.71
18th2nd Generation Trans Sport (1997-1998)146.06
17th1st Generation Sunfire (1995-2005)2405.65
16th1st Generation G3 (2009-2009)205.54
15th1st Generation Vibe (2003-2008)1045.39
14th1st Generation Solstice (2006-2010)565.11
13th2nd Generation Montana (2005-2008)474.77
12th9th Generation Bonneville (1992-1999)1554.55
11th4th Generation Grand Am (1992-1998)2034.54
10th5th Generation GTO (2004-2006)223.92
9th2nd Generation Vibe (2009-2010)343.77
8th1st Generation G8 (2008-2009)113.06
7th5th Generation Grand Prix (1988-1996)772.15
6th4th Generation Firebird (1993-2002)441.57
5th2nd Generation Sunbird (1989-1994)251.07
4th3rd Generation Grand Am (1986-1991)180.88
3rd1st Generation Trans Sport (1990-1996)140.64
2nd3rd Generation Firebird (1982-1992)110.59
1st8th Generation Bonneville (1987-1991)90.17

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