Pontiac Montana — YEARS TO AVOID

Data updated 2026-08-02. Complaints are unverified owner reports filed with NHTSA.

Avoid: 1999, 2000 · Best bets: 2006, 2004, 1998, 2005, 2003

COMPLAINT HISTORY

Complaints per year, Pontiac Montana Bar chart of distinct NHTSA complaints filed per model year, 2008 highlighted. 1997: 18 complaints 1997 1998: 49 complaints 1999: 235 complaints 1999 2000: 228 complaints 2001: 156 complaints 2001 2002: 126 complaints 2003: 84 complaints 2003 2004: 39 complaints 2005: 81 complaints 2005 2006: 37 complaints 2007: 0 complaints 2007 2008: 1 complaints 2008
2008: 1 complaints
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YearComplaints
199718
199849
1999235
2000228
2001156
2002126
200384
200439
200581
200637
20070
20081

EVERY YEAR, RANKED

YearRankingComplaintsWhy
2008 Not enough data 1 Only 1 complaint on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2007 Not enough data 0 Only 0 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2006 Recommended 37 This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year.
2005 Recommended 81 This year's complaint volume is within 30% of this model's typical year.
2004 Recommended 39 This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year.
2003 Recommended 84 This year's complaint volume is within 30% of this model's typical year.
2002 Caution 126 This year had 30% to 100% more complaints than this model's typical year.
2001 Caution 156 This year had 30% to 100% more complaints than this model's typical year.
2000 Avoid 228 This year had more than double the complaints of this model's typical year.
1999 Avoid 235 This year had more than double the complaints of this model's typical year.
1998 Recommended 49 This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year.
1997 Not enough data 18 Only 18 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.