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Chevrolet Cobalt and Pontiac G8 Lemon Odds and Nada Odds for the Year Ending June 30, 2018

An asterisk (*) marks results based on small sample sizes.

Year Make/Model Nada Odds per 100 Cars Lemon Odds per 100 Cars    
36 vehicles, 11.7 months per vehicle, 81800 miles driven

Includes 2008s and 2009s.
2009
Pontiac G8
[?] see reported repairs
  36 vehicles, 11.7 months per vehicle, 81800 miles driven

Includes 2008s and 2009s.
36 vehicles, 11.7 months per vehicle, 81800 miles driven

New design, spring introduction. Combined with the 2009.
2008
Pontiac G8
[?] see reported repairs
  36 vehicles, 11.7 months per vehicle, 81800 miles driven

New design, spring introduction. Combined with the 2009.

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Chevrolet Cobalt vs. Pontiac G8 Lemon Odds and Nada Odds

Other sources of Chevrolet Cobalt and Pontiac G8 reliability data provide only averages, which can conceal as much as they reveal. So we also report the percentage of Chevrolet Cobalts and Pontiac G8s with no repairs at all in the past year and the percentage of Chevrolet Cobalts and Pontiac G8s that are lemons (required three or more repair trips in the past year). These figures might surprise you.

These stats are promptly updated four times a year, to closely track Chevrolet Cobalt and Pontiac G8 lemon odds as the cars age. Others can be over a year behind. Only TrueDelta tells you how reliable the Chevrolet Cobalt and Pontiac G8 have been recently.

To see how frequently Chevrolet Cobalt and Pontiac G8 problems occur, check out our car reliability stats.

What Our Members Are Saying about the Brand Reputation of the Chevrolet Cobalt

Chevrolet Cobalt Brand Reputation: Pros
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2007 2dr Coupe 148-horsepower 2.2L I4
4-speed automatic FWD
Chevrolet best selling car - 100,000 mile warranty see full Chevrolet Cobalt review
Chevrolet Cobalt Brand Reputation: Cons
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2010 2dr Coupe turbocharged 260hp 2.0L I4
5-speed manual FWD
At the time Chevy was still "owned" by the US government. If a company is so bad with their finances that my tax money has to save them, then the car is going to have to be awesome for me to pay them more money for it. see full Chevrolet Cobalt review
2008 4dr Sedan 148-horsepower 2.2L I4
5-speed manual FWD
It may be nice to say that much of GMs line-up before the bankruptcy was crap. The Cobalt was what the Cavalier should have been in the 90s and was hopelessly outclassed. see full Chevrolet Cobalt review
 

What Our Members Are Saying about the Brand Reputation of the Pontiac G8

Pontiac G8 Brand Reputation: Pros
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2009 4dr Sedan 361-horsepower 6.0L V8
6-speed shiftable automatic RWD
Pontiac has always been about performance. see full Pontiac G8 review
Pontiac G8 Brand Reputation: Cons
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2009 4dr Sedan 256-horsepower 3.6L V6
5-speed shiftable automatic RWD
Pontiac...need I say more? see full Pontiac G8 review
2008 4dr Sedan 361-horsepower 6.0L V8
6-speed shiftable automatic RWD
What brand image? see full Pontiac G8 review
2008 4dr Sedan 256-horsepower 3.6L V6
5-speed shiftable automatic RWD
gee whiz target, little over the top, although this model is less so than past efforts. was a pleasant ride with good handling see full Pontiac G8 review