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Mazda RX-8 and Pontiac Vibe Lemon Odds and Nada Odds for the Year Ending June 30, 2018

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Year Make/Model Nada Odds per 100 Cars Lemon Odds per 100 Cars    
48 vehicles, 11.6 months per vehicle, 103500 miles driven

Redesigned.2009		 Pontiac Vibe
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  48 vehicles, 11.6 months per vehicle, 103500 miles driven

Redesigned.
28 vehicles, 11.8 months per vehicle, 145000 miles driven2005 Pontiac Vibe Join or sign in to view   see reported repairs
  28 vehicles, 11.8 months per vehicle, 145000 miles driven
27 vehicles, 11.8 months per vehicle, 174100 miles driven

First year.2003		 Pontiac Vibe Join or sign in to view   see reported repairs
  27 vehicles, 11.8 months per vehicle, 174100 miles driven

First year.

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Mazda RX-8 vs. Pontiac Vibe Lemon Odds and Nada Odds

Other sources of Mazda RX-8 and Pontiac Vibe reliability data provide only averages, which can conceal as much as they reveal. So we also report the percentage of Mazda RX-8s and Pontiac Vibes with no repairs at all in the past year and the percentage of Mazda RX-8s and Pontiac Vibes 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 Mazda RX-8 and Pontiac Vibe lemon odds as the cars age. Others can be over a year behind. Only TrueDelta tells you how reliable the Mazda RX-8 and Pontiac Vibe have been recently.

To see how frequently Mazda RX-8 and Pontiac Vibe problems occur, check out our car reliability stats.

What Our Members Are Saying about the Brand Reputation of the Mazda RX-8

Mazda RX-8 Brand Reputation: Pros
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2010 4dr Coupe 232-horsepower 1.3L R2
6-speed manual RWD		 Drove a 1979 Maxda RX-7 for more than 100,000 miles -- only brand with a rotary engine! see full Mazda RX-8 review
2006 4dr Coupe 238-horsepower 1.3L R2
6-speed manual RWD		 Reliable--my last Mazda was a daily driver for 15 years. Sporty image. see full Mazda RX-8 review
2005 4dr Coupe 238-horsepower 1.3L R2
6-speed manual RWD		 the brand has a quality reputation with my car having a 100k miles warrenty. Also like mazda in general for their sporty feel/image they try to put in every car. see full Mazda RX-8 review
2004 4dr Coupe 197-horsepower 1.3L R2
4-speed shiftable automatic RWD		 Mazda is fairly reliable. Not much else to say on this really. see full Mazda RX-8 review
2004 4dr Coupe 238-horsepower 1.3L R2
6-speed manual RWD		 Mazda and the RX-8 is about the driver, everything inside the car points toward the driver and the spirit of driving being fun. see full Mazda RX-8 review
Mazda RX-8 Brand Reputation: Cons
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2004 4dr Coupe 238-horsepower 1.3L R2
6-speed manual RWD		 My personal biases show here being someone that drives almost exclusively European cars. There is nothing I hate more than under lighting and flame kits on exhausts and the RX-8 fall smack dab into that category. see full Mazda RX-8 review
 

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

Pontiac Vibe Brand Reputation: Pros
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2009 4dr Hatch 132-horsepower 1.8L I4
4-speed automatic FWD		 The vibe has a very good track record for reliability see full Pontiac Vibe review
2008 4dr Hatch 126-horsepower 1.8L I4
4-speed automatic FWD		 I like Pontiac see full Pontiac Vibe review
2008 4dr Hatch 126-horsepower 1.8L I4
4-speed automatic FWD		 Bought car due to Toyota lineage. Not disappointed. see full Pontiac Vibe review
2005 4dr Hatch 164-horsepower 1.8L I4
6-speed manual FWD		 Deep down it's a Toyota with a Yamaha designed motor. Fun little sleeper/rat-racer/utility wagon. see full Pontiac Vibe review
Pontiac Vibe Brand Reputation: Cons
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2005 4dr Hatch 126-horsepower 1.8L I4
4-speed automatic FWD		 Well... see full Pontiac Vibe review