Pontiac Vibe

About

The Pontiac Vibe is a compact car marketed by Pontiac for model years 2002-2010. The Vibe was a badged engineered variant of the Toyota Matrix, jointly developed by General Motors and Toyota and manufactured at their joint venture, NUMMI, in Fremont, California.

Photo & info: Wikipedia

Specifications

From Wikipedia — confirm against the actual car before purchase.

Drivetrain: Front-engine, front-wheel-drive or all-wheel-drive
Platform: Toyota MC platform
Body: 5-door hatchback
Class: Compact car
Also sold as: Toyota Voltz (Japan, 2002–2004)
Wheelbase: 102 in
Assembly: 🇺🇸 United States: Fremont, California (NUMMI)
Predecessor: Geo/Chevrolet Prizm
Successor: Buick Encore

Generations

2002–2007 2008–present

Photos

Real cars from Wikimedia Commons — colours and trims as photographed.

Colours seensilverwhitered

2002–2007

2008–present

2010

red

Photos: Wikimedia Commons — click any for full resolution & licence.

By year

Trims, economy and safety change year to year — pick one (US market).

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Trim · engine	Drive	MPG comb (city/hwy)	CO₂ g/mi	Fuel cost
Auto (S5), 4 cyl, 2.4 L	Front-Wheel Drive	24 (21/29)	370	$2,800/yr
Auto 4-spd, 4 cyl, 1.8 L	Front-Wheel Drive	28 (26/31)	317	$2,400/yr
Auto 4-spd, 4 cyl, 2.4 L	All-Wheel Drive	22 (20/26)	404	$3,050/yr
Man 5-spd, 4 cyl, 1.8 L	Front-Wheel Drive	28 (26/32)	317	$2,400/yr
Man 5-spd, 4 cyl, 2.4 L	Front-Wheel Drive	24 (21/28)	370	$2,800/yr

Economy & emissionsSmall Station Wagons

6/10

EPA smog

10.6

Barrels/yr

Emission standard: BIN 5

Safety — NHTSA crash test

★★★★★

Rollover

Stability control · StandardCollision warning · NoLane-keep assist · NoRollover risk: 13.6%

Recalls & complaints

Recalls: 8 · Complaints: 58 · Investigations: 10

Air bags
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2013 Scion xB, Toyota Corolla, Corolla Matrix, Sienna, 4Runner, Lexus IS250, IS350, IS250C, IS350C, IS-F, and GX460 vehicles sold, ever registered, in the states of AL, CA, FL, GA, HI, LA, MS, SC, TX, PR, AS, GU, the MP (Saipan), and the U.S. VI or "Zone A." Toyota is also recalling certain 2010 Scion xB, Toyota Corolla, Corolla Matrix, Yaris, 4Runner, Lexus IS250, IS350, IS250C, IS350C, ES350, IS-F, GX460, and Pontiac Vibe vehicles sold, ever registered, in the states of AZ, AR, DE, DC, IL, IN, KS, KY, MD, MO, NE, NV, NJ, NM, NC, OH, OK, PA, TN, VA, and WV or "Zone B." Toyota is also recalling certain 2009 Scion xB, Toyota Corolla, Corolla Matrix, Yaris, Lexus IS250, IS350, ES350, IS-F, and Pontiac Vibe vehicles ever registered in the states of AK, CO, CT, ID, IA, ME, MA, MI, MN, MT, NH, NY, ND, OR, RI, SD, UT, VT, WA, WI, and WY or "Zone C." These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger frontal air bag, these inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.
Air bags
On January 9, 2018, Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) notified NHTSA that they are recalling 14,585 model year 2010-2012 Yaris vehicles ever registered in the states of Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. As of January 30, 2018, Toyota is additionally recalling 3,347 model year 2010 Pontiac Vibe vehicles located in states listed above. Also included in this recall filing is 98,194 model year 2003-2008 Toyota Corolla Matrix vehicles, located throughout the U.S., that previously received a like-for-like interim air bag inflator replacement. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger frontal air bag, these inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.

Trims & economy: fueleconomy.gov · recalls & rating: NHTSA

Loading 2010…

Reviews & research

Independent reviews, news and owner communities — off-site.

Video reviews

Road tests & walkarounds on YouTube

Expert reviews

Edmunds, Car and Driver, MotorTrend & more

News

Latest coverage and updates

Owner community

Real-world ownership on Reddit

Full history

The complete Wikipedia entry

For sale

Find one for sale

Search the open market for a Pontiac Vibe now — eBay Motors plus sellers who list directly with rTracer. Live listings land here as the feed goes live.

Market value. No used Pontiac Vibe has one set price — see what they actually sold for recently, then compare with what's on the market now.

Search eBay Motors ↗See sold prices ↗

Maintenance & ownership

Check the Pontiac Vibe's recall history, investigations and owner complaints at NHTSA — the best free read on reliability and what tends to go wrong before you buy.

Check at NHTSA ↗

The universe

Coming: a full spec sheet, and a drivable 3D model of the Vibe on any road in the rTracer atlas.

← Pontiac

Trim · engine

Drive

MPG comb (city/hwy)

CO₂ g/mi

Fuel cost

Auto (S5), 4 cyl, 2.4 L

Front-Wheel Drive

24 (21/29)

370

$2,800/yr

Auto 4-spd, 4 cyl, 1.8 L

Front-Wheel Drive

28 (26/31)

317

$2,400/yr

Auto 4-spd, 4 cyl, 2.4 L

All-Wheel Drive

22 (20/26)

404

$3,050/yr

Man 5-spd, 4 cyl, 1.8 L

Front-Wheel Drive

28 (26/32)

317

$2,400/yr

Man 5-spd, 4 cyl, 2.4 L

Front-Wheel Drive

24 (21/28)

370

$2,800/yr