Vehicle report
1989 PONTIAC LEMANS
This model year
What the record shows
The 1989 Pontiac Lemans is a compact car, and the 13th model year of a nameplate NHTSA records from 1977 to 1993.
The EPA rated five configurations: engines from 1.6-litre four-cylinder to 2-litre four-cylinder, front-wheel drive only, three transmissions and running on regular gasoline.
Combined fuel economy ranges from 22 to 30 mpg depending on which one you have.
The federal record holds 15 owner complaints for it.
Counts are reports, not rates. A complaint is something an owner chose to file; it is unverified and unadjusted for how many of these cars were sold, so the useful comparison is against other model years of the same car. Recalls and investigations carry more weight because a manufacturer or regulator acted on them.
Reading this report
Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.