Where each one leads
Nissan 240SX
- Against cars of the same year, the Nissan 240SX comes out better in New York safety inspections (fails 46% less often than average) than the Pontiac Sunfire (fails 52% more often than average).
Pontiac Sunfire
- On Canada's official test the most frugal 2005 Pontiac Sunfire uses 9.3 l/100 km, the 1998 Nissan 240SX 10.8.
Only measures that do not depend on how many cars were sold: pass and failure rates against cars of the same age, ratings, fuel use and CO₂. How we compare
At a glance
| Nissan 240SX | Pontiac Sunfire | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | 1983–1999 | 1985–2005 |
EEA new-car registrations (CC BY 4.0) · DVLA licensed vehicles (OGL v3.0) · RDW (CC0) · Traficom (CC BY 4.0) · generations: Wikidata (CC0).
Reliability and problems
| Nissan 240SX | Pontiac Sunfire | |
|---|---|---|
| New York safety inspections failed | 0.6% | 3.1% |
| … against cars of the same year | −46% | +52% |
| US owner complaints | 183 | 1,144 |
| Most complaints about | Fuel system, gasoline | Electrical system |
| Model year with most complaints | 1995 (60) | 1996 (201) |
| US recall campaigns | 2 | 17 |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | 307 | 3,045 |
| NHTSA defect investigations | 12 | 14 |
Complaint, recall and bulletin counts grow with the number of cars sold and are not adjusted for it. UK MOT: DVSA anonymised MOT results (OGL v3.0); New York: DMV inspections; complaints, recalls, bulletins and investigations: NHTSA (public domain); odometer: RDW (CC0).
Fuel, emissions and price
| Nissan 240SX | Pontiac Sunfire | |
|---|---|---|
| Official combined fuel use, Canada | 10.8 l/100 km (1998) | 9.3 l/100 km (2005) |
Canada: NRCan Fuel Consumption Ratings, most frugal version of the latest year (OGL Canada). Europe: EEA monitoring of new-car CO₂ and on-board fuel meters (OBFCM), CC BY 4.0. Price: RDW catalogue price (CC0). Finland: Traficom (CC BY 4.0).