Where each one leads
Pontiac Firebird
Ahead on none of the like-for-like measures.
Volkswagen Scirocco
- Fewer Volkswagen Scirocco cars in the Netherlands carry an illogical odometer record (11.8% against 53.9%).
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
| Pontiac Firebird | Volkswagen Scirocco | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | 1981–2002 | 1981–1991 |
| New cars registered in Europe | — | 126,784 (2010–2022) |
| Licensed in the United Kingdom | 455 | 44,756 |
| On the road in the Netherlands | 1,046 | 5,922 |
| In traffic in Finland | 667 | 654 |
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
| Pontiac Firebird | Volkswagen Scirocco | |
|---|---|---|
| UK MOT first-time pass rate | — | 70% |
| … against cars of the same age | — | +2% |
| New York safety inspections failed | 0.8% | — |
| … against cars of the same year | −38% | — |
| Illogical odometer records (NL) | 53.9% | 11.8% |
| US owner complaints | 586 | 14 |
| Most complaints about | Service brakes, hydraulic | Fuel system, gasoline |
| Model year with most complaints | 1995 (84) | 1987 (9) |
| US recall campaigns | 20 | 5 |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | 1,305 | 17 |
| NHTSA defect investigations | 56 | — |
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
| Pontiac Firebird | Volkswagen Scirocco | |
|---|---|---|
| Official combined fuel use, Canada | 11.3 l/100 km (2002) | — |
| Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe | — | 164 g/km |
| Average power of new cars in Europe | — | 137 kW (183 hp) |
| Average mass in running order | — | 1,370 kg |
| Dutch list price when new (median) | — | €34,739 |
| Average odometer in Finland | 113,000 km | 203,000 km |
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).