Problems owners report
Complaints filed with NHTSA about the 1987 Pontiac Fiero, by the system named in each complaint. One complaint can name several.
- Engine and engine cooling9
- Electrical system3
- Engine2
- Power train2
- Parking brake1
- Steering1
- Visibility1
- Equipment1
NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026 · 0 injuries and 0 deaths reported
Compared with other years
NHTSA ODI complaints by model year
New York safety inspections
At its first New York inspection the 1987 Pontiac Fiero failed the safety check 0.77% of the time — 2% less often than the average 1987 passenger car (0.78%). Median odometer at inspection: 87,982 miles.
NY DMV Vehicle Inspections (vezn-fmmk), initial inspections since Aug 2021 · how we count
In the Netherlands
74 first registered in 1987 are on Dutch roads; 95% arrived later as imports.
Most common APK defects
- Bandenspanning niet op juiste waarde7
- Stuur- of fuseekogel met slijtage kleiner of gelijk 1,0 mm6
- Overmatige vloeistoflekkage overige vloeistoffen6
- Dimlicht onjuist afgesteld5
- Band beschadigd4
- Band onvoldoende profiel4
- Kentekenplaatverlichting werkt niet (goed) / ontbreekt3
- Roestschade subframe2
Colours
RDW Open Data: registered vehicles and APK defects (CC0) · defect descriptions in the RDW's Dutch wording
In Finland
7 of these cars first registered in 1987 were in use in Finland on 30 Jun 2026, with an average of 91,000 km on the odometer at their last inspection.
Traficom (Finnish Transport and Communications Agency), open data on vehicles in use · CC BY 4.0
In New Zealand
6 1987 cars are on the New Zealand register; 83% arrived as used imports, 0% were sold new in New Zealand.
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi, Motor Vehicle Register (March 2026) · CC BY 4.0
Recalls in Canada
2 Transport Canada recalls for the 1987 Pontiac Fiero.
| 1990101 3 Jul 1990 | Engine NOTE: VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 2.8 LITRE,6 CYLINDER ENGINES. AN INTERACTION OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ENVIRONMENT AND MAINTENANCE OR SERVICE RELATED FACTORS CO… |
| 1990100 29 Jun 1990 | Engine AN INTERACTION OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ENVIRONMENT AND MAINTENANCE RELATED FACTORS COULD CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE WHICH COULD S… |
Transport Canada Vehicle Recalls Database · Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada
Recalls
PCV GROMMET OIL LEAKS, TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER LEAKS, PISTON CONNECTING ROD FAILURES BREAKING THROUGH ENGINE WALL CAUSING OIL SPILLAGE, FUEL RAIL LEAKS, COOLANT LEAKS, ROCKER COVER OIL LEAKS, AND MAINTENANCE OR SERVICE RELATED FACTORS, COULD CAUSE ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES.
DUE TO AN INTERACTION OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ENVIRONMENT AND MAINTENANCE OR SERVICE RELATED FACTORS, THERE IS A RISK OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES.
Whether a recall was fixed on a particular car is known only to the manufacturer: check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
NHTSA recalls · summaries in NHTSA's own words
NHTSA investigations
REAR HUB CARRIER FAILURE
REAR DISC BRAKES
TIE ROD BREAKAGE
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation