Used 2004 Pontiac Vibe Consumer Reviews
Used Vibe for sale
See Edmunds pricing data
Has Your Car's Value Changed?
Used car values are constantly changing. Edmunds lets you track your vehicle's value over time so you can decide when to sell or trade in.
Great Little Big Car
Larry VP, MN, 12/09/2006
2004 Pontiac Vibe Fwd 4dr Wagon (1.8L 4cyl 5M)
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
Has a five speed manual with basic engine. With rear seats down, will take two bicycles and camping gear for a week. With front seat down will take eight foot objects like lumber or a projection screen. On interstate travel with the cruise on 70 MPH, delivers 40 to 44 MPG using quality regular gas. Roomy rear seat even for those over 6 foot. On interstate trips with two couples and all luggage inside is comfortable. Luggage did go to six inches from the top of the rear window. Mileage also 44 MPG under these conditions in the Midwest. Traveling near Breckenridge/Frisco, CO (continental divide) vehicle was underpowered going up very steep hills. Delivered 40 MPG. Great on snow.
Best Car I Ever Owned
JimPaule, 03/28/2010
2004 Pontiac Vibe AWD 4dr Wagon (1.8L 4cyl 4A)
5 of 6 people found this review helpful
This 2004 Vibe is the best car I have ever owned in terms of reliability. Six years, 63,000 miles, and never had any warranty work whatsoever! The brakes are still original, even with considerable stop and go driving. GM really blew it by dropping Pontiac and especially the Vibe. It has been a Consumer Reports Best Buy since its inception in 2003! Of all their bad decisions, this one ranks right at the top. We plan to keep this car forever. It tracks through our bad northern Ohio winters with no problem with the all wheel drive and still delivers 20 mpg in town and 28 on the highway. Why would I ever sell this car?
2004 Pontiac Vibe for sale near you
Showing 3 of 28 listings
- Base WagonMSRP: $4,495125 mi away
- Base WagonMSRP: $3,799131 mi away
- Base WagonMSRP: $6,995196 mi away
See all 28 listings
It just keeps on going and going
doglover, 07/25/2010
2004 Pontiac Vibe AWD 4dr Wagon (1.8L 4cyl 4A)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
I bought this car in 2004 brand new. I have replaced the brakes twice; that's it. I now have 151,000 and still drive it. I did have problems with the drivers window before the recall. It drives super in the snow; I live in western PA and have never been disappointed with it's performance. I wore out the radio controls. I have the "moon and tune" pkg and it rocks; the best sound system that I've come across. Very reliable and easy to drive.
Peppy little car
SEP, 02/03/2018
2004 Pontiac Vibe Fwd 4dr Wagon (1.8L 4cyl 5M)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
This car is just fun to drive. Even with a small engine, it gets out of the way when necessary. Gas mileage is great, even in city driving. It is my car of choice most of the time, even when I have a 'full' rear storage area.
- Safety
- Technology
- Performance
- Interior
- Comfort
- Reliability
- Value
Drives and survives (Not AWD, base automatic trans)
joshhasavibe, 05/30/2013
2004 Pontiac Vibe AWD 4dr Wagon (1.8L 4cyl 4A)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
As a delivery driver for a certain "freaky fast" sandwich shop, this car is perfect. Tons of room in the back with the seats down, oodles of gas mileage, it's an all around great car for my job. Now, I'm 20, so naturally I'm gonna drive this car pretty hard. The car does kind of slug through first gear, but after that it takes off like a rocket. I often forget it's just a little 1.8L. I've had no major repairs at 104k, bought at 90k. Only really "major" things I've HAD to do are transmission fluid/filter. Other than that, this car's a little champ. Has a nice engine noise for being a 4cyl, nice torque, good suspension and cornering. Definitely a head turner when folks see it's just a Vibe.