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Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid

Every Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid model year on file, 2016 to 2019. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years594 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years42016 to 2019
Recall campaigns1Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins1,252Summed across model years
By model year

The 2016 model year drew the most complaints, 24, 41% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

0102030201624201720182019
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Electrical system leads the Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Electrical system
27
Powertrain
17
Engine and cooling
15
Speed control
9
Fuel system
6
Brakes
4
Structure
3
Lighting
2
Airbags
2
Stability and traction control
2
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2019Sedan20.01501297
2018Sedan119.19201295
2017Sedan229.112901319
2016Sedan244.217111341
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid

  • 16V-521 Jul 8, 2016
    Affected vehicles have a shut-off switch for the high voltage battery for use when servicing the vehicle
    Hybrid and electric propulsion ยท 534 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.