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Chevrolet Malibu

Every Chevrolet Malibu model year on file, 2015 to 2025. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years3,206140 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years112015 to 2025
Recall campaigns19Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins9,304Summed across model years
By model year

The 2016 model year drew the most complaints, 837, 26% of the model's total

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

02505007501,00020152016837201720182019202020212022202320242025
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Engine and cooling leads the Chevrolet Malibu complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Engine and cooling
1,118
Electrical system
858
Powertrain
696
Speed control
466
Brakes
350
Fuel system
299
Stability and traction control
174
Steering
168
Airbags
122
Structure
89
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Chevrolet Malibu 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 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2025Sedan119.127510147
2024Sedan427.184020320
2023Sedan7010.01,00020429
2022Sedan984.11,40010629
2021Sedan892.21,04720696
2020Sedan1985.12,20011771
2019Sedan1914.71,41510884
2018Sedan6984.25,817601,066
2017Sedan7022.84,129401,332
2016Sedan8373.25,979901,548
2015Sedan27010.41,688301,482
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Chevrolet Malibu

  • 26V-212 Apr 2, 2026
    Rearview camera screen may display a distorted or blank image
    Back-over prevention · 277k vehicles
  • 24V-575 Aug 1, 2024
    Vehicles may have the wrong owner's manual in the glove box
    Equipment · 22 vehicles
  • 22V-923 Dec 14, 2022
    Front impact bar, a structural portion of the vehicle frame, may not be properly welded to the front frame rail
    Structure · 2,108 vehicles
  • 22V-359 May 19, 2022
    Driver's seat cushion frame may have an improper weld in the power tilt-adjustment mechanism
    Seats · 221 vehicles
  • 21V-649 Aug 20, 2021
    Rear seat belt retractors may be improperly secured with loose or missing fasteners
    Seat belts · 402 vehicles
  • 20V-668 Oct 29, 2020
    Start/stop accumulator endcap may have missing bolts
    Powertrain · 194k vehicles
  • 19V-642 Sep 6, 2019
    Error in the Engine Control Module (ECM) software may result in the fuel injectors being disabled
    Electrical system · 177k vehicles
  • 18V-576 Aug 30, 2018
    Rear brake caliper pistons may have an insufficient coating causing gas pockets to form, potentially reducing rear brake performance
    Brakes · 211k vehicles
  • 18V-400 Jun 14, 2018
    During servicing, a Passenger Presence System (PPS) may have been installed that was not correctly calibrated to the vehicle's seat type
    Airbags · 66 vehicles
  • 18V-358 May 31, 2018
    High pressure fuel pump may detach from its mounting flange, possibly resulting in the pump damaging the high pressure fuel line
    Fuel system · 895 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.