Worst years for a Chevrolet Malibu
Owners have filed 29,413 complaints about the Chevrolet Malibu with NHTSA across model years 1964 to 2025. More of them are about the steering than anything else.
Cleanest on record
2022 Chevrolet Malibu149 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.
Every Chevrolet Malibu year, graded
The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.
| Year | Grade | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Median miles | Most reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | B | 15 | 2 | 0 | — | Electrical System |
| 2024 | A | 59 | 5 | 0 | — | Electrical System |
| 2023 | B | 103 | 5 | 1 | 57,619 | Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance |
| 2022 | A | 149 | 6 | 0 | 62,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2021 | A | 132 | 0 | 1 | 34,200 | Electrical System |
| 2020 | B | 332 | 16 | 0 | 68,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2019 | B | 307 | 15 | 1 | 41,875 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2018 | C | 1,215 | 35 | 6 | 46,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2017 | C | 1,174 | 25 | 7 | 51,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2016 | C | 1,443 | 39 | 3 | 50,615 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2015 | C | 399 | 31 | 17 | 50,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2014 | C | 563 | 32 | 12 | 60,800 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2013 | C | 1,383 | 50 | 14 | 70,000 | Electrical System |
| 2012 | C | 1,472 | 93 | 24 | 87,000 | Electrical System |
| 2011 | C | 1,526 | 71 | 25 | 80,000 | Electrical System |
| 2010 | D | 2,204 | 72 | 17 | 82,000 | Steering |
| 2009 | D | 2,356 | 64 | 13 | 100,000 | Steering |
| 2008 | C | 1,489 | 54 | 9 | 80,000 | Steering |
| 2007 | C | 1,253 | 53 | 2 | 100,000 | Steering |
| 2006 | C | 1,475 | 59 | 6 | 85,142 | Steering |
| 2005 | C | 1,386 | 67 | 38 | 89,000 | Steering |
| 2004 | D | 1,639 | 78 | 11 | 69,000 | Steering |
| 2003 | C | 773 | 52 | 5 | 70,000 | Electrical System |
| 2002 | B | 755 | 28 | 1 | 68,900 | Electrical System |
| 2001 | C | 1,005 | 51 | 1 | 70,000 | Electrical System |
| 2000 | C | 1,379 | 71 | 8 | 65,000 | Brakes |
| 1999 | C | 1,227 | 61 | 2 | 60,000 | Brakes |
| 1998 | C | 1,480 | 53 | 6 | 70,000 | Brakes |
| 1997 | B | 693 | 34 | 0 | 82,750 | Brakes |
| 1989 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1986 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Seat Belts |
| 1983 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | Windows, Mirrors & Wipers |
| 1982 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 1981 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | Brakes |
| 1980 | — | 6 | 0 | 1 | — | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 1979 | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | Brakes |
| 1978 | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1975 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1974 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | Suspension |
| 1964 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | Transmission & Drivetrain |
What breaks on a Chevrolet Malibu
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Exactly what failed on a Chevrolet Malibu
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Chevrolet Malibu, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Chevrolet Malibu problems by state
Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.
Compare the Chevrolet Malibu
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.