Worst years for a Chevrolet Malibu Maxx
Owners have filed 1,389 complaints about the Chevrolet Malibu Maxx with NHTSA across model years 2004 to 2007. More of them are about the steering than anything else.
Avoid
2004 Chevrolet Malibu Maxx574 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly steering.
Cleanest on record
2007 Chevrolet Malibu Maxx56 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.
Every Chevrolet Malibu Maxx 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.
What breaks on a Chevrolet Malibu Maxx
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Worst in 2006
Worst in 2005
Worst in 2004
Worst in 2004
Exactly what failed on a Chevrolet Malibu Maxx
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Chevrolet Malibu Maxx, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Chevrolet Malibu Maxx 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 Maxx
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.