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Chevrolet Malibu problems reported in Alabama

516 of the 29,413 complaints filed about the Chevrolet Malibu came from Alabama, most often about the electrical system.

Bigger states file more complaints simply for having more drivers. What is worth reading here is the mix — a part that fails in heat, cold or road salt shows up in some states long before others.

516

Complaints from Alabama

27

Crashes

4

Fires

1998

Worst model year

What failed

By model year

1997 Malibu 16 3.1%
1998 Malibu 37 7.2%
1999 Malibu 26 5.0%
2000 Malibu 29 5.6%
2001 Malibu 11 2.1%
2002 Malibu 7 1.4%
2003 Malibu 21 4.1%
2004 Malibu 28 5.4%
2005 Malibu 21 4.1%
2006 Malibu 34 6.6%
2007 Malibu 12 2.3%
2008 Malibu 30 5.8%
2009 Malibu 37 7.2%
2010 Malibu 37 7.2%
2011 Malibu 18 3.5%
2012 Malibu 26 5.0%
2013 Malibu 28 5.4%
2014 Malibu 5 1.0%
2015 Malibu 6 1.2%
2016 Malibu 22 4.3%
2017 Malibu 23 4.5%
2018 Malibu 25 4.8%
2019 Malibu 6 1.2%
2020 Malibu 6 1.2%
2021 Malibu 1 0.2%
2022 Malibu 1 0.2%
2023 Malibu 2 0.4%
2025 Malibu 1 0.2%

Cities reporting most

Montgomery 42 22.6%
Birmingham 27 14.5%
Mobile 23 12.4%
Tuscaloosa 16 8.6%
Florence 14 7.5%
Prattville 13 7.0%
Huntsville 11 5.9%
Fultondale 10 5.4%
Union Springs 8 4.3%
Enterprise 8 4.3%
Linden 7 3.8%
Valley 7 3.8%

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