Chevrolet Malibu problems reported in California
1,938 of the 29,413 complaints filed about the Chevrolet Malibu came from California, 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.
1,938
Complaints from California
78
Crashes
16
Fires
2018
Worst model year
What failed
Electrical System
337
17.4%
Steering
331
17.1%
Engine & Cooling
233
12.0%
Brakes
162
8.4%
Transmission & Drivetrain
151
7.8%
Lights
120
6.2%
Other & Unspecified
112
5.8%
Fuel & Propulsion
89
4.6%
Stability & Traction Control
86
4.4%
Acceleration & Cruise Control
80
4.1%
Airbags
59
3.0%
Body & Structure
29
1.5%
By model year
1964 Malibu
1
0.1%
1975 Malibu
1
0.1%
1979 Malibu
1
0.1%
1981 Malibu
1
0.1%
1997 Malibu
46
2.4%
1998 Malibu
150
7.7%
1999 Malibu
47
2.4%
2000 Malibu
77
4.0%
2001 Malibu
71
3.7%
2002 Malibu
42
2.2%
2003 Malibu
35
1.8%
2004 Malibu
97
5.0%
2005 Malibu
95
4.9%
2006 Malibu
92
4.7%
2007 Malibu
92
4.7%
2008 Malibu
87
4.5%
2009 Malibu
118
6.1%
2010 Malibu
99
5.1%
2011 Malibu
62
3.2%
2012 Malibu
93
4.8%
2013 Malibu
88
4.5%
2014 Malibu
29
1.5%
2015 Malibu
17
0.9%
2016 Malibu
123
6.3%
2017 Malibu
121
6.2%
2018 Malibu
176
9.1%
2019 Malibu
26
1.3%
2020 Malibu
25
1.3%
2021 Malibu
10
0.5%
2022 Malibu
2
0.1%
2023 Malibu
6
0.3%
2024 Malibu
7
0.4%
2025 Malibu
1
0.1%
Cities reporting most
Reedley
72
13.0%
LOS Angeles
72
13.0%
Bakersfield
65
11.8%
SAN Diego
63
11.4%
Sacramento
55
10.0%
Fresno
52
9.4%
Riverside
45
8.2%
SAN Jose
32
5.8%
SAN Bernardino
26
4.7%
Hemet
24
4.3%
Rialto
24
4.3%
Victorville
22
4.0%