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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

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%

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