Chevrolet Malibu problems reported in California
1,945 of the 29,455 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.
1,945
Complaints from California
79
Crashes
16
Fires
2018
Worst model year
What failed
Electrical System
338
17.4%
Steering
331
17.0%
Engine & Cooling
234
12.0%
Brakes
163
8.4%
Transmission & Drivetrain
151
7.8%
Lights
120
6.2%
Other & Unspecified
114
5.9%
Fuel & Propulsion
90
4.6%
Stability & Traction Control
86
4.4%
Acceleration & Cruise Control
80
4.1%
Airbags
60
3.1%
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
20
1.0%
2016 Malibu
126
6.5%
2017 Malibu
121
6.2%
2018 Malibu
176
9.0%
2019 Malibu
26
1.3%
2020 Malibu
25
1.3%
2021 Malibu
10
0.5%
2022 Malibu
3
0.2%
2023 Malibu
6
0.3%
2024 Malibu
7
0.4%
2025 Malibu
1
0.1%
Cities reporting most
LOS Angeles
74
13.3%
Reedley
72
12.9%
Bakersfield
66
11.9%
SAN Diego
63
11.3%
Sacramento
55
9.9%
Fresno
52
9.4%
Riverside
45
8.1%
SAN Jose
32
5.8%
SAN Bernardino
26
4.7%
Rialto
25
4.5%
Hemet
24
4.3%
Victorville
22
4.0%