Chevrolet Malibu problems reported in Massachusetts
400 of the 29,413 complaints filed about the Chevrolet Malibu came from Massachusetts, most often about the steering.
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.
400
Complaints from Massachusetts
13
Crashes
6
Fires
2010
Worst model year
What failed
Steering
94
23.5%
Electrical System
63
15.8%
Brakes
53
13.3%
Engine & Cooling
36
9.0%
Lights
23
5.8%
Transmission & Drivetrain
20
5.0%
Airbags
16
4.0%
Stability & Traction Control
14
3.5%
Fuel & Propulsion
13
3.3%
Acceleration & Cruise Control
11
2.8%
Seats
10
2.5%
Tires
9
2.3%
By model year
1997 Malibu
10
2.5%
1998 Malibu
20
5.0%
1999 Malibu
28
7.0%
2000 Malibu
24
6.0%
2001 Malibu
7
1.8%
2002 Malibu
10
2.5%
2003 Malibu
16
4.0%
2004 Malibu
29
7.2%
2005 Malibu
15
3.8%
2006 Malibu
14
3.5%
2007 Malibu
20
5.0%
2008 Malibu
19
4.8%
2009 Malibu
22
5.5%
2010 Malibu
42
10.5%
2011 Malibu
19
4.8%
2012 Malibu
15
3.8%
2013 Malibu
28
7.0%
2014 Malibu
11
2.8%
2015 Malibu
7
1.8%
2016 Malibu
8
2.0%
2017 Malibu
18
4.5%
2018 Malibu
10
2.5%
2019 Malibu
3
0.8%
2020 Malibu
2
0.5%
2021 Malibu
1
0.3%
2022 Malibu
2
0.5%
Cities reporting most
Beverly
12
12.2%
Fall River
10
10.2%
NEW Bedford
9
9.2%
North Attleboro
8
8.2%
Attleboro
8
8.2%
Tewksbury
8
8.2%
Weymouth
8
8.2%
Boston
8
8.2%
Chicopee
8
8.2%
Medway
7
7.1%
Metheun
6
6.1%
Millville
6
6.1%