Chevrolet Malibu problems reported in Ohio
1,767 of the 29,413 complaints filed about the Chevrolet Malibu came from Ohio, 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.
1,767
Complaints from Ohio
61
Crashes
9
Fires
2010
Worst model year
What failed
Steering
363
20.5%
Electrical System
302
17.1%
Engine & Cooling
183
10.4%
Brakes
165
9.3%
Lights
107
6.1%
Transmission & Drivetrain
90
5.1%
Stability & Traction Control
89
5.0%
Acceleration & Cruise Control
71
4.0%
Fuel & Propulsion
65
3.7%
Suspension
62
3.5%
Other & Unspecified
60
3.4%
Airbags
48
2.7%
By model year
1978 Malibu
1
0.1%
1997 Malibu
38
2.2%
1998 Malibu
68
3.8%
1999 Malibu
83
4.7%
2000 Malibu
89
5.0%
2001 Malibu
43
2.4%
2002 Malibu
68
3.8%
2003 Malibu
51
2.9%
2004 Malibu
94
5.3%
2005 Malibu
74
4.2%
2006 Malibu
79
4.5%
2007 Malibu
70
4.0%
2008 Malibu
96
5.4%
2009 Malibu
147
8.3%
2010 Malibu
160
9.1%
2011 Malibu
127
7.2%
2012 Malibu
97
5.5%
2013 Malibu
81
4.6%
2014 Malibu
32
1.8%
2015 Malibu
18
1.0%
2016 Malibu
97
5.5%
2017 Malibu
58
3.3%
2018 Malibu
44
2.5%
2019 Malibu
23
1.3%
2020 Malibu
10
0.6%
2022 Malibu
8
0.5%
2023 Malibu
8
0.5%
2024 Malibu
1
0.1%
2025 Malibu
2
0.1%
Cities reporting most
Columbus
106
18.1%
Cincinnati
99
16.9%
Cleveland
75
12.8%
Toledo
67
11.5%
Dayton
62
10.6%
Akron
42
7.2%
Youngstown
28
4.8%
Springfield
23
3.9%
Parma
23
3.9%
Elyria
21
3.6%
Canton
21
3.6%
Ravenna
18
3.1%