Honda Cr-V vs Chevrolet Malibu

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure	Honda Cr-V	Chevrolet Malibu
Complaints on file	21,377	29,455
Model years covered	1997–2026	1964–2025
Worst model year	2019	2010
Best model year	2001	2022
Crashes reported	1,263	1,225
Fires reported	227	234
Injuries reported	784	743
Deaths reported	27	38
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Steering
Share of complaints involving harm	10.8%	7.6%

Honda Cr-V by year

129 136 158 156 159 661 581 603 602 522 1,163 1,222 447 588 648 515 500 799 978 549 2,654 3,018 1,561 472 467 321 656 556 365 191

97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 2,767 12.9%

Electrical System 2,536 11.9%

Airbags 2,398 11.2%

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 1,948 9.1%

Steering 1,727 8.1%

Other & Unspecified 1,671 7.8%

Fuel & Propulsion 1,651 7.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 1,025 4.8%

Chevrolet Malibu by year

1 1 2 2 4 6 3 3 1 1 3 693 1,480 1,227 1,379 1,005 755 773 1,639 1,386 1,475 1,253 1,489 2,356 2,205 1,529 1,473 1,383 564 402 1,446 1,179 1,217 309 336 134 157 106 62 16

64 74 75 78 79 80 81 82 83 86 89 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Steering 5,717 19.4%

Electrical System 4,822 16.4%

Engine & Cooling 3,167 10.8%

Brakes 2,828 9.6%

Lights 2,060 7.0%

Transmission & Drivetrain 1,687 5.7%

Stability & Traction Control 1,330 4.5%

Other & Unspecified 1,297 4.4%