FaultScore

Infiniti M35 vs Chevrolet Malibu Maxx

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 Infiniti M35 Chevrolet Malibu Maxx
Complaints on file 570 1,389
Model years covered 2006–2010 2004–2007
Worst model year 2006 2004
Best model year 2010 2007
Crashes reported 26 81
Fires reported 3 25
Injuries reported 17 48
Deaths reported 0 0
Most complained-about part Airbags Steering
Share of complaints involving harm 8.1% 11.1%

Infiniti M35 by year

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

What breaks

Airbags 119 20.9%
Steering 108 18.9%
Seats 90 15.8%
Suspension 25 4.4%

Chevrolet Malibu Maxx by year

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

What breaks

Steering 687 49.5%
Seats 142 10.2%
Lights 106 7.6%
Brakes 68 4.9%
Airbags 44 3.2%