FaultScore

Itasca Itasca vs Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid

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 Itasca Itasca Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid
Complaints on file 60 150
Model years covered 1985–2001 2008–2019
Worst model year 2016
Best model year 2018
Crashes reported 0 6
Fires reported 0 0
Injuries reported 1 4
Deaths reported 0 0
Most complained-about part Tires Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm 1.7% 6.7%

Itasca Itasca by year

85 90 91 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01
Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Tires 18 30.0%
Brakes 8 13.3%
Equipment & Accessories 6 10.0%
Body & Structure 4 6.7%
Suspension 4 6.7%
Acceleration & Cruise Control 3 5.0%
Fuel & Propulsion 3 5.0%
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 3 5.0%

Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid by year

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

What breaks

Transmission & Drivetrain 23 15.3%
Engine & Cooling 17 11.3%
Other & Unspecified 13 8.7%
Acceleration & Cruise Control 10 6.7%
Steering 9 6.0%
Fuel & Propulsion 9 6.0%
Stability & Traction Control 9 6.0%