Chevrolet Malibu problems, by model year and system
2,995 complaints owners filed with NHTSA about the Chevrolet Malibu 2016–2025, and the 6 systems the record is deep on — engine (1,062), electrical (819), transmission and drivetrain (685), brake (335), fuel system (282). Each system has a page across the years; 20 model-year pages go deeper still. Every figure is a linked federal record; none is a failure rate or a verdict on one car.
The systems the record is deep on
Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer communicationsEngine problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Electrical problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Transmission and drivetrain problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Brake problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Fuel system problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Stability control problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Chevrolet Malibu complaints, year by system
Source: NHTSA complaint database| Model year | engine | electrical | transmission and drivetrain | brake | fuel system | stability control |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 11 in all | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 2024 42 in all | 3 | 18 | 6 | 3 | — | — |
| 2023 70 in all | 16 | 12 | 8 | — | 8 | — |
| 2022 98 in all | 39 | 33 | 23 | 6 | 10 | — |
| 2021 89 in all | 14 | 29 | 28 | — | 10 | — |
| 2020 198 in all | 62 | 57 | 58 | 49 | 18 | — |
| 2019 193 in all | 66 | 64 | 67 | 26 | 18 | — |
| 2018 709 in all | 289 | 196 | 175 | 72 | 104 | — |
| 2017 724 in all | 261 | 172 | 145 | 72 | 62 | 53 |
| 2016 861 in all | 312 | 234 | 174 | 106 | 52 | 77 |
Complaints owners filed with NHTSA naming each system, per model year; a bold count links the year’s own page on that system. Counts scale with sales and with time on the road; nothing here is a rate, and NHTSA’s headings are coarse (“Power Train” is the transmission and the driveline).
Common questions
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseWhich Chevrolet Malibu system draws the most complaints?
Engine: 1,062 complaints across 10 model years, 35% of everything owners filed about the Chevrolet Malibu. A count, not a rate — it says nothing about how many were sold.
Which Chevrolet Malibu year has the most complaints?
2016 (861), 2017 (724), 2018 (709). Older years have had longer to collect them; the year pages show each year's share by system.