{"id":"2024_chevrolet_malibu","make":"Chevrolet","make_slug":"chevrolet","model":"Malibu","model_slug":"malibu","year":2024,"url":"/chevrolet/malibu/2024/","pts":["gas"],"configs":[{"id":48456,"model":"Malibu","pt":"gas","drive":"Front-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (variable gear ratios)","cyl":4,"displ":1.5,"eng":"SIDI","turbo":true,"super":false,"start_stop":true,"city":28,"hwy":36,"comb":31,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":null,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":null,"charge240b":null,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"","fuel":"Regular","vclass":"Midsize Cars","co2":282,"fe_score":6,"ghg_score":6,"fuel_cost":2000,"save_spend":1250,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"GMX","modified":"Thu Oct 17 00:00:00 EDT 2024"}],"vclass":"Midsize Cars","segment":"Midsize car","epa_certified":true,"recalls":[{"campaign":"26V212000","component":"BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA","mfr":"General Motors, LLC","reported":"2026-04-02","owner_notified":"2026-05-20","units":276879,"summary":"General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2023-2025 Chevrolet Malibu vehicles. The rearview camera screen may display a distorted or blank image.","consequence":"A rearview image that does not display correctly reduces the driver's view behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Dealers will inspect, and if necessary, replace the rearview camera, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 20, 2026. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is N262551720. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on April 2, 2026.","notes":"","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"N262551720","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"24V575000","component":"EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL","mfr":"General Motors, LLC","reported":"2024-08-01","owner_notified":"2024-08-26","units":22,"summary":"General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2024 Cadillac XT4 and Chevrolet Malibu vehicles.  The vehicles may have the wrong owner's manual in the glove box.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 225, \"Child Restraint Anchorage Systems.\"","consequence":"The wrong owner's manual may contain inaccurate information about vehicle functions and other safety relevant information, which could lead to improper operation of the vehicle and increase the risk of a crash or injury.","remedy":"Dealers will provide owners with the correct manual, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed August 26, 2024.  Owners may contact Cadillac's customer service at 1-800-458-8006 and Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020.  GM's number for this recall is N242454040.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"N242454040","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"}],"recall_count":2,"critical_count":0,"park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"score":84,"grade":"B","complaints":{"count":39,"crash":3,"fire":0,"injured":1,"deaths":0,"comps":[["Electrical System",17],["Back Over Prevention",10],["Unspecified",8],["Forward Collision Avoidance",6],["Power Train",5],["Seats",3]],"by_year":{"2024":4,"2025":3,"2026":32},"excerpts":[["2026-07-06","Power Train","The contact owns a 2024 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that the vehicle was parked and turned off in front of the hotel lobby. Moments after entering the hotel, the contact informed that the vehicle had rolled down the hotel driveway and crashed into two parked vehicles located in the hotel parking area. No injur\u2026"],["2026-07-04","Electrical System","There is a frequency coming from the front of the driver's seat, steering wheel, and under the instrument panel that sends a electrical shock as you drive. If you have aluminum foil or any type of material that blocks electrical signals in the driver's seat it will shock you as well. This could definitely cause an acci\u2026"],["2026-06-22","Electrical System","Back up Camera has a recall and there has not been a fix for over 3 months. The back up camera shows a black screen"]]},"investigations":[],"ncap":[{"desc":"4 DR FWD","overall":5,"frontal":5,"side":5,"rollover":4,"rollover_risk":0.103,"seats":5,"fcw":"Standard & Optional","ldw":"Standard & Optional","aeb":"Standard & Optional","esc":"","backup_cam":"","variant":null}],"popularity":999,"headline":{"range":null,"mpg":31,"ncap":5,"complaints":39},"presskit_trims":[],"generated_at":"2026-09-11 06:27 UTC","sources":["EPA fueleconomy.gov","NHTSA recalls","NHTSA complaints","NHTSA NCAP","NHTSA investigations"]}