Chevrolet Malibu Recalls & Problems by Year

Owner complaints by model year

Recalls by model year

The red bar marks the 2009 model, the year owners complained about most. Hover a bar for the exact number; the table below lists every year.

Year	Recalls	Owner complaints	Crashes	Safety rating
2025 Chevrolet Malibu	1	12	1	n/a
2024 Chevrolet Malibu	2	44	3	n/a
2023 Chevrolet Malibu	2	72	5	n/a
2022 Chevrolet Malibu	1	99	4	n/a
2021 Chevrolet Malibu	2	90	0	n/a
2020 Chevrolet Malibu	1	200	10	n/a
2019 Chevrolet Malibu	1	193	8	n/a
2018 Chevrolet Malibu	6	700	23	n/a
2017 Chevrolet Malibu	4	705	16	n/a
2016 Chevrolet Malibu	9	841	23	n/a
2015 Chevrolet Malibu	3	270	18	n/a
2014 Chevrolet Malibu	6	351	19	n/a
2013 Chevrolet Malibu	10	837	33	n/a
2012 Chevrolet Malibu	2	907	50	n/a
2011 Chevrolet Malibu	3	978	40	n/a
2010 Chevrolet Malibu	3	1,363	41	n/a
2009 Chevrolet Malibu	5	1,511	41	n/a
2008 Chevrolet Malibu	4	989	30	n/a
2007 Chevrolet Malibu	3	977	37	n/a
2006 Chevrolet Malibu	6	1,118	42	n/a
2005 Chevrolet Malibu	3	975	46	n/a
2004 Chevrolet Malibu	6	1,148	47	n/a
2003 Chevrolet Malibu	2	569	35	n/a
2002 Chevrolet Malibu	2	567	18	n/a
2001 Chevrolet Malibu	2	721	36	n/a
2000 Chevrolet Malibu	3	922	45	n/a
1999 Chevrolet Malibu	1	789	44	n/a
1998 Chevrolet Malibu	3	976	34	n/a
1997 Chevrolet Malibu	4	443	22	n/a

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