2025 Chevrolet Malibu — reported problems

What the records are about, by source

Each source is kept separate: owner complaints, recalls, manufacturer communications and investigations are different kinds of record and are never added together. All model years.

• Owner complaints (40,969 records, model years 1997–2025) are most frequently classified under: steering, electrical system and engine.
• Safety recalls (189 records, model years 1997–2025) are most frequently classified under: air bags (restraint system), electrical system and powertrain (transmission & drivetrain).
• Transport Canada recalls (146 records, model years 1997–2025) are most frequently classified under: lights, powertrain (transmission & drivetrain) and brakes.
• Manufacturer communications (28,303 records, model years 1997–2025) are most frequently classified under: equipment & accessories, electrical system and engine.
• Investigations (66 records, model years 1997–2020) are most frequently classified under: lights, steering and visibility (glass, wipers, mirrors).

"Most frequently classified under" reports how the records are filed by the source. It is not a finding about causes, and a record can be filed under more than one system. Read the individual records

Evidence by model year

Records held per model year. Select a year to narrow this page to it.

1. 1997 578 records for 1997 578
2. 1998 1,105 records for 1998 1,105
3. 1999 931 records for 1999 931
4. 2000 1,270 records for 2000 1,270
5. 2001 1,109 records for 2001 1,109
6. 2002 965 records for 2002 965
7. 2003 983 records for 2003 983
8. 2004 2,245 records for 2004 2,245
9. 2005 1,951 records for 2005 1,951
10. 2006 2,166 records for 2006 2,166
11. 2007 1,913 records for 2007 1,913
12. 2008 2,072 records for 2008 2,072
13. 2009 2,619 records for 2009 2,619
14. 2010 2,620 records for 2010 2,620
15. 2011 2,286 records for 2011 2,286
16. 2012 2,247 records for 2012 2,247
17. 2013 2,943 records for 2013 2,943
18. 2014 2,110 records for 2014 2,110
19. 2015 1,754 records for 2015 1,754
20. 2016 2,398 records for 2016 2,398
21. 2017 2,035 records for 2017 2,035
22. 2018 1,768 records for 2018 1,768
23. 2019 1,072 records for 2019 1,072
24. 2020 966 records for 2020 966
25. 2021 783 records for 2021 783
26. 2022 724 records for 2022 724
27. 2023 499 records for 2023 499
28. 2024 359 records for 2024 359
29. 2025 157 records for 2025 157

Counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles were sold in each year, so a taller year is not necessarily a worse year.

Reports mentioning outcomes

• 1mention a crash

These are counts of records whose report mentioned the outcome. They are not a severity rating and not a safety assessment of this vehicle.

Official records held

• Safety recalls NHTSA 1
• Manufacturer communications NHTSA 144
• Transport Canada recalls Transport Canada 1
• Owner complaints NHTSA 11

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Diagnostic codes found in evidence for this vehicle

These codes appear by explicit identifier in official records matched to this exact model and year.

• P0513 in 1 record
• P2797 in 1 record
• U0076 in 1 record

A code appearing in a record means the code was named in that document. It is not a diagnosis of this vehicle, not a fault this vehicle has, and not an indication of urgency. Diagnosis requires reading live data from the vehicle.