Chevrolet Malibu Classic by model year

406 owner complaints are on file with NHTSA for the Chevrolet Malibu Classic across 3 model years. Choose a year for problems, recalls, fuel economy and crash ratings in one place.

See the best and worst years for the Chevrolet Malibu Classic

Complaints by model year

Older model years have had longer to collect complaints, so a taller bar on an older year is not necessarily a worse year. The best and worst years page corrects for this.

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Model year	Complaints
2004	144
2005	123
2008	36

All model years

Model year	Complaints	Most reported	Recalls
2008	36	Electrical system (31%)
2005	123	Electrical system (35%)	1
2004	144	Electrical system (43%)	1