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Best and worst years for the Chevrolet Malibu Classic

Of the 3 model years of the Chevrolet Malibu Classic with enough data to compare, the 2005 has the most complaints filed within five years of the model year (41), and the 2004 has the fewest (28).

Complaints in the first five years, by model year

Complaints within five years of the model year, Chevrolet Malibu Classic 0 23 45 1997: 0 '97 1998: 0 '98 1999: 0 '99 2000: 0 '00 2001: 0 '01 2002: 1 '02 2003: 0 '03 2004: 28 28 '04 2005: 41 41 '05 2007: 8 '07 2008: 31 31 '08
  • Most complaints
  • Fewest complaints
  • In between
Every bar counts only complaints about failures within five years of the model year, so older and newer years are measured on the same footing.
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Model yearComplaints (first five years; total for recent years)
19970
19980
19990
20000
20010
20021
20030
200428
200541
20078
200831

What stands out

No single model year stands far above the rest, so complaint patterns are fairly even across the years compared.

Look closer at the years with the most complaints: 2005 and 2008. Or the years with the fewest: 2004 and 2008.

All model years

Model yearFirst five yearsAll complaints
20083136
2007816
200541123
200428144
2003018
2002121
2001017
2000013
199905
1998010
199703