2015 Chevrolet Malibu engine problems

70 complaints about engine have been filed for the 2015 Chevrolet Malibu, which is 17% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

Complaints: 70 17% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage: 66,000 miles 34 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires: 0 and 3
Injuries and deaths: 0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When engine problems show up

Based on 34 complaints that include mileage. 47% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.

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Mileage	Complaints
0k to 20k miles	5
20k to 40k miles	4
40k to 60k miles	7
60k to 80k miles	4
80k to 100k miles	6
100k to 120k miles	1
120k to 140k miles	5
140k to 160k miles	2
160k to 180k miles	0
180k to 200k miles	0
200k+ miles	0

What the data shows

Of the 34 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 66,000 miles, and 47% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 3 fires.

What owners wrote

Car was parked in a parking lot for over an hour when an electrical fire started by the battery and fuse panel. There have been no modifications made to the car at all. Standard maintenance only has been done including new tires about a year ago. There is no reason a parked cool car should catch on fire. There were no oil leaks at all on the car.

Reported at 82,000 miles, June 2019 Fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 chevrolet malibu. While driving 45 MPH, the vehicle accelerated without warning. Also, the rpms increased whether the vehicle was parked or in drive. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 20,534.

Reported at 20,534 miles, January 2017

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