Best and worst years for the Chevrolet Malibu
Of the 28 model years of the Chevrolet Malibu with enough data to compare, the 2016 has the most complaints filed within five years of the model year (1,062), and the 2024 has the fewest (68).
Complaints in the first five years, by model year
- Most complaints
- Fewest complaints
- In between
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints (first five years; total for recent years) |
|---|---|
| 1997 | 353 |
| 1998 | 907 |
| 1999 | 750 |
| 2000 | 851 |
| 2001 | 519 |
| 2002 | 367 |
| 2003 | 290 |
| 2004 | 717 |
| 2005 | 496 |
| 2006 | 529 |
| 2007 | 337 |
| 2008 | 592 |
| 2009 | 715 |
| 2010 | 952 |
| 2011 | 739 |
| 2012 | 640 |
| 2013 | 716 |
| 2014 | 316 |
| 2015 | 265 |
| 2016 | 1,062 |
| 2017 | 930 |
| 2018 | 964 |
| 2019 | 242 |
| 2020 | 307 |
| 2021 | 138 |
| 2022 | 162 |
| 2023 | 115 |
| 2024 | 68 |
| 2025 | 16 |
What stands out
The 2016 stands out, with about 2.0 times the typical number of complaints. Other years well above the median: 1998, 2000, 2010, 2017.
Look closer at the years with the most complaints: 2016 and 2018. Or the years with the fewest: 2024 and 2023.
All model years
| Model year | First five years | All complaints |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | 16 |
| 2024 | 68 | 68 |
| 2023 | 115 | 115 |
| 2022 | 162 | 162 |
| 2021 | 138 | 138 |
| 2020 | 307 | 337 |
| 2019 | 242 | 317 |
| 2018 | 964 | 1,228 |
| 2017 | 930 | 1,180 |
| 2016 | 1,062 | 1,452 |
| 2015 | 265 | 402 |
| 2014 | 316 | 564 |
| 2013 | 716 | 1,387 |
| 2012 | 640 | 1,476 |
| 2011 | 739 | 1,530 |
| 2010 | 952 | 2,209 |
| 2009 | 715 | 2,356 |
| 2008 | 592 | 1,493 |
| 2007 | 337 | 1,253 |
| 2006 | 529 | 1,479 |
| 2005 | 496 | 1,386 |
| 2004 | 717 | 1,639 |
| 2003 | 290 | 773 |
| 2002 | 367 | 755 |
| 2001 | 519 | 1,005 |
| 2000 | 851 | 1,379 |
| 1999 | 750 | 1,227 |
| 1998 | 907 | 1,480 |
| 1997 | 353 | 693 |