Chevrolet lighting problems
Across all Chevrolet models in NHTSA's complaint database, 8,021 complaints involve lighting. The Malibu accounts for the largest share (26%). The single worst model year is the 2000 Malibu with 283 lighting complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 8,021 about lighting, all Chevrolet models
- Most affected
- Malibu 26% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 70,000 miles 4,835 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 145 and 194
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Chevrolet models
| Model | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Malibu | 2,060 | 26% |
| Trailblazer | 809 | 10% |
| Impala | 739 | 9% |
| Blazer | 426 | 5% |
| Corvette | 320 | 4% |
| Silverado 1500 | 300 | 4% |
| Venture | 260 | 3% |
| Cavalier | 242 | 3% |
| Colorado | 214 | 3% |
| Tahoe | 195 | 2% |
Worst model years for lighting
- 2000 Chevrolet Malibu283 complaints
- 2012 Chevrolet Malibu202 complaints
- 2010 Chevrolet Malibu196 complaints
- 2009 Chevrolet Malibu173 complaints
- 2002 Chevrolet Malibu166 complaints
Lighting complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 25 |
| 1991 | 58 |
| 1992 | 45 |
| 1993 | 53 |
| 1994 | 118 |
| 1995 | 149 |
| 1996 | 168 |
| 1997 | 231 |
| 1998 | 303 |
| 1999 | 264 |
| 2000 | 625 |
| 2001 | 458 |
| 2002 | 687 |
| 2003 | 448 |
| 2004 | 529 |
| 2005 | 769 |
| 2006 | 451 |
| 2007 | 409 |
| 2008 | 297 |
| 2009 | 272 |
| 2010 | 261 |
| 2011 | 178 |
| 2012 | 270 |
| 2013 | 94 |
| 2014 | 164 |
| 2015 | 165 |
| 2016 | 81 |
| 2017 | 87 |
| 2018 | 59 |
| 2019 | 41 |
| 2020 | 41 |
| 2021 | 40 |
| 2022 | 21 |
| 2023 | 61 |
| 2024 | 58 |
| 2025 | 32 |
| 2026 | 9 |
Among the 4,835 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 70,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.