Chevrolet seat belts problems
Across all Chevrolet models in NHTSA's complaint database, 3,800 complaints involve seat belts. The Malibu accounts for the largest share (7%). The single worst model year is the 2011 Malibu with 53 seat belts complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 3,800 about seat belts, all Chevrolet models
- Most affected
- Malibu 7% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 61,000 miles 1,385 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 610 and 34
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Chevrolet models
Worst model years for seat belts
- 2011 Chevrolet Malibu53 complaints
- 1999 Chevrolet Silverado49 complaints
- 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 150049 complaints
- 2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer49 complaints
- 2012 Chevrolet Malibu47 complaints
Seat belts complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 128 |
| 1991 | 142 |
| 1992 | 136 |
| 1993 | 130 |
| 1994 | 190 |
| 1995 | 211 |
| 1996 | 148 |
| 1997 | 173 |
| 1998 | 180 |
| 1999 | 181 |
| 2000 | 134 |
| 2001 | 172 |
| 2002 | 177 |
| 2003 | 122 |
| 2004 | 96 |
| 2005 | 102 |
| 2006 | 79 |
| 2007 | 158 |
| 2008 | 97 |
| 2009 | 77 |
| 2010 | 95 |
| 2011 | 133 |
| 2012 | 97 |
| 2013 | 48 |
| 2014 | 123 |
| 2015 | 106 |
| 2016 | 67 |
| 2017 | 64 |
| 2018 | 52 |
| 2019 | 47 |
| 2020 | 34 |
| 2021 | 39 |
| 2022 | 22 |
| 2023 | 14 |
| 2024 | 12 |
| 2025 | 8 |
| 2026 | 6 |
Among the 1,385 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 61,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.