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2025 Chevrolet Malibu — Problems & Complaints

NHTSA has 11 owner complaints on file for this vehicle. Every report below was filed by a real owner with the US government's road-safety agency.

11
Complaints
filed with NHTSA
1
Involved a Crash
owner-reported
0
Involved Fire
owner-reported
0
Injuries
across all reports
Years to Avoid

Chevrolet Malibu — Complaints by Model Year

Years flagged AVOID have at least twice this model's average complaint count — the strongest public-data signal of a bad year.

700 complaints

192 complaints

198 complaints

90 complaints

99 complaints

71 complaints

43 complaints

11 complaints

0 complaints

Problem Areas

What Owners Complain About Most

Back Over Prevention 5 reports
Electrical System 4 reports
Unknown Or Other 4 reports
Steering 1 report
Service Brakes 1 report
Power Train 1 report
In Their Own Words

Recent Owner Reports

Power Train ODI 11694295 10/18/2025

Vehicle was parked, all windows and doors closed. Key remained out of the vehicle. Car parked for several hours without being touched, when suddenly it began to roll forward on its own. The car continued forward and quickly went down a short hill into a rocky area of a field before coming to a stop.

Back Over Prevention ODI 11759954 08/27/2026

The contact owns a 2025 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact received notification for NHTSA Campaign Number: 26V212000 (Back Over Prevention); however, the part to complete the recall repair was not yet available. The dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the i…

Unknown Or Other ODI 11680998 08/15/2025

Backup camera has blurred vision when in R, the view on the dashboard is extremely blurry and seems to be condensed/ wet. Please check and advise.

Steering ODI 11755368 08/06/2026

The esc light came on, air conditioner fan speed went high then low and my screen flickered out momentarily. The esc light came on three more times, 10-15 seconds each time with no lights remaining on after and no other changes. The next time I drove, when turning the esc light came on and the steering locked up for about 5 seconds

Electrical System ODI 11754124 08/01/2026

Unknown, I parked the vehicle, got out of it, left car running for AC, locked the doors. The car was in park. Locks unlocked door, rear view camera display cut off, AC still running. I am viewing a house, so I walk around house and car still in park, 0-5min. I go in the house, 10-15 later, out of habit hit the lock buttons on car again, because I couldn't see it. When we exit…

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Recalls & Crash Tests

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Questions

FAQ

Is the 2025 Chevrolet Malibu reliable?
Owners have filed 11 safety complaints with NHTSA for the 2025 Chevrolet Malibu, most often about back over prevention. Compare the complaint counts across model years above — a year with far more complaints than the model's average is the strongest 'avoid' signal in public data.
Which Chevrolet Malibu years should I avoid?
The rule of thumb used by analysts: a model year whose complaint count is well above the model's own average (we flag 2× or more) usually had a real manufacturing or design problem — not just noisy reporting. Use the year-by-year strip on this page.
Where do these complaints come from?
Directly from NHTSA, the US government road-safety agency. Any owner can file a Vehicle Owner Questionnaire; NHTSA publishes them as public domain data. We cache each lookup for up to 7 days.
Do complaints mean a recall is coming?
Sometimes. NHTSA opens defect investigations when complaint patterns emerge, and investigations can end in recalls. Check the recalls page for this vehicle to see what has already been recalled.