What Owners Report NHTSA ODI · 2,175,102 complaints · MY1998–2026

2024 Chevrolet Malibu

Typical pattern

16.1% of complaints about the 2024 Chevrolet Malibu came in the first year, which is unremarkable for a 2024 vehicle — around the middle of the 178 model-years on record. The median complaint arrives at 2.6 yr in service. The most-reported system is electrical system (17 complaints), typically at 2.5 yr.

Complaints
62
Median age at failure
2.6 yr
Median mileage
45,000 n=2
Crash / fire / tow
8.1% of reports
Safety recalls
2

When each system is reported — middle 50% of complaints

System
0y2y4y6y8y10y12y14y
Electrical system
17 reports
2.5 yr
0%

Safety recalls — NHTSA campaigns

26V212000 2026-04-02
Back over prevention: sensing system: camera

General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2023-2025 Chevrolet Malibu vehicles. The rearview camera screen may display a distorted or blank image.

A rearview image that does not display correctly reduces the driver's view behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.

24V575000 2024-08-01
Equipment:other:owners/service/other manual

General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2024 Cadillac XT4 and Chevrolet Malibu vehicles. The vehicles may have the wrong owner's manual in the glove box. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 225, "Child Restraint Anchorage Systems."

The wrong owner's manual may contain inaccurate information about vehicle functions and other safety relevant information, which could lead to improper operation of the vehicle and increase the risk of a crash or injury.

In owners’ own words

Electrical system mileage not reported 2.3 yr in service
The camera intermittently stops working, which makes backing up dangerous—especially since I’m [XXX] [XXX] . I haven’t taken it to the dealer yet because the issue happens unpredictably, and every time I consider going in for repairs, the camera starts working again. I need a reliable solution to fix this problem. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Electrical system mileage not reported 4 mo in service
Camera doesn’t work tire sensor randomly works when it wants to also car keeps saying service esc but when I got to the dealer to show these problems they don’t see any they also told me they can’t fix my camera because there is no remedy or fix for it right now so basically I can’t any help and have been going thru these things since I got this car brand new
Electrical system mileage not reported 2.5 yr in service
The backup camera is malfunctioning and will not display anything behind me. Just a black screen saying “service vision system.” There are far too many blind spots when it comes to reversing with this car that I feel unsafe when I have to back out of parking spots or driveways. I have taken the vehicle to a GM dealership and they refuse to replace the camera because there is “no remedy” available even though they, themselves seen the camera was inoperable. The camera was going in and out for about three weeks prior to it completely being unusable about three weeks ago.

Other Malibu model years

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