Chevrolet Malibu
2016 only
227,881 sold in the US for 2016.
per 10,000 sold
2016 Chevrolet Malibu have 1,419 classified complaints on record for that year specifically, plus 9 recalls. The most common issue in this year is Body control and other modules, typically surfacing around 51,000 miles.
Computed directly from stored federal records for 2016 model years only — not blended with the rest of this vehicle's production run. See the full Chevrolet Malibu report for every year combined.
Where this year fits
What breaks, and when — 2016 only
Median onset: 51,000 miles. 0.2% of these reported an injury, a death, or a crash with fire.
Median onset: 55,000 miles. 2.0% of these reported an injury, a death, or a crash with fire.
More common in newer model years.
Median onset: 40,000 miles.
More common in newer model years.
Median onset: 40,000 miles.
Median onset: 63,269 miles.
Tends to show up later than this model's other issues.
Median onset: 45,000 miles. 5.6% of these reported an injury, a death, or a crash with fire.
Median onset: 44,246 miles.
More common in newer model years.
Median onset: 63,000 miles.
Tends to show up later than this model's other issues. · More common in newer model years.
From owner-filed complaints to NHTSA, not independently verified. Federal mileage reporting on recent complaints is sparse — see how it works.
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Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — complaints and recalls, scoped to 2016 model year. See the full Chevrolet Malibu report for every year and full specs/safety data.