Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid

Owners filed 93 complaints across 7 model years of the Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid. The 2009 drew the most (25).

Model years7
Complaints93
Recalls1
Fires0
Deaths0

Which Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid years should you avoid?

Not enough of the record to single a year out. Fewer than 4 Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid model years have at least 25 complaints and are old enough to judge, so any ranking would be noise. The table below has every year as filed.

How this is worked out: each year is compared with a typical year of the same model, which takes most of the difference in sales out of it, and its share of serious failures is compared with every other car of the same model year, because older cars were complained about differently. A year needs 25 complaints to be judged at all. Complaints are unverified owner reports. Full method →

Every Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid model year compared

Complaints per year
YearComplaintsRelative volumeRecallsFiresCrashesMost reportedStatus
20192
0——EngineRoutine
201811
0—1Power TrainRoutine
201722
0—1Electrical SystemRoutine
201624
1—1Electrical SystemRoutine
20102
0——Air BagsRoutine
200925
0—1Electronic Stability Control (esc)Routine
20087
0—1SteeringRoutine

Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.