2023 Chevrolet Malibu: owner complaints and recalls

Owners have filed 54 complaints about the 2023 Chevrolet Malibu and NHTSA has issued 2 recall campaigns. The most-reported system is electrical system, named in 12 of them.

54
Complaints
2
Recalls
3
Crash reports
1
Fire reports
3
Injuries
77.8
Severity index

Severity index 77.8 - Medium. It weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints, so a vehicle attracting serious reports scores above one attracting many trivial ones (how this is calculated).

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 77.8p25 35p75 96cleanestworst
Where the 2023 Chevrolet Malibu sits against the quartiles of every vehicle we track.

Among the 80 2023 vehicles we track with at least 40 complaints on file, the 2023 Chevrolet Malibu ranks 30 of 80 by severity, where 1 is the worst. Its severity is higher than 62% of its model-year peers. See the full 2023 ranking.

What actually fails

Electrical SystemElectrical System: 12 complaints (22.2%)12 22%EngineEngine: 11 complaints (20.4%)11 20%Back Over PreventionBack Over Prevention: 10 complaints (18.5%)10 19%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 10 complaints (18.5%)10 19%Fuel/Propulsion SystemFuel/Propulsion System: 6 complaints (11.1%)6 11%Power TrainPower Train: 6 complaints (11.1%)6 11%Air BagsAir Bags: 6 complaints (11.1%)6 11%Visibility/WiperVisibility/Wiper: 4 complaints (7.4%)4 7%
Systems named in complaints. One complaint can name several, so shares overlap.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM1222.2%
ENGINE1120.4%
BACK OVER PREVENTION1018.5%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER1018.5%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM611.1%
POWER TRAIN611.1%
AIR BAGS611.1%
VISIBILITY/WIPER47.4%

Complaints filed per year

016332023: 82024: 42025: 92026: 33 (partial year)2324252633
Complaints filed per calendar year, not model year. The hatched bar is the current year and is still incomplete.
YearComplaints
20238
20244
20259
2026 (year to date)33

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
22V92300014/12/2022STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERSGeneral Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2022-2023 Chevrolet Malibu vehicles. The front impact bar, a structural portion of the vehicle frame, may not be properly welded to the front frame rail.
26V21200002/04/2026BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERAGeneral Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2023-2025 Chevrolet Malibu vehicles. The rearview camera screen may display a distorted or blank image.
Source. US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-07-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports; volume is influenced by how many units were sold and how long the vehicle has been on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.