2024 Chevrolet Malibu: owner complaints and recalls

Owners have filed 28 complaints about the 2024 Chevrolet Malibu and NHTSA has issued 2 recall campaigns. The most-reported system is electrical system, named in 12 of them.

28
Complaints
2
Recalls
3
Crash reports
0
Fire reports
1
Injuries
71.4
Severity index

Severity index 71.4 - 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: 71.4p25 35p75 96cleanestworst
Where the 2024 Chevrolet Malibu sits against the quartiles of every vehicle we track.

What actually fails

Electrical SystemElectrical System: 12 complaints (42.9%)12 43%Back Over PreventionBack Over Prevention: 6 complaints (21.4%)6 21%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 6 complaints (21.4%)6 21%Power TrainPower Train: 5 complaints (17.9%)5 18%EngineEngine: 3 complaints (10.7%)3 11%Forward Collision Avoid…Forward Collision Avoidance: 3 complaints (10.7%)3 11%SeatsSeats: 2 complaints (7.1%)2 7%Service BrakesService Brakes: 2 complaints (7.1%)2 7%
Systems named in complaints. One complaint can name several, so shares overlap.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM1242.9%
BACK OVER PREVENTION621.4%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER621.4%
POWER TRAIN517.9%
ENGINE310.7%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE310.7%
SEATS27.1%
SERVICE BRAKES27.1%

Complaints filed per year

010212024: 42025: 32026: 21 (partial year)24252621
Complaints filed per calendar year, not model year. The hatched bar is the current year and is still incomplete.
YearComplaints
20244
20253
2026 (year to date)21

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
24V57500001/08/2024EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUALGeneral 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, "Chi
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.