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2023 Chevrolet Malibu

Every safety complaint, recall and defect investigation the US government holds on this vehicle.

61

Complaints

3

Crashes

1

Fires

3

Injuries

0

Deaths

Owners of the 2023 Chevrolet Malibu have filed 61 safety complaints with NHTSA between May 2023 and August 2026. The most complained-about system is back-over prevention, named in 13 of them (21%). The typical failure was reported at 66,000 miles, the median across the 16 complaints that gave an odometer reading.

NHTSA has issued 2 recalls covering this vehicle.

Recalls (2)

BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA

26V212000 · April 2, 2026

The defect
General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2023-2025 Chevrolet Malibu vehicles. The rearview camera screen may display a distorted or blank image.
The risk
A rearview image that does not display correctly reduces the driver's view behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will inspect, and if necessary, replace the rearview camera, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 20, 2026. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is N262551720. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on April 2, 2026.

General Motors, LLC · up to 276,879 vehicles across all model years covered

STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS

22V923000 · December 14, 2022

The defect
General 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.
The risk
An improperly welded front impact bar may result in the front crash sensors not performing correctly, increasing the risk of injury in a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will inspect the right-hand and left-hand side of the vehicle's motor rail for an incomplete weld. If the condition is found, the vehicle will be repurchased by GM. Owner notification letters were mailed January 20, 2023. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020.

General Motors, LLC · up to 2,108 vehicles across all model years covered

What owners report

Complaints naming each system. One complaint can name several, so these add up to more than 61.

BACK OVER PREVENTION 13 21%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 13 21%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 12 20%
ENGINE 11 18%
POWER TRAIN 7 11%
AIR BAGS 6 10%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 6 10%
VISIBILITY/WIPER 5 8%
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 4 7%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 3 5%
LANE DEPARTURE 3 5%
STEERING 3 5%

When the complaints arrived

By the year NHTSA received them, which is not the year the failures happened. They peaked in 2026 at 40.

2023 2026
2023 to 2026, the last of them a part year

In owners' own words

Quoted from NHTSA's complaint file. These are unverified accounts by the people who filed them, not findings of fault.

AIR BAGS

1 injured · crash · towed

On December 24, 2025, the contact's 2023 Chevrolet Malibu was involved in a severe side-impact collision. The vehicle was struck on the rear passenger side by a full-size pickup truck traveling at high speed (est. 60 mph) that failed to stop at a red light. The impact caused the contact's vehicle to spin approximately 180 degrees and strike a concrete median sideways, generating high lateral G-forces. FAILURE 1: AIRBAG NON-DEPLOYMENT. Despite the severity of the impact and the violent spin into a curb (rollover trip point), the side curtain airbags and front seat-mounted side impact airbags failed to deploy. The failure of the restraint system caused the driver to be thrown against the

NHTSA complaint 11707356, quoted in part. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

AIR BAGS

1 injured

While driving, the driver side tires (2) went flat and four (4) airbags deployed, this happened with no warning.

NHTSA complaint 11522313. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

1 injured

MY 2023 CHEVY MALIBU HAS A MISSING TURBOCHARGER SCREW THAT RANDOMLY CAME OFF FROM UNDER A METAL PLATE ON ITS OWN, GMC HAS A RECALL ON 2022 -2023 CHEY MALIBU WITH TURBO CHARGER ISSUES BUT THEY WONT COVER MINES BECAUSE IT DIDNT COME FROM A CERTIAN FACTORY ALTHOUGH THEY KNOW A HELL OF ALOT OF CHEVY MALIBU OWNERS HAVE TURBO CHARGER ISSUES AND THAT FACTORIES SHARE PARTS WITH OTHER FACTORIES THEY SAY THEY WONT DO A RECALL ON ALL THE MALIBUS UNLESS ALOT OF PEOPLE REPORT AND NHTSA MAKES GMC REALL ALL CHEVY MALIBUS TURBOCHARGER ( GM launched a special coverage program for 2022-2023 models with 1.5L engines due to turbocharger failures leading to "Reduced Engine Power". The program covers, or

NHTSA complaint 11717268, quoted in part. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire

Since purchase been having issues with the vehicle. From shutting off while driving, all dash shutting off while subbing but car still running, car says key fob not in vehicle out key fob on vehicle when trying to lock, radio go crazy. Has been looked at numerous times with different electrical/programming codes. Radio has been replaced over and was scheduled for second radio to be installed Sm but sent out of state to work. Have ask paper trail with Chevrolet since April 8th within 2 weeks after purchase. Car caught on fire while driving last Sunday in Florida there are other reports Chevrolet should have that I’m having issues trying from the dealer’s that it was serviced at. Couple also

NHTSA complaint 11557392, quoted in part. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

UNKNOWN OR OTHER
My 2023 Malibu VIN [XXX] has an active backup camera failure due to recall [XXX]. The remedy says unavailable, but the car is currently unsafe. I need to open a corporate case for a dealer loaner vehicle INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

NHTSA complaint 11757209. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

UNKNOWN OR OTHER
My rear view camera is fuzzy and today it went out completely and the screen was black. Sometimes it shows what’s behind the car when I’m backing and then suddenly the screen goes black and I’m unable to see anything. It just started today 6/15/26z . I believe this is a safety hazard and could cause an accident while backing up putting myself and others at risk . There was no warning before this happened, I just noticed the screen was fuzzy on one side, then the fuzziness would go to the other side of the screen . I wasn’t sure what was happening until it completely went black .

NHTSA complaint 11757213. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

UNKNOWN OR OTHER
My rear view camera went out in the beginning of April. It has been 4 months and I still have not received any notification that the recall is open.

NHTSA complaint 11756774. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

BACK OVER PREVENTION
The contact owns a 2023 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 26V212000 (Back Over Prevention). The contact was unable to list the vehicle on a rental site due to the open recall. An unknown local dealer was contacted and confirmed that the recall remedy was not yet available. The vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer had not been notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

NHTSA complaint 11755001. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

BACK OVER PREVENTION

70,233 miles

The contact owns a 2023 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that the rear-view camera became inoperable, and the camera image was blank. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 26V212000 (Back Over Prevention). The local dealer was contacted; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and confirmed that the part was not yet available and there was no estimated timeframe for parts to be available. The failure mileage was approximately 70,233.

NHTSA complaint 11752647. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

BACK OVER PREVENTION
The contact owns a 2023 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 26V212000 (Back Over Protection); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

NHTSA complaint 11752390. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

Compare

Other years of the Chevrolet Malibu

Model year Complaints Recalls Deaths
2025 10 1 —
2024 35 2 —
2022 91 1 —
2021 85 2 —
2020 194 1 1
2019 188 1 —
2018 694 6 —
2017 699 4 —
2016 835 9 1
2015 269 3 1
2014 349 6 1
2013 835 9 —
2012 905 2 —
2011 976 3 —
2010 1,359 3 —

Other 2023 Chevrolet models

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Every Chevrolet on this site — 298 vehicles, 747 recall campaigns and 5 open investigation s.

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Where these numbers come from

A complaint is one owner's account and has not been verified by NHTSA or by us. A vehicle with more complaints is not necessarily worse: models that sold in larger numbers collect more of them. How this is counted.

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