2025 Chevrolet Malibu Owner Complaints
Complaint Summary
The 2025 Chevrolet Malibu has 5 reported complaints.
- Top issues involve electrical system and unknown or other.
Reliability Score
Reliability Score
Based on 5 complaints
Most Frequent Issues
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2 40%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2 40%
POWER TRAIN
1 20%
Quick Insights
The top category is ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, accounting for 40% of all complaints.
Owners have reported issues across 3 distinct vehicle systems.
Note: Complaint data reflects owner reports and may not always indicate a verified defect. Compare with Recalls and TSBs for a complete picture.
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What owners keep reporting on the 2025 Chevrolet Malibu
The 2025 Chevrolet Malibu has 5 owner complaints in this dataset. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM is the most common complaint category, representing about 40% of the reports shown here.
Most common complaint categories
The top complaint groups for the 2025 Chevrolet Malibu are ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (2), UNKNOWN OR OTHER (2), POWER TRAIN (1).
Are these complaints a serious red flag?
Potentially. 2 complaint reports involve higher-attention systems like brakes, steering, engine, powertrain, fuel, suspension, airbags, or electrical components, which is enough to justify a focused inspection.
What should buyers inspect on a used 2025 Chevrolet Malibu?
Start with the top complaint systems, compare them against the recall report, then inspect service records for evidence that those same areas were already repaired or monitored.
Detailed Complaint Log
Showing 3 of 3 systems
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2 Reports40% of totalPreviewing the first 2 complaint summaries.
Chevy sold me a vehicle knowing that the radio was faulty and known to glitching out. I took it to the dealer and they replicated the problem. GM has known about the issue since 9/2024 when the issued the bulletin about the problem. They sold me the vehicle knowing that the problem existed and did not disclose that to me. That is a violation of CA law.
4/29/2025
Vehicle was parked, all windows and doors closed. Key remained out of the vehicle. Car parked for several hours without being touched, when suddenly it began to roll forward on its own. The car continued forward and quickly went down a short hill into a rocky area of a field before coming to a stop.
10/18/2025
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2 Reports40% of totalPreviewing the first 2 complaint summaries.
Backup camera has blurred vision when in R, the view on the dashboard is extremely blurry and seems to be condensed/ wet. Please check and advise.
8/15/2025
Vehicle was parked, all windows and doors closed. Key remained out of the vehicle. Car parked for several hours without being touched, when suddenly it began to roll forward on its own. The car continued forward and quickly went down a short hill into a rocky area of a field before coming to a stop.
10/18/2025
POWER TRAIN
1 Report20% of totalPreviewing the first 1 complaint summaries.
Vehicle was parked, all windows and doors closed. Key remained out of the vehicle. Car parked for several hours without being touched, when suddenly it began to roll forward on its own. The car continued forward and quickly went down a short hill into a rocky area of a field before coming to a stop.
10/18/2025
Data and Methodology
Scores are derived from NHTSA recalls and owner complaints, normalized by vehicle segment averages.
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Complaint list entries are sourced from owner-submitted NHTSA ODI records.
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- Complaint entries
- 5
- Top-topic view
- 3 grouped topics shown
- Primary source
- NHTSA ODI owner complaint records
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