"How reliable is the 2007 Chevrolet Malibu?"

"Based on 1252 NHTSA complaints, the 2007 Chevrolet Malibu has a median complaint mileage of 100000 miles. The most common issue is STEERING."

"What are common problems with the 2007 Chevrolet Malibu?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2007 Chevrolet Malibu is STEERING, accounting for a significant portion of the 1252 total complaints filed."

2007 Chevrolet Malibu: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 1252 complaints

1252

Total Complaints

100,000mi

Median Mileage

STEERING

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

68,902 25th Percentile

100,000 Median Mileage

136,843 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

STEERING

656

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

104

AIR BAGS

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

POWER TRAIN

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

SERVICE BRAKES

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

ENGINE

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTED INTO DRIVE. ALL OTHER GEARS WERE SMOOTH AND QUIET. THREE SEPARATE SERVICE DEALERS HAD INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND WERE AWARE OF THE KNOCKING SOUND, BUT INFORMED THE CONTACT THE NOISE WAS COMMON WITH THE VEHICLE..."

"2006 MALIBU MAX WITH SHAKING PROBLEMS**CC *JB"

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

When Does Each Component Fail?

Median mileage at complaint for top components.

STEERING 656 complaints

25th: 75,000 mi Median: 105,500 mi 75th: 140,108 mi

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 104 complaints

25th: 75,000 mi Median: 107,500 mi 75th: 145,000 mi

AIR BAGS 75 complaints

25th: 51,000 mi Median: 97,000 mi 75th: 128,144 mi

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE 47 complaints

25th: 45,000 mi Median: 68,000 mi 75th: 90,000 mi

POWER TRAIN 42 complaints

25th: 62,000 mi Median: 90,841 mi 75th: 107,500 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 92 MI: 87 IL: 86 OH: 70 NY: 63 PA: 62 WI: 55 TX: 55 MO: 52 FL: 43

Who Files Complaints?

1.8%

Original Owners

98.2%

Second+ Owners

Chevrolet Malibu — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

Year	Complaints	Median Mileage	Top Issue	Crashes
1997	693	82,750	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP	34
1998	1480	70,000	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR	53
1999	1227	60,000	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR	61
2000	1379	65,000	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	71
2001	1005	70,000	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	51
2002	754	68,607	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	28
2003	772	70,000	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	52
2004	1639	69,000	STEERING	78
2005	1385	89,000	STEERING	67
2006	1473	85,000	STEERING	59
2008	1482	80,000	STEERING	54
2009	2354	100,000	STEERING	64
2010	2193	82,000	STEERING	72
2011	1512	79,632	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	71
2012	1470	87,000	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	93
2013	1367	70,000	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	50
2014	561	60,000	ENGINE	32
2015	389	50,000	ENGINE	30
2016	1424	50,000	ENGINE	37
2017	1157	51,000	ENGINE	25
2018	1166	44,700	ENGINE	34
2019	293	41,750	POWER TRAIN	9
2020	307	70,000	ENGINE	15
2021	99	21,000	UNKNOWN OR OTHER	0
2022	116	42,000	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	6
2023	48	34,853	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	5

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28