2025 Chevrolet Malibu problems, complaints & recalls
Far fewerToo few recent reports to judge
NHTSA has received 11 owner complaints about the 2025 Chevrolet Malibu, or 6.2 per year on the road — far fewer complaints than typical (complaint index 0.15, where 1.00 is the average of all tracked vehicles). Among the 86 model-year 2025 vehicles we track, it ranks #13 of 86 by complaints per year (#1 = fewest). Against other Chevrolet models its rate is 87% lower; against other Midsize sedans it is 84% lower.
Counts are normalized by time on the road, not by sales volume: a popular model generates more reports than a rare one, and complaints are not verified individually. How we count
Limited data: fewer than 30 complaints, so shares and indexes are unstable.
Complaints filed between 2025-04-29 and 2026-08-27. Median delay from incident to filing: 1 days.
11Complaints
6.2Complaints per year on the road
0.15Complaint index vs. all tracked vehicles
1Recalls
9.1%Share involving a crash or fire
9Last 12 months
Analysis
The previous model year (2024) drew 15.4 complaints per year, more than this one.
The most common problem area is Electrical (72.7% of complaints), followed by Unspecified or other (18.2%) and Transmission / powertrain (9.1%). Electrical complaints are 4.6 times as common here as across all tracked vehicles. 1 report (9.1%) describes a crash or fire; owners mention 0 injuries and 0 deaths.
Half of the reported incidents happened within 16 months of the model year's start; the busiest period was the second year (73% of incidents). 9 complaints were filed in the last 12 months.
Unknown, I parked the vehicle, got out of it, left car running for AC, locked the doors. The car was in park. Locks unlocked door, rear view camera display cut off, AC still running. I am viewing a house, so I walk around house and car still in park, 0-5min.
Electrical · 2026-08-01 · ODI 11754124 · Crash
The contact owns a 2025 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact received notification for NHTSA Campaign Number: 26V212000 (Back Over Prevention); however, the part to complete the recall repair was not yet available. The dealer was contacted.
Electrical · 2026-08-27 · ODI 11759954
The car screen blanks in and out while driving. This has happened multiple times, i was only able to catch it on video once.. The video is too long to upload but i do have proof
Unspecified or other · 2026-07-01 · ODI 11747643
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.
Transmission / powertrain · 2025-10-18 · ODI 11694295
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.
Unspecified or other · 2025-08-15 · ODI 11680998
Excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA, trimmed for length. The ODI number is NHTSA's record identifier.
BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA Campaign 26V212000 · 2026-04-02
Summary: General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2023-2025 Chevrolet Malibu vehicles. The rearview camera screen may display a distorted or blank image.
Risk: A rearview image that does not display correctly reduces the driver's view behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
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.
