Vehicle report
2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU
Reported problems
905 complaints · median 85800 miles| Component | Reports |
|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 282 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 195 |
| STEERING | 188 |
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | 129 |
| AIR BAGS | 99 |
| ENGINE | 99 |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 65 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 52 |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 51 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 51 |
| POWER TRAIN | 48 |
| SEAT BELTS | 47 |
| SEATS | 35 |
| VISIBILITY/WIPER | 27 |
| WHEELS | 17 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 14 |
| SUSPENSION | 10 |
| TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM | 10 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | 7 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 6 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 4 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | 3 |
| AIR BAGS:SRS MALFUNCTION WARNING LAMP/LIGHT | 2 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE | 2 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 2 |
| TIRES | 2 |
| VISIBILITY | 2 |
| CHILD SEAT:LATCH ADJUSTER | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | 1 |
| LANE DEPARTURE: WARNING | 1 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LOCK | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 1 |
| SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR/TONE RING | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | 1 |
| STEERING:COLUMN | 1 |
| STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| STEERING:STEERING WHEEL /HANDLE BAR:YAW/ANGLE SENSOR | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR | 1 |
| WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS | 1 |
| WHEELS:RIM | 1 |
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Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.