What's Wrong with the 7th Generation Malibu Hybrid?

Front 3/4 view of a Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid

The 7th generation Malibu Hybrid spans the 2008 to 2009 model years.

It has accumulated 1 owner complaint over those year and ranks 1st in reliability out of 80 eligible Chevrolet generations.

Our reliability rank is based on our PainRank™ system. A higher number means you can expect more significant problems. The average Chevrolet score is 10.56 while this generation comes in at 0.11.

Compare With Other Malibu Hybrid Generations

What Owners Complain About

Sometimes it helps just to tally up the complaints and see where the biggest stacks are. Use this information to learn about troublespots or to run for the hills.

Worst Issues

What Breaks

Years to Avoid

7th Generation Malibu Hybrid Key Numbers

  1. 1 model year

    Grouping all models by their year can reveal some baddies.

  2. 1 complaint

    Running tally of owner grievances filed to CarComplaints.com.

  3. 1st in reliability

    Overall reliability rank out of 80 eligible generations.