What's Wrong with the 9th Generation Malibu Hybrid?

Front 3/4 view of a Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid

The 9th generation Malibu Hybrid started in 2016 and runs to 2018.

Its PainRank™ score of 1.05 ranks 10th out of 80 eligible generations in reliability. Although more complaint data is needed to make this score more accurate. If you have a story to share you can add your complaint here.

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

Worst Topics

Worst Years

By the Numbers

  1. 1 model year

    Grouping all models by their year can reveal some baddies.

  2. 3 complaints

    Running tally of owner grievances filed to CarComplaints.com.

  3. 10th in reliability

    Overall reliability rank out of 80 eligible generations.