How Reliable is the Chevrolet Malibu Maxx?

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Malibu Maxx owners have made 36 complaints over 4 model years. It ranks 11th in reliability out of 40 eligible Chevrolet models.

Our reliability rank is based on our PainRank™ system. A higher number means you can expect more significant problems. The average Chevrolet score is 18.80 while the Malibu Maxx comes in at 4.36.

The Most Common Malibu Maxx Problem

We've pulled together a list of the problems Malibu Maxx owners.

  1. Passlock Security

    One of Chevrolet’s solutions for stopping thieves from driving away with a car is, coincidently, doing the same thing to the actual owner.

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  2. What Are We Missing?

    We know there's more problems than this. Let us know which one you'd like to see us cover next.

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What Malibu Maxx 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

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Malibu Maxx Generations

Generations are groups of model years where few, if any, changes were made to the vehicle which means their model years tend to break in similar ways. The Malibu Maxx has 1 generation available in North American markets.

  1. 1st Generation Malibu Maxx

    Years
    2004–2007
    Reliability
    28th out of 80
    PainRank™
    3.14
    Complaints
    36
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Malibu Maxx Key Numbers

  1. 36 complaints

    Running tally of owner grievances filed to CarComplaints.com.

  2. 136 service bulletins

    Documenting the process of troubleshooting common problems.

  3. 4 recall campaigns

    Time-sensitive, free repairs for widespread safety problems.

Recent Malibu Maxx News

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    A proposed settlement will award certain GM owners in Arizona about $200 each for owning cars with ignition switch problems.

    The $6.28 million will be paid to about 33,000 GM owners in Arizona, as long as they purchased the vehicles between July 2009 and July 2014 and didn't get rid of the vehicles before the ignition switch recalls were announced in 2014..

    As with any settlement, there are plenty of stipulations which you can read about here.

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