What's Wrong with the Chevrolet Malibu Maxx?

Front 3/4 view of a Chevrolet Malibu Maxx

Malibu Maxx owners have reported 36 complaints on CarComplaints.com over 4 model years. A majority of the problems are related to the lights.

The vehicle's overall PainRank™ of 4.36 ranks 11th in reliability out of 40 models.

The Worst Malibu Maxx Problems

Passlock Security

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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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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

Full Lists on CarComplaints.com

Comparing 1 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 generations with the latest starting in the 2004 model year.

By the 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.