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Chevrolet Malibu · 2013

10 recalls affect this vehicle. Sorted by severity, then date.

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  • Severity pendingNHTSA·21V00F000·2021-12-22

    GM Recalls Buick and Chevrolet Vehicles for Rear Suspension Defect

    General Motors is recalling specific Buick and Chevrolet vehicles because rear suspension parts may corrode and fracture, increasing crash risk.

    Product
    BUICK — BUICK, CHEVROLET LACROSSE, REGAL, MALIBU
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·21V633000·2021-08-12

    GM Recalls 2013 Buick and Chevrolet Vehicles for Rear Suspension Defect

    General Motors is recalling 2013 Buick Regal, Lacrosse, and Chevrolet Malibu vehicles because excessive corrosion protection on rear toe links may cause them to fracture, increasing crash risk.

    Product
    CHEVROLET — CHEVROLET, BUICK MALIBU, LACROSSE, REGAL
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·20V764000·2020-12-21

    GM Recalls 2010-2013 Buick and Chevrolet Models for Rear Suspension Defect

    General Motors is recalling specific Buick and Chevrolet vehicles because excessive corrosion protection on rear toe links may cause them to fracture, increasing crash risk.

    Product
    BUICK — BUICK, CHEVROLET LACROSSE, REGAL, MALIBU
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·12V224000·2012-05-18

    GM Recalls 2013 Chevrolet Malibu for Airbag Deployment Software Defect

    General Motors is recalling 2013 Chevrolet Malibus because a software defect may cause airbags to deploy unintentionally or fail to deploy in a crash.

    Product
    CHEVROLET — CHEVROLET MALIBU
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·16V502000·2016-07-05

    GM Recalls Vehicles for Ignition Key Removal and Rollaway Risk

    General Motors is recalling specific Buick, Chevrolet, and GMC vehicles because the ignition key may be removed without the transmission in Park, creating a rollaway hazard.

    Product
    CHEVROLET — CHEVROLET, BUICK, GMC EQUINOX, REGAL, CRUZE, TERRAIN
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·15V164000·2015-03-23

    GM Recalls 2013-2015 Chevrolet Malibu for Sunroof Pinch Hazard

    General Motors is recalling 2013-2015 Chevrolet Malibus because the sunroof switch may be pressed inadvertently, causing the roof to close unexpectedly and risk pinch injuries.

    Product
    CHEVROLET — CHEVROLET MALIBU
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·13V566000·2013-11-13

    GM Recalls 2013 Chevrolet Malibu for Power Seat Wiring Fire Risk

    General Motors is recalling 2013 Chevrolet Malibus with 8-way power seats because the wiring harness may chafe, potentially causing a short circuit or fire.

    Product
    CHEVROLET — CHEVROLET MALIBU
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide

NHTSA crash-test safety rating

Federal 5-Star Safety Rating from crash testing. This is a separate government program from the recall(s) above — a high star rating says nothing about whether a specific recall has been fixed, and a recall says nothing about crash-test performance.

  • 20135/5

    2 trims tested for 2013; overall ratings can differ by trim.

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Source: NHTSA New Car Assessment Program (NCAP), a federal crash-test program — not a recall record.

Wider context for this vehicle

Beyond the official recalls above. These are third-party figures derived from NHTSA complaint data — useful signal, but not part of our verified recall record.

Federal investigations

  • PE20011 Preliminary Evaluation · fuel/propulsion system
  • EA09004 Engineering Analysis · exterior lighting:brake lights

Complaint clusters with no matching recall

  • 2013 · steering 197 complaints, median 60,000 mi
  • 2016 · powertrain 168 complaints, median 42,000 mi
  • 2018 · powertrain 160 complaints, median 43,300 mi
  • 2017 · electrical 138 complaints, median 40,814 mi
    Includes 1 alleging a fire. Unverified owner allegations from complaint filings — not confirmed by any agency.
  • 2017 · powertrain 138 complaints, median 50,000 mi

Technical service bulletins

1,806 manufacturer service bulletins across 21 model years. A TSB is repair guidance to dealers, not a safety recall.

Third-party reliability score

  • 2025: 4.3/5 · 11 complaints
  • 2024: 3.9/5 · 39 complaints · most complained-of: electrical
  • 2023: 3.8/5 · 68 complaints · most complained-of: electrical
  • 2022: 3.8/5 · 96 complaints · most complained-of: powertrain
  • 2021: 3.7/5 · 88 complaints · most complained-of: powertrain

This is ProblemsByVin’s own published heuristic (1 worst – 5 best), not an official rating and unrelated to our severity scale.

Data on this panel comes from ProblemsByVin, derived from US NHTSA owner complaints and recalls, and licensed CC BY 4.0. It is not published by a federal agency and is not part of our verified recall record.

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