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Chevrolet Malibu · 2016

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

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  • Severity pendingNHTSA·18V358000·2018-05-31

    GM Recalls 2015-2018 Vehicles for Fuel Pump Fire Risk

    General Motors is recalling specific 2015-2018 GMC, Chevrolet, Buick, and Cadillac vehicles because a fuel pump may detach and cause a leak, increasing fire risk.

    Product
    GMC — GMC, CHEVROLET, BUICK CANYON, MALIBU, ENVISION, ACADIA
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·16V151000·2016-03-11

    GM Recalls 2016 Chevrolet Malibus for Side Air Bag Weld Defect

    General Motors is recalling 2016 Chevrolet Malibus because side air bag weld studs may fracture, increasing injury risk during deployment.

    Product
    CHEVROLET — CHEVROLET MALIBU
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·21V649000·2021-08-20

    Chevrolet Malibu and Cadillac XT4 seat belt fastener defects

    General Motors is recalling certain 2016-2021 Chevrolet Malibu and 2019-2021 Cadillac XT4 vehicles because rear seat belt retractors may be improperly secured with loose or missing fasteners, potentially affecting safety in a crash.

    Product
    CADILLAC — CADILLAC, CHEVROLET XT4, MALIBU
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·16V781000·2016-10-26

    GM Recalls 2016 Chevrolet Malibu for Side Air Bag Defect

    General Motors is recalling 2016 Chevrolet Malibus because the side-impact air bag fabric may tear during deployment, potentially increasing injury risk 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·16V125000·2016-03-02

    GM Recalls 2016 Chevrolet and GMC Vehicles for Air Bag Defect

    General Motors is recalling specific 2016 Chevrolet Colorado, Malibu, and GMC Canyon vehicles because the driver's air bag may inflate improperly during a crash, increasing injury risk.

    Product
    CHEVROLET — CHEVROLET, GMC COLORADO, CANYON, MALIBU
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·16V084000·2016-02-11

    GM Recalls 2016 Vehicles for Missing Audio Safety Warnings

    General Motors is recalling 2016 Chevrolet and GMC vehicles because the radio may fail to provide audio warnings for unbelted drivers or keys left in the ignition.

    Product
    GMC — GMC, CHEVROLET SIERRA, SILVERADO, MALIBU, CAMARO
    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.

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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