{"id":"2019_chevrolet_malibu","make":"Chevrolet","make_slug":"chevrolet","model":"Malibu","model_slug":"malibu","year":2019,"url":"/chevrolet/malibu/2019/","pts":["hev","gas"],"configs":[{"id":40842,"model":"Malibu Hybrid","pt":"hev","drive":"Front-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (variable gear ratios)","cyl":4,"displ":1.8,"eng":"SIDI; Hybrid","turbo":false,"super":false,"start_stop":true,"city":49,"hwy":43,"comb":46,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":null,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":null,"charge240b":null,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"300V Li-Ion","fuel":"Regular","vclass":"Midsize Cars","co2":194,"fe_score":10,"ghg_score":10,"fuel_cost":1350,"save_spend":4500,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"GMX","modified":"Tue Jan 29 00:00:00 EST 2019"},{"id":40776,"model":"Malibu","pt":"gas","drive":"Front-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (variable gear ratios)","cyl":4,"displ":1.5,"eng":"SIDI","turbo":true,"super":false,"start_stop":true,"city":29,"hwy":36,"comb":32,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":null,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":null,"charge240b":null,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"","fuel":"Regular","vclass":"Midsize Cars","co2":281,"fe_score":7,"ghg_score":7,"fuel_cost":1950,"save_spend":1500,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"GMX","modified":"Fri Sep 21 00:00:00 EDT 2018"},{"id":40563,"model":"Malibu","pt":"gas","drive":"Front-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic 9-spd","cyl":4,"displ":2.0,"eng":"SIDI","turbo":true,"super":false,"start_stop":false,"city":22,"hwy":32,"comb":26,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":null,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":null,"charge240b":null,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"","fuel":"Premium","vclass":"Midsize Cars","co2":344,"fe_score":5,"ghg_score":5,"fuel_cost":3000,"save_spend":-3750,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"GMX","modified":"Fri Sep 21 00:00:00 EDT 2018"}],"vclass":"Midsize Cars","segment":"Midsize car","recalls":[{"campaign":"21V649000","component":"SEAT BELTS:CRITICAL FASTENERS","mfr":"General Motors, LLC","reported":"2021-08-20","owner_notified":"2021-09-17","units":402,"summary":"General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2016-2021 Chevrolet Malibu and 2019-2021 Cadillac XT4 vehicles.  The rear seat belt retractors may be improperly secured with loose or missing fasteners.","consequence":"An improperly secured seat belt retractor may not function properly in a crash, increasing the risk of injury.","remedy":"Dealers will inspect and tighten the rear seat belt retractors, as necessary, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed on September 17, 2021.  Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 and Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006.  GM's number for this recall is N212333380.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"N212333380","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"}],"recall_count":1,"critical_count":0,"park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"score":92,"grade":"A","complaints":{"count":191,"crash":8,"fire":1,"injured":7,"deaths":0,"comps":[["Power Train",67],["Engine",63],["Electrical System",63],["Unspecified",36],["Service Brakes",20],["Fuel/Propulsion System",17]],"by_year":{"2018":1,"2019":6,"2020":18,"2021":16,"2022":38,"2023":42,"2024":19,"2025":41,"2026":10},"excerpts":[["2022-06-29","Electrical System","Driving along the interstate the car suddenly lost power. I was able to pull over and restart car and drive like nothing ever happened. Then once I parked the car at my destination the car would not start 10 minutes later leaving me stranded in an unfamiliar city. When trying to start the car it would click and the DIC\u2026"],["2022-06-01","Power Train","Vehicles stuck in park. Unable to move vehicle. Waiting for dealer to call me back for repair. No info center messages. The white piece for the gear selector keeps coming loose. This is the second occurrence in two weeks since I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve owned the vehicle."],["2022-05-22","Vehicle Speed Control","Numerous accumulated problems, all have complaints already on NHTSA site here. First, Start/Stop malfunction, when it is active when stopped vehicle will stall when it tries to restart when you take your foot off brake and it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s troublesome to restart at times, when that happens lights on dash all come on (warning lig\u2026"]]},"investigations":[{"action":"DP22005","component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM","opened":"2023-01-27","closed":"2023-08-07","campaign":"22V063000","subject":"Pedestrian alert sounds","summary":"NHTSA received a petition on or about July 18, 2022, requesting that Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 141 be applied to all electric and hybrid vehicles operating in the United States. The petition can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov under ODI Number 11486072. FMVSS 141 establishes performance requirements for pedestrian alert sounds for motor vehicles. The standard applies to hybrid and electric vehicles that have a gross vehicle weight rating of 4,536 KG or less or are defined as low-speed vehicles. The standard became fully applicable to all such vehicles manufactured on or after March 1, 2021.On January 27, 2023, NHTSA opened Defect Petition (DP) 22-005 to evaluate the subject matt"}],"ncap":[{"desc":"4 DR FWD","overall":4,"frontal":5,"side":4,"rollover":4,"rollover_risk":0.103,"seats":5,"fcw":"Optional","ldw":"Optional","aeb":"No","esc":"","backup_cam":"","variant":null},{"desc":"4 DR FWD","overall":4,"frontal":5,"side":4,"rollover":4,"rollover_risk":0.103,"seats":5,"fcw":"Optional","ldw":"Optional","aeb":"No","esc":"","backup_cam":"","variant":"hev"}],"popularity":999,"headline":{"range":null,"mpg":46,"ncap":4,"complaints":191},"presskit_trims":[],"generated_at":"2026-09-11 05:01 UTC","sources":["EPA fueleconomy.gov","NHTSA recalls","NHTSA complaints","NHTSA NCAP","NHTSA investigations"]}