Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

2020 Chevrolet Malibu

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

1
Open recalls
188
NHTSA complaints
1
Defect investigations
767
Service bulletins

NCAP safety

Overall
Frontal
Side
Rollover

Consumer complaints

188 filed
10
Crashes
0
Fires
7
Injuries reported
1
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Engine
    58
  • Electrical System
    54
  • Power Train
    51
  • Unknown OR Other
    43
  • Service Brakes
    39
  • Vehicle Speed Control
    17
  • FUEL/PROPULSION System
    14
  • Steering
    13

Recalls

2 campaigns
21V649000·SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER:RETRACTOR2021-08-20

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.

RiskAn improperly secured seat belt retractor may not function properly in a crash, increasing the risk of injury.

FixDealers 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.

21V649000·SEAT BELTS:CRITICAL FASTENERS2021-08-20

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.

RiskAn improperly secured seat belt retractor may not function properly in a crash, increasing the risk of injury.

FixDealers 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.

NHTSA investigations

1 action
EA25005·AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE2025-10-21

DTN Air Bag Inflator Rupture

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