NHTSA Safety Recalls
2011 Chevrolet Malibu Recalls
The 2011 Chevrolet Malibu has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on January 16, 2019.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2011 Chevrolet Malibu. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 978
- Crashes reported
- 40
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
17 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2011 Chevrolet Malibu, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2011 Chevrolet Malibu
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 19V019000
- Reported
- January 16, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,145
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2010 Malibu
Seat belts
- Campaign
- 15V269000
- Reported
- May 8, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 437,045
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2012 Malibu
Electrical system: wiring
- Campaign
- 14V252000
- Reported
- May 14, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,440,524
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2010, 2012 Malibu, 3 other models
Steering
- Campaign
- 14E044000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2010, 2012 Malibu, 2 other models
2011 Chevrolet Malibu complaints by year
NHTSA has received 978 owner complaints about the 2011 Chevrolet Malibu, the newest on September 22, 2026. Of these, 40 describe a crash (4%) and 17 a fire; owners reported 41 injuries.
In complaints about the 2011 Chevrolet Malibu, the component group named most often is the electrical system (24%), followed by the steering (22%) and the electronic stability control (esc) (18%).
1 of the 2011 Chevrolet Malibu's 4 recalls also concerns the electrical system.
Where 2011 Chevrolet Malibu owners gave the mileage (731 complaints), the median was 80,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System235
- Steering214
- Electronic Stability Control (Esc)174
- Engine160
- Exterior Lighting130
- Power Train112
Complaints received, by year
| 2010 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 16 | |
| 2012 | 14 | |
| 2013 | 24 | |
| 2014 | 130 | |
| 2015 | 161 | |
| 2016 | 100 | |
| 2017 | 72 | |
| 2018 | 118 | |
| 2019 | 135 | |
| 2020 | 73 | |
| 2021 | 36 | |
| 2022 | 29 | |
| 2023 | 19 | |
| 2024 | 23 | |
| 2025 | 15 | |
| 2026 | 12 |
Complaints about the 2011 Chevrolet Malibu peaked in 2015, when NHTSA received 161. 19% arrived between 2010 and 2014, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2011 vehicles, the 2011 Chevrolet Malibu drew 1.1× the complaints of the median Chevrolet Malibu year in the same window: 7th highest of the 23 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 978 complaints about the 2011 Chevrolet Malibu are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Chevrolet Malibu by model year
Other 2011 Chevrolet models
Newest record on this page: September 22, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted