NHTSA Safety Recalls
2018 Chevrolet Malibu Recalls
The 2018 Chevrolet Malibu has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on August 20, 2021.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2018 Chevrolet Malibu. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 700
- Crashes reported
- 23
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
4 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2018 Chevrolet Malibu, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
6 recalls on the 2018 Chevrolet Malibu
Seat belts: critical fasteners
- Campaign
- 21V649000
- Reported
- August 20, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 402
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2016–2017, 2019–2021 Malibu, 1 other model
Power train: automatic transmission
- Campaign
- 20V668000
- Reported
- October 29, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 194,105
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and fire
- Same campaign
- also 11 other models
Electrical system: software
- Campaign
- 19V642000
- Reported
- September 6, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 177,282
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2018 Chevrolet Malibu
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: caliper
- Campaign
- 18V576000
- Reported
- August 30, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 210,628
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 9 other models
Air bags: sensor: occupant classification
- Campaign
- 18V400000
- Reported
- June 14, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 66
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2016–2017 Malibu
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 18V358000
- Reported
- May 31, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 895
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2016–2017 Malibu, 8 other models
2018 Chevrolet Malibu complaints by year
NHTSA has received 700 owner complaints about the 2018 Chevrolet Malibu, the newest on October 8, 2026. Of these, 23 describe a crash (3%) and 4 a fire; owners reported 17 injuries.
In complaints about the 2018 Chevrolet Malibu, the component group named most often is the engine (40%), followed by the electrical system (27%) and the power train (24%).
1 of the 2018 Chevrolet Malibu's 6 recalls also concerns the electrical system.
Where 2018 Chevrolet Malibu owners gave the mileage (308 complaints), the median was 45,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine281
- Electrical System192
- Power Train171
- Unknown Or Other151
- Vehicle Speed Control114
- Fuel/Propulsion System84
Complaints received, by year
| 2017 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 12 | |
| 2019 | 85 | |
| 2020 | 120 | |
| 2021 | 126 | |
| 2022 | 104 | |
| 2023 | 84 | |
| 2024 | 56 | |
| 2025 | 64 | |
| 2026 | 48 |
Complaints about the 2018 Chevrolet Malibu peaked in 2021, when NHTSA received 126. 49% arrived between 2017 and 2021, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2018 vehicles, the 2018 Chevrolet Malibu drew 1.8× the complaints of the median Chevrolet Malibu year in the same window: 1st highest of the 23 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 700 complaints about the 2018 Chevrolet Malibu are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Chevrolet Malibu by model year
Other 2018 Chevrolet models
Newest record on this page: October 8, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted