NHTSA Safety Recalls
2019 Chevrolet Malibu Recalls
The 2019 Chevrolet Malibu has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on August 20, 2021.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2019 Chevrolet Malibu. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 193
- Crashes reported
- 8
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2019 Chevrolet Malibu, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
1 recall on the 2019 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 2016–2018, 2020–2021 Malibu, 1 other model
2019 Chevrolet Malibu complaints by year
NHTSA has received 193 owner complaints about the 2019 Chevrolet Malibu, the newest on October 20, 2026. Of these, 8 describe a crash (4%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 7 injuries.
In complaints about the 2019 Chevrolet Malibu, the component group named most often is the power train (35%), followed by the engine (34%) and the electrical system (32%).
The 2019 Chevrolet Malibu's only recall does not concern the power train.
Where 2019 Chevrolet Malibu owners gave the mileage (58 complaints), the median was 41,750 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train68
- Engine65
- Electrical System62
- Unknown Or Other36
- Service Brakes22
- Fuel/Propulsion System17
Complaints received, by year
| 2018 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 6 | |
| 2020 | 17 | |
| 2021 | 16 | |
| 2022 | 38 | |
| 2023 | 42 | |
| 2024 | 19 | |
| 2025 | 40 | |
| 2026 | 14 |
Complaints about the 2019 Chevrolet Malibu peaked in 2023, when NHTSA received 42. 40% arrived between 2018 and 2022, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2019 vehicles, the 2019 Chevrolet Malibu drew 0.4× the complaints of the median Chevrolet Malibu year in the same window: 21st highest of the 23 ranked years.
That makes 2019 one of the three best-measured Chevrolet Malibu years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 4/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 193 complaints about the 2019 Chevrolet Malibu are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Chevrolet Malibu by model year
Other 2019 Chevrolet models
Newest record on this page: October 20, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted