NHTSA Safety Recalls
2020 Chevrolet Malibu Recalls
The 2020 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 2020 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
- 199
- Crashes reported
- 10
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2020 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 2020 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 2016–2019, 2021 Malibu, 1 other model
2020 Chevrolet Malibu complaints by year
NHTSA has received 199 owner complaints about the 2020 Chevrolet Malibu, the newest on October 19, 2026. Of these, 10 describe a crash (5%); owners reported 7 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2020 Chevrolet Malibu, the component group named most often is the engine (30%), followed by the power train (29%) and the electrical system (29%).
The 2020 Chevrolet Malibu's only recall does not concern the engine.
Where 2020 Chevrolet Malibu owners gave the mileage (45 complaints), the median was 68,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine59
- Power Train58
- Electrical System57
- Unknown Or Other45
- Service Brakes42
- Vehicle Speed Control18
Complaints received, by year
| 2020 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 17 | |
| 2022 | 23 | |
| 2023 | 36 | |
| 2024 | 40 | |
| 2025 | 46 | |
| 2026 | 32 |
Complaints about the 2020 Chevrolet Malibu peaked in 2025, when NHTSA received 46. 41% arrived between 2019 and 2023, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2020 vehicles, the 2020 Chevrolet Malibu drew 0.5× the complaints of the median Chevrolet Malibu year in the same window: 17th highest of the 23 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 4/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 199 complaints about the 2020 Chevrolet Malibu are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Chevrolet Malibu by model year
Other 2020 Chevrolet models
Newest record on this page: October 19, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted