NHTSA Safety Recalls
2021 Chevrolet Malibu Recalls
The 2021 Chevrolet Malibu has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on May 19, 2022.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2021 Chevrolet Malibu. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 2
- Owner complaints
- 90
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2021 Chevrolet Malibu, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
2 recalls on the 2021 Chevrolet Malibu
Seats
- Campaign
- 22V359000
- Reported
- May 19, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 221
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 3 other models
Seat belts: critical fasteners
- Campaign
- 21V649000
- Reported
- August 20, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 402
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2016–2020 Malibu, 1 other model
2021 Chevrolet Malibu complaints by year
NHTSA has received 90 owner complaints about the 2021 Chevrolet Malibu, the newest on October 12, 2026. Of these, 1 describe a fire; owners reported 1 injury.
In complaints about the 2021 Chevrolet Malibu, the component group named most often is the electrical system (33%), followed by the power train (31%) and the engine (17%).
None of the 2021 Chevrolet Malibu's 2 recalls concerns the electrical system.
Where 2021 Chevrolet Malibu owners gave the mileage (17 complaints), the median was 54,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Unknown Or Other31
- Electrical System30
- Power Train28
- Engine15
- Fuel/Propulsion System8
- Air Bags6
Complaints received, by year
| 2021 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 8 | |
| 2024 | 24 | |
| 2025 | 23 | |
| 2026 | 30 |
Complaints about the 2021 Chevrolet Malibu peaked in 2026, when NHTSA received 30. 41% arrived between 2020 and 2024, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2021 vehicles, the 2021 Chevrolet Malibu drew 0.2× the complaints of the median Chevrolet Malibu year in the same window: 23rd highest of the 23 ranked years.
That makes 2021 one of the three best-measured Chevrolet Malibu years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 4/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 90 complaints about the 2021 Chevrolet Malibu are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Chevrolet Malibu by model year
Other 2021 Chevrolet models
Newest record on this page: October 12, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted