NHTSA ODI · 398,146 deduplicated matched complaint incidentsSnapshot through 2026-07-192010 Ford Fusion · complaint-signal index 9.9 / 102012 Ford Focus · complaint-signal index 9.9 / 102007 Toyota Camry · complaint-signal index 9.9 / 10Methodology · open and versionedPublished indexes show sample size and 95% interval
NHTSA ODI · 398,146 deduplicated matched complaint incidentsSnapshot through 2026-07-192010 Ford Fusion · complaint-signal index 9.9 / 102012 Ford Focus · complaint-signal index 9.9 / 102007 Toyota Camry · complaint-signal index 9.9 / 10Methodology · open and versionedPublished indexes show sample size and 95% interval
Federal complaint record · Chevrolet Malibu · model year 1998
1998 Chevrolet Malibu
Owners submitted 976 federal complaint reports about this model year, placing it at the 90th percentile for complaint intensity within its 1996 to 2000 midsize sedan cohort. The largest reported component group is brakes. Sample sizes and limitations are shown below.
Brakes · 32% · group n = 469Engine · 11% · group n = 159Electrical · 10% · group n = 150Suspension · 8% · group n = 117Lighting · 6% · group n = 95
976
Complaint records on file
80,461
Median mileage at the reported problem · 223 complaints reported mileage
32%
Of classified component reports name brakes · group n = 469
90th
Complaint-intensity percentile in a cohort of 34 model years
Reports describe the vehicle stalling or shutting off while driving
Cluster 3 of 31998 Chevrolet Malibu
Cluster summaries paraphrase recurring symptoms reported to NHTSA. They are aggregate descriptions, not individual verbatim reports.
Records through 2026-07-19Published 2026-08-02 · Updated 2026-07-19
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NHTSA consumer complaint records can reveal recurring patterns across published model years. MotorCensus summarizes those records as one complaint-signal index, with a 95% interval and sample size, updated with each data snapshot.