Federal complaint record · Chevrolet Malibu · model year 2022

2022 Chevrolet Malibu

Owners submitted 89 federal complaint reports about this model year, placing it at the 57th percentile for complaint intensity within its 2020 to 2024 midsize sedan cohort. The largest reported component group is engine. Sample sizes and limitations are shown below.

Engine · 23% · group n = 34Electrical · 21% · group n = 31Other · 19% · group n = 28Powertrain · 16% · group n = 23Fuel system · 6% · group n = 8
89
Complaint records on file
60,000
Median mileage at the reported problem · 20 complaints reported mileage
23%
Of classified component reports name engine · group n = 34
57th
Complaint-intensity percentile in a cohort of 36 model years

Engine · 2 in ten classified complaints

Where this record concentrates

All failure files
Component group 01 · Engine23%

Engine reports

Chevrolet Malibu · model year 2022

Reports in this group34
Share of classified reports23%
Component groups on file6
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Adjacent model years · same badge, different data

The complaint signal has a shape

Compare model years
2021
0.3complaints per 1,000 estimated vehicle-years
77 matched incidents
This car
2022
0.2complaints per 1,000 estimated vehicle-years
89 matched incidents
2023
0.2complaints per 1,000 estimated vehicle-years
52 matched incidents

The line compares submitted complaints per 1,000 estimated vehicle-years, not failures per 1,000 cars. Vehicle-years use compiled US sales, a 0.25 prior-calendar-year plus 0.75 current-calendar-year model-year allocation, and the shipped survival curve. Rates appear only where estimated vehicles in operation are at least 5,000.

From the record · recurring narrative clusters

What recurring complaint clusters describe

How clusters are built
Loss of propulsion · 11 reports

Reports describe reduced power or hesitation while driving

Cluster 1 of 32022 Chevrolet Malibu
Transmission behavior · 11 reports

Reports describe harsh shifting, slipping, or shuddering

Cluster 2 of 32022 Chevrolet Malibu
Warning indicators · 10 reports

Reports describe warning lights before service

Cluster 3 of 32022 Chevrolet Malibu

Cluster summaries paraphrase recurring symptoms reported to NHTSA. They are aggregate descriptions, not individual verbatim reports.

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