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2007 Chevrolet Malibu airbags problems

The 2007 Chevrolet Malibu has 75 airbags complaints filed with NHTSA — 6% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

75

Airbags complaints

6%

Share of year

12

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Airbags complaints by year

Malibu airbags complaints by model year146 complaints1997: 25 complaints1998: 41 complaints1999: 40 complaints2000: 32 complaints2001: 21 complaints2002: 18 complaints2003: 27 complaints2004: 27 complaints2005: 26 complaints2006: 33 complaints2007: 75 complaints2008: 65 complaints2009: 62 complaints2010: 146 complaints2011: 93 complaints2012: 101 complaints2013: 59 complaints2014: 16 complaints2015: 48 complaints2016: 17 complaints2017: 14 complaints2018: 14 complaints2019: 6 complaints2020: 4 complaints2021: 5 complaints2022: 4 complaints2023: 6 complaints
Malibu airbags complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“1 YEAR AGO I WAS DRIVING AND I GOT HIT IN THE SIDE. FOR SOME REASON THE AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY AND I GOT HIT PRETTY HARD BECAUSE THE DRIVER DRIVER SIDE DOORS WERE NOT ABLE TO OPEN. I DROVE HOME WITH AND THEY SAID THAT IT WAS FIXABLE ALTHOUGH IT DIDN'T LOOK LIKE IT. ITS FIXED NOW BUT IVE ALWAYS HAD…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Airbags · February 22, 2015 · crash

Common questions

How many airbags complaints does the 2007 Chevrolet Malibu have?

NHTSA has 75 complaints about the 2007 Chevrolet Malibu airbags — 6% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.