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2016 Chevrolet Malibu steering problems

The 2016 Chevrolet Malibu has 41 steering complaints filed with NHTSA — 3% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

41

Steering complaints

3%

Share of year

1

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Steering complaints by year

Malibu steering complaints by model year933 complaints1997: 84 complaints1998: 78 complaints1999: 41 complaints2000: 46 complaints2001: 41 complaints2002: 13 complaints2003: 21 complaints2004: 933 complaints2005: 510 complaints2006: 814 complaints2007: 673 complaints2008: 463 complaints2009: 768 complaints2010: 454 complaints2011: 212 complaints2012: 191 complaints2013: 181 complaints2014: 25 complaints2015: 9 complaints2016: 41 complaints2017: 46 complaints2018: 39 complaints2019: 2 complaints2020: 13 complaints2021: 2 complaints2022: 2 complaints2023: 3 complaints
Malibu steering complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

Common questions

How many steering complaints does the 2016 Chevrolet Malibu have?

NHTSA has 41 complaints about the 2016 Chevrolet Malibu steering — 3% 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.