Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2020 Chevrolet Malibu.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Reduced Engine Power Light: The car limits acceleration, often accompanied by a check engine light. Stalling or Hesitat… |
| 2026-03-08 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2020 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while driving approximately 60 MPH on the freeway and… |
| 2026-02-13 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Several things have been going wrong with this car. I have only had it for about 7 months. Minimal driving. Got the car… |
| 2026-02-12 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | The contact owned a 2020 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while driving approximately 65 MPH, the brake pedal … |
| 2026-02-09 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2020 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle hesitate… |
| 2026-02-03 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | While driving the brake pedal became hard to push out of no where. Once the car got to the shop it stopped cranking. … |
| 2026-01-30 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2020 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while driving at 35 MPH, the check engine warning lig… |
| 2026-01-08 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Transmission got metal pieces in transmission fluid and blew the transmission |
| 2025-12-23 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I was unaware that when I purchased this vehicle that when the oil is low, the breaks go out and the break power booste… |
| 2025-12-16 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Throwing code p1101 for the mass air flow sensor. This is a listed recall amongst other Malibu's but does not include m… |
| 2025-12-12 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | December 12, 2025 I had to drive 20-30 miles an hour the car would not break I had to use parking break. When I would t… |
| 2025-11-03 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2020 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle lost mot… |
| 2025-11-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The vehicle intermittently shows shift to park error message. It takes several tries of moving the shifter for the noti… |
| 2025-10-16 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | Got this car Oct 16 2025 and check engine lights on the place in Greenbriar dreka passed emmission and the shop explici… |
| 2025-10-11 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | While driving the cars speedometer and all gages will stop working, or they will constantly move up and down on their o… |
| 2025-10-10 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | My car has been malfunctioning it keeps saying shift to park when it’s park and it show esc system issue and then the b… |
| 2025-10-08 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Vehicle vacuum pump failed I have changed it 4 times now. Saw there have been more cases |
| 2025-09-19 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2020 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while parking the vehicle and shifting from drive(D) … |
| 2025-09-15 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Shift to park. Im not able to park my car. W low miles. Chevy dealer stated not under warranty. Will cost 800+ to repai… |
| 2025-08-31 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | When putting the vehicle in park, the vehicle states please shift to park but the vehicle is already parked. |
| 2025-08-28 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2020 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle ex… |
| 2025-08-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The shifter will not read when the vehicle has been placed in park. |
| 2025-08-10 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Th e brakes are not working at all. We have to go slow then the brakes are hard to press. Th I s makes it keep driving … |
| 2025-08-08 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Vacuum pump blew . Causing me to lose brakes on the highway. It led to a series of events. Camshaft broke in the midst … |
| 2025-08-05 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2020 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 MPH, the vehicle start… |
| 2025-08-04 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2020 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the message "P… |
| 2025-08-02 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | A liAdjustmentght came on my dashboard. State power engine reduce period then it stalls when I press my foot down on th… |
| 2025-08-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Shift to park issue and fluid mixing in with engine |
| 2025-07-31 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2020 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that on several occasions while attempting to park the veh… |
| 2025-07-25 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Put the car in drive and it sounded like a bomb went off and the car jerked very hard. Every light on the dash came on… |
| 2025-07-15 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Transmission is snatching in drive and reverse. the car has 32,200 miles on it. it was purchased brand new. Need for f… |
| 2025-07-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Getting engine power reduced messsge in shop 4th time now in 3 weeks, 2 service bulletins, now they want to put new eng… |
| 2025-07-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Shift to park |
| 2025-07-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Will not shift into park with out hitting the shifting lever |
| 2025-06-28 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Brake pedal hardened due to vacuum pump |
| 2025-06-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Shift to park |
| 2025-06-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | When putting my car in park and turning the car off I get a shift to park message. |
| 2025-06-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Car is not recognizing that is in park and displays a "shift to park message". Chevy has yet to address this WELL known… |
| 2025-05-16 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I was driving in the interstate at about 4pm on May 16th and the check engine light came on. Thus is nothing new becau… |
| 2025-04-22 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2020 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the brake peda… |
| 2025-04-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2020 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 MPH, an unknown warnin… |
| 2025-04-07 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | When putting the vehicle into park, the vehicle says it is still not into park even though we shift it into park. The … |
| 2025-03-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | When the car was turned off a message appeared that said shift the park the gear indicator already stated the car was i… |
| 2025-02-26 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | Yes | 0 | The contact owns a 2020 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while driving at 40 MPH, the vehicle decelerated to 1… |
| 2025-02-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | "Shift to park" error message and "engine power is reduced" error message |
| 2025-02-04 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2020 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that the RPM was unexpectedly elevated while driving, and … |
| 2025-02-04 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | My car is displaying a "Shift to Park" message on the dashboard even when the shifter is already in the park position, … |
| 2025-01-15 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Very hard to brake, like stepping on a brick. Have to start breaking way in advance. Also keep getting a "shift to pa… |
| 2025-01-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | “shift to park” message appears after car has already been shifted to park. Will not allow car to be turned off as the … |
| 2024-12-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Malibu displays “shift to park” message because of a known issue with the electronic shifter. The shifter fails to dete… |