May 18, 2026Electrical systemFire
Blower motor area caught fire while sitting in the driveway. Car door was opened about 20 minutes prior to my security camera catching smoke billowing from the vehicle
NHTSA ODI 11738610
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What 74 owners told NHTSA about the 2021 Chevrolet Malibu
These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.
All (74)Crash / fire / injury (2)Electrical system (24)Transmission & drivetrain (24)Engine (12)Fuel system (9)Airbags (5)Backup camera & sensors (3)Suspension (3)Body & structure (2)Brakes (2)Steering (2)
2 of 74 complaints match · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters
Apr 25, 2021Seats1 injury
IN THE CASE OF A HARD BRAKE WHILE IN MOTION, THE VEHICLES SEATS BOTH FRONT AND REAR UN-LATCH AND BECOME FREE IN MOTION. THE FRONT SEATS UN-LATCH FROM THE BASE, MOVING THE SEAT FORWARD AND THE REAR SEATS UN-LATCH AND FALL FORWARD OPENING THE TRUNK FROM THE INSIDE.
NHTSA ODI 11413839
Working with the data? Download all 74 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 10, 2026
How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2021 Chevrolet Malibu verdict →