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What 89 owners told NHTSA about the 2022 Chevrolet Malibu Eco

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 (89)Crash / fire / injury (4)Electrical system (31)Engine (27)Transmission & drivetrain (23)Fuel system (8)Engine & cooling (7)Airbags (4)Brakes (4)Speed control (3)Lights (2)Seat belts (2)

2 of 89 complaints match · Seat belts · clear filters

Mar 11, 2024Electrical systemAirbagsSeat belts

My safety restraint system keeps failing out and says it’s a seatbelt tensioner problem. Gm has repaired many times and still fails out.

NHTSA ODI 11576730

Apr 12, 2023AirbagsSeat belts

Unknown safety restraint system failure that Chevrolet can not fix

NHTSA ODI 11516638

Working with the data? Download all 89 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 24, 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 2022 Chevrolet Malibu Eco verdict →