2014 Chevrolet MALIBU - Ratings, Complaints and Recalls

The 2014 Chevrolet Malibu has received an impressive overall safety rating of 5 out of 5. This car excels in various crash tests with top scores in front crash, side crash, and rollover ratings. Additionally, it is equipped with electronic stability control as a standard feature, which enhances its ability to maintain control on slippery roads. Although forward collision warning and lane departure warning are optional features, they offer an added layer of protection for the driver.

On the downside, there have been 315 complaints reported for this vehicle, indicating some issues that owners have experienced. Furthermore, there have been 6 recalls on the 2014 Chevrolet Malibu, which suggests potential safety or performance concerns that needed to be addressed. Despite these recalls and complaints, the overall safety features and high safety ratings make the Chevrolet Malibu a strong contender in terms of safety in its class.

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Complaint Count

315

Recall Count

6

Investigation Count

0

Safety Rating

5/5

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Safety Features

2014 Chevrolet Malibu 4 DR FWD Safety Features

Here are the safety features that come as standard on the 2014 Chevrolet Malibu 4 DR FWD

Electronic Stability Control (ESC)

ESC is an advanced safety feature in vehicles designed to help drivers maintain control during challenging driving conditions. By continuously monitoring various factors such as steering angle, vehicle speed, and individual wheel speeds, ESC can detect and reduce the risk of skidding or loss of control. It achieves this by automatically applying brakes to specific wheels to stabilize the vehicle.

Standard
Forward Collision Warning (FCW)

Forward Collision Warning (FCW) is a safety feature in vehicles that helps prevent frontal collisions by alerting the driver of an imminent collision with a vehicle or obstacle ahead. Using sensors such as radar or cameras, FCW monitors the distance and speed of vehicles in front, and if it detects a potential collision, it provides visual and/or auditory warnings to prompt the driver to take evasive action.

Optional
Lane Departure Warning (LDW)

Lane Departure Warning (LDW) is a safety feature in vehicles that alerts drivers when their vehicle unintentionally drifts out of its lane without signaling. Utilizing cameras or sensors to monitor lane markings on the road, LDW detects when the vehicle crosses these lines and triggers visual, auditory, or haptic alerts to notify the driver of potential lane departure.

Optional

2014 Chevrolet Malibu 4 DR FWD Safety Ratings

Here we have the crash and rollover ratings for the 2014 Chevrolet Malibu 4 DR FWD Where possible we've included the ratings for the oldest and latest models of this car so you can compare how the safety ratings have changed over time.

Frontal Crash Ratings

Combines Driver and Passenger star ratings into a single frontal rating. The frontal barrier test simulates a head-on collision between two similar vehicles, each moving at 35 mph.

Test 2005 Score 2014 Score 2024 Score
Overall Front Crash Rating Not Rated 5 5
Front Crash Driver Side Rating 5 5 5
Front Crash Passenger Side Rating 5 4 5

Side Crash Ratings

Combines Side Barrier and Side Pole Star Ratings into a single side rating.

Test 2005 Score 2014 Score 2024 Score
Overall Side Crash Rating Not Rated 5 5
Side Crash Drivers Side Rating 4 5 5
Side Crash Passenger Side Rating 5 5 5
Combined Side Barrier Pole Rating - Front Not Rated 5 5
Combined Side Barrier Pole Rating - Rear Not Rated 5 5
Overall Side Barrier Rating Not Rated 5 5

Rollover Ratings

The Rollover Resistance test measures the risk of rollover in a single-vehicle, loss-of-control scenario.

Test 2005 Score 2014 Score 2024 Score
Rollover Rating Not Rated 4 4
Rollover Possibility % 0% 0% 0%
Dynamic Tip Result No Tip No Tip
Side Pole Crash Rating Not Rated 5 5

Complaints for the 2014 Chevrolet MALIBU

This chart show the number of complaints for each car component. A Higher number of complaints could indicate that this car might have a common fault. Something to look out for when purchasing one.

Component Complaints

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Complaint:
"variable valve timing system rocker arm oil control valve solenoid need help asap! my car is unsafe!"
Components Involved: ENGINE
Date of incident: 2023-01-07
Complaint:
"the contact owns a 2014 chevrolet malibu. the contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle lost motive power and started jerking. the contact stated that on one occasion the contact veered to the side of the road and restarted the vehicle. additionally, the contact stated that the failure persisted and self-corrected while driving. the check engine warning light illuminated on one occasion but independently reset before taking the vehicle to the dealer. the dealer was not able to determine the cause of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the failure mileage was not available."
Components Involved: ENGINE
Date of incident: 2024-06-03
Complaint:
"the contact owns a 2014 chevrolet malibu. the contact stated that while driving at approximately 5 mph, the vehicle suddenly lost motive power and stalled. after restarting the vehicle, the check engine warning light illuminated and remained illuminated. the vehicle was taken to the local service center who diagnosed that the intake cam shift solenoid control circuit and the variable valve solenoid intake and the variable valve solenoid exhaust were faulty and needed to be replaced. the intake cam shift solenoid control circuit, variable valve solenoid intake, and variable valve solenoid exhaust were replaced but the failure recurred with the cold start engine rattling noise and loss of power failure persisting. the vehicle was later taken to the local dealer who was unable to duplicate the failure. the failure mileage was 75,000."
Components Involved: ENGINE
Date of incident: 2024-11-02
Complaint:
"my 2014 chevrolet malibu has been shutting off quite frequently in traffic. causing danger to my family and to other motorist by this malfunction. i have taken it to my local gm dealership for this to be resolve but to no success and charge for the service. i have also spoken with gm corporation but to no avail. i have researched this problem with compliance with this make and model this seem like an issue that gm should investigate. but i would like to keep driving my vehicle. who can help me with this problem this is our transportation for now until we can afford another. thanking you in advance. [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6)."
Components Involved: ENGINE
Date of incident: 2024-01-02
Complaint:
"stop/start doesn’t work at least 20% of the time, leaving me stalled in the middle of the road, until *hopefully* it starts again, usually after a few tries."
Components Involved: ENGINE
Date of incident: 2023-07-08
Complaint:
"the vehicles "auto off" feature, which shuts the engine off when stopped at red-lights, fails to restart the engine when removing your foot from the brake pedal. the engine stalls out, and much be parked, shut off and then restarted. sometimes it takes multiple times to restart the vehicle. this is very unsafe considering the car could stall out in an intersection or cause another vehicle to collide with mine if they were behind my vehicle, expecting it to begin moving. i have take my car in for multiple repairs and nobody can figure out the issue."
Components Involved: ENGINE
Date of incident: 2022-01-03
Complaint:
"my auto start/stop feature failed to engage properly. the safety of myself and my family have been put at risk on multiple occasions because the vehicle would not start back up leaving us stranded in the road amongst traffic. the problem has not been diagnosed or inspected. there were no warnings as to when the auto start/stop would fail, it just happens! at the moment this is the only vehicle my family has so we have to take risks any time we drive this vehicle! i purchased this car 4/26/2022 and this has happened at least 10 times since purchasing!!! any assistance will be greatly appreciated!!!!"
Components Involved: ENGINE
Date of incident: 2022-09-05
Complaint:
"rocker arm control valves and solenoid . check engine light came on"
Components Involved: ENGINE
Date of incident: 2023-05-03
Complaint:
"as i was driving, “engine power reduced” came up on my dashboard. then my vehicle slowed down and would not let me accelerate over 20 mph."
Components Involved: ENGINE
Date of incident: 2022-09-02
Complaint:
"2014 chevy malibu has a start/ stop feature that doesn't work. when stopping the car shuts off completely and does not start back up. i have to put my emergency lights on, put the car in park try to start again, it doesn't restart , i have to try a couple of times. it has cut off on me at traffic lights, getting off highway ramps. this is not safe!! i've taken it to two chevy dealers & no one can pin point or address this problem."
Components Involved: ENGINE
Date of incident: 2023-01-01

Recalls for the 2014 Chevrolet MALIBU

Component Recalls

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Recall:
"general motors llc (gm) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 buick verano and 2016 chevrolet malibu as the electronic park lock lever may allow the ignition key to be removed without the transmission being in park. also, certain 2013 buick encore, 2011 buick regal, 2013-2014 buick verano, 2011-2016 chevrolet cruze, 2010-2013 chevrolet equinox 2013-2015 chevrolet malibu, and 2011-2013 gmc terrain vehicles may have been serviced with similar defective replacement electronic park lock levers. as such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) number 114, "theft protection and rollaway prevention.""
Consequence:
If the key is removed without the transmission in PARK, the vehicle may rollaway as occupants are exiting, increasing the risk of injury.
Remedy:

GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and if necessary replace the key cylinder lock housing, free of charge. The recall began on October 14, 2016. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, Buick 1-800-521-7300, and GMC 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 50490 and 50491.

Component(s) Involved: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM > IGNITION
Date of incident: 2016-07-05

CHEVROLET Overall Complaint Ranking

This table shows the ranking of car manufacturers when it comes to most complaints and recalls. The manufacturer with the most complaints is at the top. However this doesn't necassarily mean they should be avoided. Some manufacturers might just have more popular or affordable cars which a lot of people have bought. Which means there's more scope for a complaint to be made. Use the ranking table below as a part your wider research into buying a car.

CHEVROLET ranks 2 out of 44 in the complaints ranking table.

Manufacturer Complaint Count Recall Count Ranking
FORD 208,358 3,259 1
CHEVROLET 111,306 2,082 2
TOYOTA 81,019 1,852 3
HONDA 61,937 1,268 4
NISSAN 56,226 930 5
DODGE 45,756 827 6
HYUNDAI 44,150 649 7
GMC 34,441 1,410 8
KIA 29,832 501 9
CHRYSLER 27,698 254 10
TESLA 26,230 730 11
BMW 24,890 1,877 12
VOLKSWAGEN 23,125 829 13
MERCEDES-BENZ 19,066 2,925 14
SUBARU 18,513 703 15
MAZDA 10,599 364 16
PONTIAC 10,430 138 17
CADILLAC 9,434 444 18
AUDI 7,865 1,093 19
BUICK 7,851 279 20
SATURN 7,672 84 21
MERCURY 7,374 135 22
LEXUS 6,373 408 23
LINCOLN 5,897 423 24
ACURA 5,722 382 25
MINI 5,585 366 26
INFINITI 4,000 187 27
MITSUBISHI 3,912 397 28
VOLVO 3,875 727 29
PORSCHE 2,646 1,231 30
SUZUKI 2,272 123 31
FIAT 2,205 80 32
SAAB 1,536 76 33
JAGUAR 1,195 198 34
SMART 528 17 35
GENESIS 436 42 36
ISUZU 249 37 37
ALFA ROMEO 161 37 38
MASERATI 76 46 39
BENTLEY 46 159 40
POLESTAR 42 2 41
LUCID 14 6 42
CODA 4 2 43
MAYBACH 0 0 44

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