50 Chevrolet Malibu Statistics: Sales, Safety and Test Data

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Chevrolet Malibu statistics span two different subjects: U.S. dealer deliveries and controlled safety testing. GM reported 130,342 Malibu deliveries in calendar year 2023, while IIHS measurements cover specified model years, test vehicles and configurations rather than the whole vehicle population.

Key Chevrolet Malibu Statistics

The most quotable Chevrolet Malibu statistics include:

  • 130,342 Chevrolet Malibus were delivered in the United States in calendar year 2023, compared with 115,467 in 2022.
  • 18,893 Chevrolet Malibus were delivered in the United States in Q4 2023, compared with 35,668 in Q4 2022.
  • 2023 Malibu deliveries represented 7.6% of Chevrolet’s 1,716,280 U.S. deliveries, using a derived share rounded to one decimal place.
  • Q4 2023 Malibu deliveries represented 4.6% of Chevrolet’s 412,176 U.S. deliveries, using a derived share rounded to one decimal place.
  • The 2016 driver-side small-overlap HIC-15 was 85 for the IIHS crash-test dummy, with the rating applying to 2016–25 models.
  • Driver-side small-overlap chest compression was 22 mm in the 2016 IIHS test.
  • Driver-side small-overlap maximum Nij was 0.22 in the 2016 IIHS test.
  • Original moderate-overlap driver chest compression was 29 mm in the 2016 IIHS test.
  • Updated side-test B-pillar crush stopped 8.0 cm short of the driver’s seat centerline in the 2022 IIHS test.
  • Updated side-test driver HIC-15 was 1,178 in the 2022 IIHS test.
  • Updated side-test rear-passenger HIC-15 was 335 in the 2022 IIHS test.
  • Low-beam straightaway right-edge useful illumination averaged 79.8 m in the IIHS headlight test for 2019–25 models.
  • High-beam straightaway right-edge useful illumination averaged 166.0 m in the IIHS headlight test for 2019–25 models.
  • The standard system reduced impact speed by 8 mph for a crossing child at 12 mph in the 2024 daytime pedestrian test.
  • The standard system reduced impact speed by 11 mph for a crossing adult at 12 mph at night with high beams in the 2024 test.
  • The optional vehicle-to-vehicle front-crash prevention system avoided a collision in the 12-mph test for the 2022 Malibu.
  • The optional vehicle-to-vehicle system reduced impact speed by 24 mph in the 25-mph test for the 2022 Malibu.
  • The 2024 Malibu had two rear seating positions with complete LATCH hardware and one additional position with a tether anchor only.

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GM’s U.S. delivery report distinguishes dealer deliveries from production, registrations and global sales. The figures below therefore describe vehicles delivered by dealers in the United States, not every Malibu manufactured or registered worldwide.

Period Malibu deliveries Comparison
Q4 2022 35,668 Baseline
Q4 2023 18,893 Down 47.0% year over year
Calendar 2022 115,467 Baseline
Calendar 2023 130,342 Up 12.9% year over year

Source: GM U.S. Deliveries for Quarter 4 2023.

The quarterly and annual signals move in different directions. Q4 2023 deliveries were 18,893, down 47.0% from Q4 2022, whereas the full-year total reached 130,342, up 12.9% from 2022.

GM’s same table reports 412,176 Chevrolet U.S. deliveries in Q4 2023 and 1,716,280 in 2023. Dividing the Malibu figures by those Chevrolet totals produces derived shares of 4.6% for Q4 and 7.6% for the full year, each rounded to one decimal place; these are not separately reported GM shares.

Chevrolet Malibu Crash-Test Ratings and Occupant Protection Data

The IIHS measurements are instrumented dummy results from controlled laboratory tests. The 2016 test underlies ratings that apply to 2016–25 models, but a test result is not a population crash rate or a guarantee for every trim.

Test and measure Result Period and subject
Driver small-overlap HIC-15 85 2016 test; driver dummy
Driver small-overlap neck tension 1.3 kN 2016 test; driver dummy
Driver small-overlap neck extension bending moment 12 Nm 2016 test; driver dummy
Driver small-overlap maximum Nij 0.22 2016 test; driver dummy
Original moderate-overlap HIC-15 203 2016 test; driver dummy
Original moderate-overlap neck tension 0.9 kN 2016 test; driver dummy

Source: 2024 Chevrolet Malibu.

The small-overlap driver readings included 1.3 kN of neck tension, a 12 Nm neck-extension bending moment and a maximum Nij of 0.22. In the original moderate-overlap test, driver HIC-15 was 203 and neck tension was 0.9 kN.

Chevrolet Malibu Front-Crash Injury Measurements

The front-crash data provide body-region measurements rather than a single overall injury outcome. All of the following observations come from the 2016 IIHS laboratory tests.

  • In the driver-side small-overlap test, chest maximum compression was 22 mm.
  • Small-overlap left and right femur forces were 0.3 kN each.
  • Small-overlap left and right knee displacements were 1 mm and 3 mm, respectively.
  • Small-overlap maximum tibia indices were 0.76 on the left and 0.43 on the right.
  • Small-overlap tibia axial forces were 2.4 kN on the left and 0.8 kN on the right.
  • Small-overlap foot accelerations were 81 g on the left and 28 g on the right.
  • In the original moderate-overlap test, driver chest maximum compression was 29 mm.
  • Original moderate-overlap left and right femur forces were 0.5 kN and 0.6 kN.
  • Original moderate-overlap left and right tibia indices were 0.40 and 0.50.

The left and right readings are separate measurements from the same controlled tests. They should not be interpreted as averages across drivers, crashes or the Malibu fleet.

Chevrolet Malibu Side-Impact Injury and Intrusion Measurements

The updated IIHS side test was conducted in 2022, with ratings applying to 2016–25 models. Its dummy measurements cover both the driver and rear passenger, while the intrusion value describes the tested vehicle structure.

Updated side-test measure Driver Rear passenger
HIC-15 1,178 335
Peak head acceleration at hard contact 142 g 74 g
Shoulder lateral deflection 55 mm 49 mm
Shoulder lateral force 1.8 kN 4.0 kN
Torso maximum deflection 45 mm 46 mm
Torso average deflection 40 mm 36 mm
Pelvis combined force 4.7 kN 3.9 kN

Source: 2024 Chevrolet Malibu.

The updated test’s driver readings included 1,178 HIC-15, 1.8 kN of neck tension, 0.4 kN of neck compression and a 55 mm shoulder lateral deflection. Driver torso maximum and average deflections were 45 mm and 40 mm, the maximum viscous criterion was 0.70 m/s, and pelvis combined force was 4.7 kN.

For the rear passenger, HIC-15 was 335, peak head acceleration was 74 g, shoulder lateral deflection and force were 49 mm and 4.0 kN, torso maximum and average deflections were 46 mm and 36 mm, and pelvis combined force was 3.9 kN.

B-pillar crush stopped 8.0 cm short of the driver’s seat centerline. IIHS notes that this negative intrusion value means the crush stopped short of that centerline; it is not a distance of intrusion beyond the seat.

Chevrolet Malibu Headlight Performance Statistics

IIHS headlight results for 2019–25 models report average minimum useful illumination in test conditions, measured as the distance to 5-lux illumination. Straightaway and curved-road readings are separate conditions and are not real-world visibility distances.

Beam and test path Useful illumination
Low beam, straightaway right edge 79.8 m
Low beam, straightaway left edge 37.3 m
Low beam, 250 m-radius right curve 45.3 m
Low beam, 150 m-radius left curve 34.4 m
High beam, straightaway right edge 166.0 m
High beam, straightaway left edge 150.2 m
High beam, 250 m-radius right curve 61.6 m
High beam, 150 m-radius left curve 46.7 m

Source: 2024 Chevrolet Malibu.

The strongest listed straightaway result was the high-beam right-edge average of 166.0 m, while the high-beam left-edge average was 150.2 m. Low-beam straightaway illumination averaged 79.8 m on the right edge and 37.3 m on the left edge.

On curves, low-beam useful illumination averaged 45.3 m on the 250 m-radius right curve and 34.4 m on the 150 m-radius left curve. The corresponding high-beam averages were 61.6 m and 46.7 m.

Chevrolet Malibu Pedestrian Braking and Child-Seat Statistics

Pedestrian and front-crash-prevention results are controlled IIHS scenarios. They show impact-speed reduction, collision avoidance or warning timing in specified conditions, not a field effectiveness rate.

Model/test scope Scenario Result
2024–25, daytime Crossing child at 12 mph Impact speed reduced 8 mph
2024–25, daytime Crossing child at 25 mph Impact speed reduced 5 mph
2024–25, nighttime, high beams Crossing adult at 12 mph Impact speed reduced 11 mph
2024–25, nighttime, low beams Crossing adult at 25 mph Impact speed reduced 3 mph
2024–25, nighttime, high beams Parallel adult at 37 mph Warning 1.3 seconds before impact

Source: 2024 Chevrolet Malibu.

In the daytime 2024 pedestrian test, the standard system reduced impact speed by 8 mph for a crossing child at 12 mph and by 5 mph at 25 mph. At night, it reduced impact speed by 11 mph for a crossing adult at 12 mph with high beams and by 3 mph at 25 mph with low beams; for a parallel adult at 37 mph with high beams, it warned 1.3 seconds before impact.

The 2022 Malibu’s optional vehicle-to-vehicle front-crash prevention system avoided a collision in the 12-mph test and reduced impact speed by 24 mph in the 25-mph test. These results apply to 2020–23 models and remain controlled test outcomes, not real-world crash rates.

For child-seat installation, the 2024 Malibu had two rear seating positions with complete LATCH hardware and one additional position with a tether anchor only. The evaluated lower-anchor depth in the tested outer rear positions was 4–6 cm, and these observations apply to the evaluated LS and LT configurations rather than a fleet-wide average.

Source: 2022 Chevrolet Malibu and 2024 Chevrolet Malibu.

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