Used 2021 Chevrolet Malibu Consumer Reviews
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We have a limited number of reviews for the 2021 Malibu, so we've included reviews for other years of the Malibu since its last redesign.
Drive away satisfied.
L Salgado, 02/13/2021
2021 Chevrolet Malibu LS 4dr Sedan (1.5L 4cyl Turbo CVT)
7 of 9 people found this review helpful
Spacious and great on gas!
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Built with the least in every aspect
Eric, 05/16/2020
2020 Chevrolet Malibu LS 4dr Sedan (1.5L 4cyl Turbo CVT)
36 of 54 people found this review helpful
Unfortunately, this car is a representation of Chevrolet in 2020. I’ve owned Chevys since 2010 (4 of them) and every year I replaced one with another, the built quality and sturdiness has gone down dramatically as the options have gone up in numbers (a bit) but with unimpressive punches. The Malibu interior looks like a slick 2010 interior, not a state of the art 2020 car. The material of my LS is cheap at best, rough feeling and very soft like a sponge with too much air in it. The screen is slow, laggy and of poor graphic quality. On top of that, if you go deep into a menu like music on Airplay, pressing the Music app button won’t bring you back to the main Music screen. You have to press, Back, Back, exit etc. Not very safe while driving. Also, you will have to put up with unexplainable control lags while changing songs. I pressed Next song on the steering wheel and it took 10 seconds for the song to change. I drove other cars (Mazda and Nissan) and the controls never lagged. The trunk is relatively large but tight, has quite a bit of metal exposed at the top, instead of being fully covered so you don’t scratch something you store in there. There is no handle to close the trunk so you have to put your fingers on the outside, either leaving finger marks on the car or dirt on your hands. Who does that anymore? The steering wheel is not comfortable unless held from the top, which makes for sore shoulders after long drives. The Center console has small cup holders and even smaller little space to put... i don’t know what you can put in there, making the console completely useless to store anything that won’t blow away from opening your windows. The main storage is a big hole without any separators. The glove box is very wide but not deep enough to even put a box of tissues without having to crush it a bit. There is also only 1 USB connector. All in all, it is a pretty looking car that feel like it was built with saving pennies from top to bottom in mind more than anything else. It also feels like there was too much emphasis in having a big empty space so the car feels big, which it does, but you end up with a car that feels empty.
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King of rental fleets
Andy, 04/13/2022
2021 Chevrolet Malibu LT 4dr Sedan (1.5L 4cyl Turbo CVT)
6 of 8 people found this review helpful
The Malibu is roomy and comfortable with a spacious back seat and trunk. The front seats are comfortable and the cup holders in the door still allow map storage. Handling at high speed was wallowy with the LT suspension and acceleration was only adequate. The lack of multiple safety detection systems is becoming a glaring omission when most rivals offer them on all mid size models. The touch screen was very easy to use, but the Bluetooth kept disconnecting or switching to calls only, no audio. Gas mileage was a little below that of Altima; Camry or Sonata, but still acceptable.
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30+mpg on a budget
Jason L, 07/28/2021
2021 Chevrolet Malibu LT 4dr Sedan (1.5L 4cyl Turbo CVT)
6 of 8 people found this review helpful
I traded in a equinox (great vehicle) and it was hard to find a vehicle that had all the same features that didn’t drag me into the near 40k range…..I went with the Malibu (sport edition) not your standard rental car and have zero regrets perfect for road trips and GREAT on gas even with the air conditioner on I still get 30+ mpg on the freeway
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21 Malibu RS review
Jason , 06/22/2021
2021 Chevrolet Malibu RS 4dr Sedan (1.5L 4cyl Turbo CVT)
4 of 5 people found this review helpful
Great car for the price!!!! Love the sport tuned suspension and CVT transmission. Ride quality is on par with my 2020 Malibu Premier. With a mix of city and highway driving the fuel efficiency is amazing. I average 50-55 plus mpg and get about 14 days on a full tank of gas. If you buy one do yourself a favor and spend $4k to have exiled ecm tuning software from the south Korean spec Malibu 1.5 . You'll love the full customization and remapping of the cars ecm. Along with being able to fully disable emissions control software in the ecm which will grant you extra power and even greater fuel efficiency. Can't say enough good things about the Malibu RS. This car is legit THE BEST car chevy makes for the U.S market!!!!!!!!
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