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2006 Chevrolet Malibu consumer reviews

$16,365 starting MSRP
side view of 2006 Malibu Chevrolet
(61 reviews)
91% of drivers recommend this car
Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 4.2
  • Interior 3.9
  • Performance 4.3
  • Value 4.4
  • Exterior 4.2
  • Reliability 4.4
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Most Reliable

The Chevrolet Malibu has been a excellent car and is great on gas mileage to and from work each week .It is excellent for travel on road trips.

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 5.0
  • Interior 5.0
  • Performance 5.0
  • Value 5.0
  • Exterior 5.0
  • Reliability 5.0
  • Purchased a Used car
  • Used for Commuting
  • Does recommend this car
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Been a good car for the past thirteen years!

The car has been a good one! I purchased in 2007 and it had less than 13k on it! Could never get the USB port to work on all three and has some issues with the steering column locking up at acceleration speed and continuous problems with A/C (but this was after the 10 year mark so!) All in all it has been a good car, love the leg room in front, not so good in the back!

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 3.0
  • Interior 3.0
  • Performance 4.0
  • Value 4.0
  • Exterior 3.0
  • Reliability 4.0
  • Purchased a Used car
  • Used for Commuting
  • Does recommend this car
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Great car, have been driving it for years.

this is a great car! have been driving it for years, have only needed to chancge minute things in the past, brakes, tires, serpentine belt,rotors, evap system. this may seem like a lot but mine now has 250,000 miles on it, whixh in hindsight isn't that much. its a good daily driver car, if you take care of it, it will take care of o you.

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 4.0
  • Interior 4.0
  • Performance 4.0
  • Value 5.0
  • Exterior 4.0
  • Reliability 5.0
  • Purchased a Used car
  • Used for Commuting
  • Does recommend this car
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A good car, no issues until I went over 150k.

Car is very spacious, but still has a great look for a small 4 door. No bells or whistles, no USB ports or aux cord connections- only 2 cigarette lighter outlets. There isnt a ton of room for storage like you see in lots of newer cars these days. After 150k miles, the car started having engine and transmission issues. Realistically, I drove the car for 10 years with no issues whatsoever and would recommend a Malibu to anyone. Drives AWFUL in snow and rain even with new all terrain or sport tires.

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 5.0
  • Interior 3.0
  • Performance 3.0
  • Value 4.0
  • Exterior 5.0
  • Reliability 3.0
  • Purchased a New car
  • Used for Commuting
  • Does recommend this car
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Most awesome car I have ever owned

This car is awesome! Reliable, fast, comfortable....I loved this car! I could always count on this car to get me where I needed to go and it drove great in the snow!

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 5.0
  • Interior 3.0
  • Performance 5.0
  • Value 3.0
  • Exterior 4.0
  • Reliability 5.0
  • Purchased a Used car
  • Used for Transporting family
  • Does recommend this car
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Recalls are deadlu

My father died due to the sudden loss of power steering recall that was put out in 2014, along with wiring recall and transmission recall

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 5.0
  • Interior 5.0
  • Performance 3.0
  • Value 4.0
  • Exterior 3.0
  • Reliability 2.0
  • Purchased a New car
  • Used for Transporting family
  • Does not recommend this car
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Got me where I needed to be

This was my second car I owned and had it for about 4 years. It definitely got me from point A to point B and was very well loved but due to the amount of years it had on it, it did come with its struggles. I had a few problems with my engine and transmission from time to time which was annoying to fix but the newer Malibu?s seem much more improved!

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 4.0
  • Interior 3.0
  • Performance 3.0
  • Value 4.0
  • Exterior 3.0
  • Reliability 3.0
  • Purchased a Used car
  • Used for Commuting
  • Does recommend this car
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One of the most reliable's car's out here

Very dependable very comfortable easy on gas plenty of Power . Amazing sound system another one of the good features is the rear moon roof and the hatchback

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 5.0
  • Interior 5.0
  • Performance 5.0
  • Value 5.0
  • Exterior 5.0
  • Reliability 5.0
  • Purchased a Used car
  • Used for Transporting family
  • Does recommend this car
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Dependable and affordable family sefan

The Chevy Malibu is a great car for all ages. A very dependable vehicle with great gas mileage. No one is disappointed with this purchase.

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 4.0
  • Interior 3.0
  • Performance 4.0
  • Value 5.0
  • Exterior 3.0
  • Reliability 5.0
  • Purchased a New car
  • Used for Commuting
  • Does recommend this car
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283,000 miles and still running just fine.

Best car I have ever owned. It has 283,000 miles and never had a major problem. Keep my oil changed. Not as pretty as it once was due to hauling grandkids and my dog but still going.

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 4.0
  • Interior 4.0
  • Performance 5.0
  • Value 5.0
  • Exterior 5.0
  • Reliability 5.0
  • Purchased a Used car
  • Used for Commuting
  • Does recommend this car
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