How safe is the 2010 Chevy Malibu?

The 2010 Chevy Malibu has a safety cage that surrounds the passenger compartment from the windshield pillar to the back glass pillar and from the roof rail to the rocker structure. This design strategy is intended to help preserve occupant space in the event of a collision.

A lower door-to-door interlock is designed to help reduce intrusion into the passenger compartment during a side impact.

Diagonal side-intrusion beams, located on the front doors, are constructed of high-strength boron steel to help reduce intrusion in shallow-angle side collisions.

The front body structure is designed for a "progressive crush" during a frontal crash. This design absorbs and channels crash energy in a controlled manner to help preserve occupant space in the passenger compartment. 

Compare Warranties on the Malibu, Camry and Accord

2010 Chevy Malibu    


5/100,000    Limited Powertrain
6/100,000    Anti-Corrosion
5/100,000    Roadside Assistance
5/100,000    Courtesy Transportation


2010 Toyota Camry

5/60,000                 Limited Powertrain

5/unlimited             Anti-Corrosion

optional                  Roadside Assistance

may be available    Courtesy Transportation

2010 Honda Accord

5/60,000         Limited Powertrain

5/unlimited     Anti-Corrosion

optional          Roadside Assistance

yes                 Courtesy Transportation

What Kelley Blue Book has to say about the 2010 Malibu

The 2010 Malibu. Chevrolet's Malibu has bolted from middle-of-the-road contender straight to the top of the mid-size sedan game. The 2010 Malibu looks wonderful, is solidly built and carefully crafted inside and out, offers good fuel economy, drives wonderfully and is priced to sell in serious volumes. There is even an affordable "mild" hybrid version that performs better than the base four-cylinder car and gets four miles-per-gallon better in city driving. -Kelley Blue Book