# 2014 Chevrolet Malibu - worth buying?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-chevrolet-malibu-worth-buying/167186>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** chevrolet, malibu\
**Created:** [July 12, 2020, 6:25am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-chevrolet-malibu-worth-buying/167186 "2020-07-12T06:25:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Seven4002](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/71c47a/32.png) [@Seven4002](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Seven4002)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2020, 6:25am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-chevrolet-malibu-worth-buying/167186/1 "2020-07-12T06:25:29Z")

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Is it a good car to buy?

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**Author:** ![vipergg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/50afbb/32.png) [@vipergg](https://community.cartalk.com/u/vipergg)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2020, 1:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-chevrolet-malibu-worth-buying/167186/2 "2020-07-12T13:34:42Z")

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Depends on if the maintenance has been kept up to date . It is also probably getting into the area when you have to do maintenance on tires, brakes , transmission , coolant etc …

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**Author:** ![davepsinbox\_157004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@davepsinbox\_157004](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davepsinbox_157004)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2020, 9:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-chevrolet-malibu-worth-buying/167186/3 "2020-07-12T21:36:30Z")

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Looks like there have been problems with wheel bearings, otherwise fairly reliable. [https://www.carcomplaints.com/Chevrolet/Malibu/2014/wheels\_hubs/](https://www.carcomplaints.com/Chevrolet/Malibu/2014/wheels_hubs/) If you like the car and it’s in basically good shape have a mechanic of your choice inspect it prior to purchase.

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**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2020, 10:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-chevrolet-malibu-worth-buying/167186/4 "2020-07-12T22:04:42Z")

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+1 to Dave’s post.  
The Malibu is a decent vehicle that only became better over the years, simply because GM followed their traditional approach of introducing a new model without sufficient reliability/durability testing. GM’s approach–for several decades–is to use the buyer of first and second year models as their guinea pigs.

After at least 6 years of use, the initial bugs/defects in this 2014 Malibu should have been resolved, but, as was already suggested, it should be inspected by the OP’s mechanic prior to purchase.

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**Author:** ![davepsinbox\_157004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@davepsinbox\_157004](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davepsinbox_157004)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2020, 10:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-chevrolet-malibu-worth-buying/167186/5 "2020-07-12T22:13:52Z")

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It helps that the 2014 is part of a “generation” that debuted with the 2013 model year. [https://www.autolist.com/chevrolet-malibu/chevrolet-malibu-generations](https://www.autolist.com/chevrolet-malibu/chevrolet-malibu-generations) That means the 2014 was the second year of that particular design and they had some time to work out any bugs.

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**Author:** ![shanonia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de053/32.png) [@shanonia](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shanonia)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2020, 2:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-chevrolet-malibu-worth-buying/167186/6 "2020-07-13T14:51:15Z")

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Consumer Reports says overall reliability is average. Brakes and noises/leaks are trouble areas. Transmission, minor and suspension, too, but less so.