Winner
Nissan Sentra
About 40% fewer owner complaints per car sold than the Chevrolet Malibu, and fewer in 16 of 24 model years both were sold.
Head to head
Lemon Index
100 = average, lower is better
100 = average, lower is better
99
59
Years with fewer complaints
2000–2024
2000–2024
8 of 24
16 of 24
Recalls
2000–2024
2000–2024
109
105
MPG
latest year
latest year
31
33–34
Crash test
best, latest year
best, latest year
★★★★★
★★★★★
Best year to buy
Lemon Index = safety complaints filed with the government within 3 years, per car sold, against the average car of the same model year. 100 is average, lower is better. Green check = the better of the two on that line.
Year by year
Shorter bar = fewer complaints per car sold. Tap a year for its full report.
Every Chevrolet Malibu year · Every Nissan Sentra year · How the index works

