The Lemon Index$2,600 middle bill · most between $2,000 and $6,800
Lower than the $8,000 middle bill owners of all 168 models reported.
Owners who gave their mileage: a middle of 66,000 miles (6 reports).
Chevrolet Malibu owners reported paying a median of $2,600 for a engine replacement, with the middle half of bills between $2,000 and $6,800. That's from 10 owner reports (9 complaints to NHTSA and 1 YouTube video). Costs vary by shop and region.
What owners paid
- Under $5000%
- $500–$1,0000%
- $1,000–$2,50050%
- $2,500–$5,00010%
- $5,000 and up40%
Share of the 10 owner reports in each price band.
By model year
- 2000 Chevrolet Malibu1too few for a middle
- 2001 Chevrolet Malibu1too few for a middle
- 2003 Chevrolet Malibu1too few for a middle
- 2007 Chevrolet Malibu1too few for a middle
- 2010 Chevrolet Malibu1too few for a middle
- 2017 Chevrolet Malibu2too few for a middle
- 2019 Chevrolet Malibu1too few for a middle
- 2020 Chevrolet Malibu1too few for a middle
- 2013–2015 Chevrolet Malibu (YouTube)1too few for a middle
Reports per model year, with the middle bill where there are 3 or more. YouTube amounts count for the generation the video covers.
Engines in these years
Engines with a page of their own that this model was sold with in the years above. Owners don't always say which engine they had.
Keep going
- Chevrolet Malibu reliability by year
- Engine replacement cost on every car
- Car symptoms and what they can mean
Other repairs Chevrolet Malibu owners reported
Steering column repair (69) · Fuel pump replacement (22) · Intake manifold replacement (22) · Brake repair (20) · Throttle body replacement (14) · Transmission replacement (12) · Steering rack replacement (9) · BCM replacement (7) · Car battery replacement (6) · Wiring harness repair (6) · Brake booster replacement (5)
The details
How we count
Every number here is a repair bill an owner reported, never a shop's price list. Two sources: the bills owners wrote in their own complaints to the U.S. government (NHTSA), and the dollar amounts owners said out loud in YouTube repair and ownership videos. A figure counts for a repair when that repair is the part named nearest to it. Left out: purchase prices, payments, rentals, towing, warranties and deductibles, amounts under $50 or over $15,000, parts-only prices ("the part was $80 on Amazon"), bills for two different repairs named together, and money someone else paid. One number per complaint (or video) and repair: the biggest, so it's the bill, not the diagnosis fee.
The range is the middle half of the bills (the 25th to the 75th percentile), so one wild number can't swing it. Owners who complain to the government often had expensive repairs, so a typical bill can be lower. Costs vary by shop and region, by dealer vs independent shop, by parts and by miles. This is what owners reported, not a quote for your car.
Check the bills yourself
NHTSA complaint numbers (search them at nhtsa.gov): 11726626, 11560147, 11484546, 11416053, 11325191, 10695014, 10598136, 10548498, 10107679.
Said out loud on YouTube: $6,000 ▶
Quick answers
How much does engine replacement cost on a Chevrolet Malibu?
Chevrolet Malibu owners reported a median of $2,600, and the middle half paid $2,000 to $6,800, from 10 owner reports. Costs vary by shop and region.
Is a Chevrolet Malibu engine replacement more expensive than on other cars?
The Chevrolet Malibu middle bill of $2,600 is lower than the $8,000 owners of all 168 models we have reports for paid.
Where do these Chevrolet Malibu repair costs come from?
From 9 complaints to NHTSA and 1 YouTube video: what owners themselves said they paid. They aren't verified bills or a shop's quote.
Sources: NHTSA owner complaints and YouTube videos (amounts said out loud), sorted by The Lemon Index. Owner reports, not a price quote. Costs vary by shop and region.