1998 Chevrolet Malibu reviews from North America
  |  | 3.1 | 1253 words | The worst financial decision I have ever made, two thumbs down for the Malibu! |
|  | 3.1 liter | 1188 words | I'm Sick From Worry |
| | 3.1 V6 | 978 words | You'll be on a first name basis with your mechanic |
|  | V6 | 835 words | Comfortable, quick, handsome and solid |
| | 3.1 | 526 words | A Nightmare on Wheels |
| | 2.4 Twin Cam | 524 words | The Malibu is the best family sedan vehicle on the market! |
| | 516 words | It's a lemon, don't bother | |
| | 3.1 | 480 words | If someone tries to sell you one, run fast and don't look back!!! |
| | 3.1L V6 | 460 words | 98 Malibu LS - defects = very nice |
| | 4 cylinder | 437 words | A great family car. Comfortable seating, large trunk, roomy interior, great looking exterior! |
| | V6 | 426 words | Great when it's working, but the Malibu has serious design flaws |
| | 3.1L | 416 words | Waste of metal and plastic |
| | 6 | 415 words | High Maintainance piece of s$$t |
| | 3.1 V6 | 415 words | A overall comfortable and well equipped car with Very LOW reliability |
| | 409 words | Do you Malibu? | |
| | 3.1 | 402 words | Chevrolet should be ashamed, this car is awful and so was the service after the warranty |
| | 3.1 V6 | 400 words | Junk metal on four wheels |
| | 3.1 Liter V6 | 399 words | A high maintenance car |
| | 3.1 V6 | 365 words | |
| | 3.1 V6 | 361 words | Not worth your money at any price |
| | 346 words | One giant maintenance headache for almost 5 years | |
| | 3.1 | 330 words | Stock parts suck, poor design, fixable though |
| | 3.1 litre V6 | 326 words | Nice to drive. Annoying issues |
| | 3.1L | 317 words | Horrible! |
| | 3.1 V6 | 309 words | The Malibu is a very fun car, its just not built very well |
| | V6 | 303 words | MONEY PIT |
| | 284 words | Expensive before its time | |
| | 3.1 V6 | 282 words | Don't even look twice at this car, RUN as fast as you can! |
| | 3.1 liter V6 | 281 words | Quality is poor even though we as a family like the comfort and styling |
| | 273 words | I would not purchase the 1998 Malibu | |
| | 3.1 6 cylinder | 271 words | One of the best family cars in its class |
| | 2.4L | 269 words | It's been a good car for me |
| | 266 words | Would not buy again | |
| | 3.1 | 246 words | Good bang for buck and maybe 220,000 miles |
| | 244 words | A High Maintenance Nightmare | |
| | 3.1 V6 | 243 words | Buy only with extended warranty |
| | 3.0 liter | 240 words | G.M.'s big mistake! |
| | 239 words | What a piece of junk! | |
| | 3.1L | 238 words | Lemon!!! |
| | 3.1 Litre | 232 words | A dependable car in a crowd of lemons! |
| | 232 words | In between a lemon and a piece of crap | |
| | V6 | 230 words | Friends don't let friends buy Malibus! |
| | 6 Cylinder | 228 words | This is a good car if you can keep up with the repairs |
| | V6 | 228 words | Not a bad car, never left me stranded, but never leave home without your tools |
| | 3.1 V6 | 226 words | High performance family sedan |
| | 226 words | Nice car, but get the extended warranty! | |
| | 4.6 | 222 words | A nightmare waiting to happen |
| | 221 words | Disappointment and big waste of $$$ | |
| | 221 words | I love my HOOPTY | |
| | V6 | 217 words | Buy it only if a family member is a mechanic |
| | 216 words | Very overrated, I will never purchase GM again! | |
| | 3.1 | 212 words | A piece of junk whose value is reflected in its dismal second hand value |
| | 3.1 (3.1L) V6 | 210 words | High Maintenance Family Sedan |
| | 208 words | Some times I like my car, but other times I just want to drive it over a cliff | |
| | 205 words | I hate this car!! | |
| | 203 words | Excellent value | |
| | 3.6 liter | 201 words | Overall this car is a good family sedan with something still left for the parents |
| | 3.0L inline | 200 words | One of the best cars I've driven, outside of those of the '70s |
| | V6 | 197 words | A reliable fuel-efficient joy to drive |
| | 3.1 Multiport | 197 words | The worst car I ever bought; spent more time with my mechanic than in my garage |
| | 3.1 | 196 words | Decent Lil family car, few issues though |
| | 194 words | Do not buy, no matter how sweet of a deal it seems like your getting | |
| | 189 words | Great value | |
| | 3.1L V6 | 187 words | The most high-maintenance vehicle I have ever owned |
| | 3.1L V6 | 187 words | Awesome, reliable, nice riding car |
| | 4 | 185 words | It's a lemon |
| | 3.1 | 183 words | Piece of junk |
| | 3.1 SFI V6 | 181 words | Fun to drive, expensive to own |
| | 3.1 | 181 words | A safety hazard and waste of good money |
| | 3.1 | 179 words | A worthless piece of expensive junk with low resale value |
| | 6.0 | 174 words | Okay |
| | 3.1L V6 | 171 words | Not worth the repair money |
| | 3.1 | 171 words | Toast |
| | 3.1 V6 | 171 words | I wish I could trade it in |
| | V6 | 171 words | This car is a piece of junk |
| | 4 cylinder | 170 words | Don't buy a Chevrolet! |
| | 3.1 liter V6 | 169 words | Only so-so |
| | V6 - 3.1 | 169 words | Great appearance and functional design, but excessively costly on maintenance |
| | 3.1 | 169 words | A comfortable and reliable car, and the engine is quiet after the first 10 minutes |
| | V6 | 168 words | An expensive junk heap - thank goodness for the extended warranty! |
| | 3.1 6 cylinder | 165 words | A reasonable car with expensive overtones |
| | 3.1 | 165 words | The manufacturer needs to take a good look at their product and do something to fix it |
| | 3.1 EFI V6 | 162 words | I guess I got a good one? |
| | 3.1L V6 | 162 words | Great car, when you treat it nicely |
| | 160 words | A piece of Junk | |
| | 3.1L | 159 words | Malibu's are not worth the materials the are made of |
| | V-6 | 157 words | Quality car at a reasonable price |
| | 3.1 | 153 words | Good lease vehicle, but ditch after 36,000 miles |
| | V6 | 152 words | A great mid-size, mid-budget, car |
| | 3.1L V6 | 152 words | Typical American vehicle, a |
| | 3.1 | 152 words | A bad car that I would not recommend anyone to buy |
| | 3.1 V6 | 152 words | Fuel efficient for a 3.1 V6 plus its fast and has a good acceleration |
| | V6 | 151 words | The Malibu is a nightmare! It is to expensive to maintain |
| | 3.1 liter | 151 words | Waste of time and a deep money pit!! |
| | 3.1 | 150 words | Costly to Maintain |
| | 3.1 V6 | 149 words | Great car, poor reliability |
| | 149 words | Great comfort and style, built with shoddy parts | |
| | 3.0 | 146 words | A poor display of workmanship |
| | V6 3.1L | 144 words | The reason not to buy a GM! |
| | 143 words | If you own one, cut your losses and sell, especially if you are at 50000 plus miles | |
| | 3.1 | 141 words | A big mistake! |
| | V6 | 140 words | Too much trouble |
| | 3.1 | 140 words | Next time buy Toyota |
| | 3.1 V6 | 137 words | Efficient and affordable sedan |
| | 3.1 | 135 words | A piece of garbage |
| | 3.1 | 134 words | Many similar 1998 Malibu problems |
| | 3.1 liter | 133 words | A cheap little plastic toy of a car |
| | 3.1 | 133 words | Very nice value |
| | 3.1 | 131 words | Love my Malibu, most of the time |
| | 131 words | Its cool | |
| | Inline 4 | 129 words | A decent first car, but when one thing goes, it's done for |
| | 3.1L V6 | 128 words | A paycheck vacuum! |
| | 3.1 V6 | 127 words | Quantity over quality= 98malibu Ls |
| | 2.4 | 127 words | This car is junk |
| | 2.8 | 124 words | My car was not put together as well as it should have been |
| | 2.4L 4 cylinder | 123 words | |
| | 3.1L SFI | 120 words | Great car when it works! |
| | 3.1 litre V6 | 120 words | Should be melted and turned into paper weights for Mazda Titles |
| | 3.1 Litre | 119 words | A big hunk 'o crap! |
| | 3.1 liter | 119 words | Solid, reliable car |
| | 2.5 4 cylinder | 118 words | Overpriced, underpowered and unreliable |
| | 4 Cyliner | 117 words | High maintenance |
| | 116 words | Junk | |
| | 4 cylinder | 115 words | Piece of crap |
| | 6 cylinder | 111 words | A nice looking money pit |
| | 3.1L | 110 words | Garbage |
| | 1.5 | 108 words | Will not reccomend to anyone, will not buy same car, will not buy from GM/Chevy in future |
| | 3.1 V6 | 105 words | Junk |
| | 3.1 | 103 words | Junk |
| | 97 words | Can't afford to own this car | |
| | 94 words | It is worst car I have ever owned | |
| | 3.1 | 94 words | A rotten excuse for an Amrican made car |
| | 3.1 | 94 words | I like this car and am very happy I purchased it |
| | 93 words | Chevy should recall the Malibu if everyone is having the same problem with the brakes and rotors! | |
| | 2.4 | 93 words | Awesome |
| | 6.0 | 92 words | You don't always get what you pay for |
| | 3.1 | 91 words | A worthless piece of CRAP! |
| | 89 words | An affordable car until about 70,000 miles | |
| | 3.1 V6 | 87 words | The car handles well, but otherwise, is a disappointment |
| | 87 words | Malibu: Pricey to own | |
| | 3.1L | 86 words | The Malibu is an unreliable money-pit! |
| | V6 | 79 words | Hit them where it hurts...please stop buying Chevy!! |
| | 3.1 V6 | 77 words | I have a newfound love for the Chevy Malibu |
| | 3.1 V Six | 73 words | A money pit that'll drain your repair budget and your patience |
| | 72 words | The car is junk | |
| | 3.1L V6 | 71 words | No major repairs and super value |
| | V6 | 70 words | Not a good bargain |
| | 2.4 four cylinder engine | 70 words | It is worth the money! It's a reliable car! |
| | 3.1 | 66 words | A money draining nightmare! |
| | 3.1 V6 | 63 words | Worthwhile |
| | 3.1 Liter V6 | 62 words | A great mid-size American car |
| | 2.2 | 62 words | I don' like it,too many repairs |
| | 61 words | This car has excellent performance and the speed is great | |
| | 3.1 V6 | 60 words | If someone wants to sell you one RUN! |
| | 3.1 V6 | 59 words | Good car for the price! |
| | 59 words | A reliable vehicle with improvements needed | |
| | 3.1 V6 | 59 words | I would likely buy another, good quality and value |
| | 57 words | Was Motor Trend on drugs in 1998??? | |
| | 57 words | Nice family car | |
| | V 6 | 56 words | Not favorable at all |
| | 54 words | My first and Last | |
| | 3.1 | 53 words | Piece of Junk |
| | 3.1 | 52 words | The car is nice and dependable |
| | 42 words | It is really a good car | |
| | 35 words | Not my first choice! | |
| | 3.1 | 33 words | Good car, but expensive to maintain brakes |
| | 31 words | A great buy! | |
| | 2.4 4 cylinder | 31 words | Not one of General Motors best buys |
| | 25 words | Not worth it | |
| | V6 | 20 words | Generally reliable, nothing glamorous |