Chevrolet Malibu
2008-12 models built after February 2008SIDE IMPACT TEST
OVERALL EVALUATION:
| Injury measures | Head protection | Structure/safety cage | |||
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| Head/neck | Torso | Pelvis/leg | |||
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Important: Side impact crash test ratings can be compared across vehicle type and weight categories.
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Poor
Test details:
The Chevrolet Malibu was redesigned for the 2008 model year. Beginning with 2008 models manufactured after February 2008, design changes were made to the front door trim panels to improve occupant protection in side impact crashes (note: information about when a specific vehicle was manufactured is on the certification label typically affixed to the car on or near the driver door).
Injury measures:
Driver — Measures taken from the dummy indicate a low risk of any significant injuries in a crash of this severity.
Rear passenger — Measures taken from the dummy indicate a low risk of any significant injuries in a crash of this severity.
Head protection:
Driver — The dummy's head was protected from being hit by any hard structures, including the intruding barrier, by a side curtain airbag that deployed from the roof and a side airbag that deployed from the seat.
Rear passenger — The dummy's head was protected from being hit by any hard structures, including the intruding barrier, by a side curtain airbag that deployed from the roof.
Left to right:
- View of the vehicle and barrier just after the crash test.
- View of the vehicle after the crash with doors removed, showing the side airbags and damage to the occupant compartment.
- Smeared greasepaint shows where the driver dummy's head was protected from being hit by hard structures by the side airbags.
- Smeared greasepaint shows where the rear passenger dummy’s head was protected by the side airbag (the blue strip is a kind of liner for the airbag).
Additional features:
- Side airbags: front and rear head curtain airbags and front seat-mounted torso airbags
- Electronic stability control (standard beginning with 2009 models, optional on 2008 models)
- Antilock brakes
- Daytime running lights
Tested vehicle specifications:
- 2008 Chevrolet Malibu LT 4-door
- Class: Midsize moderately priced car
- Weight: 3,430 lbs.
- Side airbags: standard front and rear head curtain airbags and standard front seat-mounted torso airbags
- Wheelbase: 112 in.
- Length: 192 in.
- Width: 70 in.
- Engine: 2.4 L 4-cylinder
- EPA ratings: 22 mpg city | 30 mpg highway
