2016–2025 Chevrolet Malibu Battery Size (BCI Group and CCA)

Which Chevrolet Malibu model years does this cover?

These battery specifications apply to every Chevrolet Malibu built from 2016 through 2025 — the 9th generation (E2XX), mid-size sedan (production ended november 2024; 2025 is the final model year). Nothing in this specification changes between those model years. Pick your year for the engines it offered, what changed that year, and the problems recorded against it.

What changed during the 2016–2025 Chevrolet Malibu

• 2016Generation launch, nearly 300 lbs lighter, stop-start standard on 1.5T. Note: a 2016 'Malibu Limited' is the previous-generation car sold to fleets, use 2013–2015 data for those.
• 20172.0T Ecotec's transmission upgrades from an 8-speed to a 9-speed automatic, and the 2.0T becomes Premier-exclusive (dropped from LT)
• 2018Final carryover year before the 2019 mid-cycle refresh; LS/LT/Premier lineup and 1.5T 6-speed / 2.0T 9-speed powertrains unchanged from 2017
• 2019Facelift: new fascias, RS trim added, 1.5T switched from 6-speed to CVT, 2.0T to 9-speed, fuel tank grew to 15.8 gal, low-beam bulb changed to H11. Final year of the Hybrid.
• 2020Base L trim gains standard 16-in aluminum wheels (from LS); all trims standardize on the 8-in Chevrolet Infotainment 3 system, replacing the previous 7-in unit
• 2020–2022L dropped (2020 was its last year); lineup LS/RS/LT/Premier. 2022 was the final year for the Premier trim and 2.0T engine.
• 2021Wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto added
• 2022Mechanical parking brake replaced by an electronic parking brake across all trims
• 2023Premier trim replaced by 2LT; LT no longer comes standard with leather seats
• 2023–20251.5T only (LS/RS/1LT/2LT). Production ended at Fairfax Assembly in November 2024; 2025 is the final model year.
• 2024Final full model year of Malibu production; Chevrolet ended assembly at the Fairfax plant (Kansas City) in November 2024 with no direct successor

What size battery does a 2016–2025 Chevrolet Malibu take?

BCI group 48 (H6). Group size is a physical dimension and terminal-position standard, so a battery from a different group may not clamp down or may put the terminals on the wrong side.

Does the 2016–2025 Chevrolet Malibu need an AGM battery?

The factory battery is an EFB type. Match the type when you replace it.

Where is the battery on a 2016–2025 Chevrolet Malibu?

Engine bay.

Does a 2016–2025 Chevrolet Malibu need the battery registered after replacement?

Stop-start is standard on 1.5T cars, so the factory battery is an enhanced (EFB) H6; replace with EFB or AGM, not a basic flooded battery. Common replacements run 70 Ah / 730–760 CCA. Frequent 9th-gen electrical complaints ('service battery charging system', dead car) trace to the battery, the negative battery cable, or the stop-start DC-DC converter, test before replacing parts. Hybrid's 12V is in the trunk (see hybrid engine entry).