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2016–2025 9th generation (E2XX)

2016–2025 Chevrolet Malibu Factory Maintenance Schedule

The factory maintenance schedule for the 2016–2025 Chevrolet Malibu covering every service through 150,000 miles. Exactly what is due at each interval, and where severe-service conditions change it.

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2016–2025 Chevrolet Malibu maintenance schedule

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7,500 miles / 12 months

  • Rotate tires
  • Oil and filter per Oil Life System (at least annually)
  • Inspect brakes, fluid levels, wipers

22,500 miles

  • Replace cabin air filter

45,000 miles

  • Replace engine air filter
  • Severe service: replace transmission/CVT fluid

60,000 miles

  • Replace spark plugs (2.0T; common practice for 1.5T too, some later 1.5T manuals allow 97,500 mi)

97,500 miles

  • Replace spark plugs if not already done (per later-year manuals)

150,000 miles

  • Drain and refill Dex-Cool coolant
  • Replace accessory drive belt if worn

Brake fluid every 5 years regardless of mileage. Chevrolet included 1–2 free maintenance visits in most of these years.

Which Chevrolet Malibu model years does this cover?

These service schedule 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.

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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

2016–2025 Chevrolet Malibu service schedule: common questions

How often does a 2016–2025 Chevrolet Malibu need servicing?

The first scheduled visit is at 7,500 miles or 12 months, whichever comes first, and the pattern repeats from there.

What is due at 60,000 miles on a 2016–2025 Chevrolet Malibu?

Replace spark plugs (2.0T; common practice for 1.5T too, some later 1.5T manuals allow 97,500 mi).

Does severe service change the schedule for a 2016–2025 Chevrolet Malibu?

Brake fluid every 5 years regardless of mileage. Chevrolet included 1–2 free maintenance visits in most of these years.

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