Factory build sheet
2010 Chevrolet Malibu 2LT
Build 1G1ZD5E7-A · 3.6L 6cyl · Sedan
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1G1ZD5E7 and position 10 reads A. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Malibu whose VIN starts 1G1ZD5E7 and carries A in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 1,586 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 1,586 known VINs
- 10 listed for sale now
Factory specification
As filed by Chevrolet with NHTSA for this build. Fields the filing does not record are left out entirely — a missing row means no recorded value, not a missing feature.
Engine
- Displacement
- 3.6 L
- Cylinders
- 6
- Configuration
- V-Shaped
- Engine model
- LY7
- Engine manufacturer
- GM
- Valve train
- Dual Overhead Cam (DOHC)
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Sedan/Saloon
- NHTSA body type
- PASSENGER CAR
- Doors
- 4
- Manufacturer
- GENERAL MOTORS LLC
Weight rating
- GVWR class
- Class 1
- GVWR
- 6,000 lb or less
Gross vehicle weight rating is the loaded ceiling set by the manufacturer, not the car's own weight.
What this build asks today
Asking prices of live dealer listings decoded to this exact configuration — narrower than the trim-level figure, because every car counted here shares the same engine, transmission and drivetrain.
$7,199 median asking price · 11 listings · as of Aug 30, 2026
Too few listings to publish a price range — with 11 cars on the market, the cheapest and the dearest are single cars, not a spread. The median above is what they ask in the middle.
The same build, other model years
Chevrolet used the VIN pattern 1G1ZD5E7 for 2 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
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2010 You are here code A $7,199
- 2011 2LT 3.6L 6cyl Sedan · 1,591 vehicles code B $7,999
How this VIN pattern is read
A 17-character VIN carries two kinds of information: what was built, and which one it is. This page is the first kind — the nine highlighted positions.
| Positions | Characters | What they encode |
|---|---|---|
| 1–3 | 1G1 | GENERAL MOTORS LLC · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | ZD5E7 | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | A | Model year — 2010 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
1,586 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1G1ZD5E7-A shares the specification above.
- 1,586 Known VINs
- 10 Listed for sale now
- 11 Priced listings
- $7,199 Median asking
Cars are filed by a fixed rule based on the VIN, so a car never moves between groups.
Neighboring configurations
Other factory configurations of the Malibu, each with its own build sheet. The set is fixed by the VIN patterns themselves, so it does not shuffle as prices or inventory move.
- 2010 LTZ 3.6L 6-cyl · Sedan saloon 1,962 vehicles · $7,175 median
- 2010 LTZ 2.4L 4-cyl · Sedan saloon 1,990 vehicles · $6,995 median
- 2010 Hybrid 2.4L 4-cyl · Sedan saloon 82 vehicles
- 2011 Fleet Vehicle 2.4L 4-cyl · Sedan saloon 2,854 vehicles · $6,499 median
- 2011 1LT 2.4L 4-cyl · Sedan saloon 3,388 vehicles · $5,823 median
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Where this data comes from
Specification fields are decoded from the manufacturer's filings in the NHTSA vPIC database, keyed on VIN positions 1–8 and 10. We publish the filed values as they stand and leave out anything the filing does not record.
Prices are asking prices from 11 live dealer listings decoded to this build , last updated August 30, 2026 . They are what sellers ask, not what buyers paid.
Vehicle counts come from the 1,586 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.