2025 Chevrolet Malibu: trims, real prices & how to pick yours

6 builds left the factory as a 2025 Malibu, each a different combination of engine, transmission and body identified by the first eight characters of its VIN. The 5 main configurations sell for $13,995–$28,900 today.

  • 5 main configurations
  • 19,421 vehicles built
  • 1,753 for sale right now
  • $13,995–$28,900 typical price range

Which Malibu is yours?

Enter a VIN — the 17 characters on the windshield or the title — and we’ll match it to its exact factory configuration, typical price and equipment.

Works with any VIN — a different year or model takes you straight to its own page.

Pick your Malibu

What actually differs

LT (1LT) RS (1SP) LS (1LS) Premier (2LT)
Typical price today $20,748 $23,831 $21,407 $25,991
For sale right now 1,513 131 78 12
Vehicles built 8,522 5,167 3,782 1,012
Same on every 2025 Malibu
  • Engine 1.5L 4-cyl
  • Fuel Gasoline
  • Body Sedan
  • Doors 4-door

What people actually pay

2,980 price observations · updated Aug 30, 2026
LT (1LT)
$20,748
RS (1SP)
$23,831
LS (1LS)
$21,407
LS (1FL)
$21,435
$13,575 $17,623 $21,671 $25,719 $29,767
Price trend

Median down $1,395 over the last 12 months.

2025 Malibu price history →
Will it hold value?

A Malibu typically keeps about 67% of its price over 5 years — a 5-year-old one runs about $13,995 today.

Malibu depreciation by year →
Cost to run

28/36 mpg city/highway. Roughly $1,500/yr on fuel at 15,000 miles.

EPA estimate for the 2025 Malibu

Safety, in plain English

NHTSA overall crash rating

★★★★★ 5 / 5

1 recall on file for this model year — check any specific VIN before you buy.

Driver assistance — every 2025 Malibu
  • ✓ Warns you before a crash
  • ✓ Brakes for you in an emergency
  • ✓ Watches your blind spot (optional)
  • ✓ Warns when you drift from your lane
  • ✓ Steers you back into the lane
Decoded from NHTSA build records.

What 1G1ZC5ST-S means

1G1 ZC5ST · S
1G1
the World Manufacturer Identifier Chevrolet registered — assembled in the United States
ZC5ST
together encode the Malibu line — Sedan, 1.5L 4cyl — as Chevrolet filed it, these five characters are read as one block, not letter by letter
S
in position 10 — model year 2025
9, 11–17
differ on every car: check digit, plant code and the serial number
1 rare configuration — mostly fleet, export or irregular VIN patterns. Fewer than 20 known vehicles each.

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2025 Chevrolet Malibu prices →