The Chevy Malibu is a great car, especially purchased used! It comes with good features, looks good, and has an even better price. Having started out as a trim for the Chevelle, it became its own model in 1978. With all of the changes over its life, these are some of the best years to buy a used Chevy Malibu. And there's 9 generations of the Malibu, with the standalone model coming in 1978, so we'll go over the ones that you'll be more likely to find.