Worst years for a Chevrolet Equinox
Owners have filed 12,688 complaints about the Chevrolet Equinox with NHTSA across model years 2005 to 2026. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.
Avoid
2005 Chevrolet Equinox950 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly engine & cooling.
Cleanest on record
2009 Chevrolet Equinox151 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.
Every Chevrolet Equinox year, graded
The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.
| Year | Grade | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Median miles | Most reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | B | 108 | 3 | 2 | 1,100 | Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance |
| 2025 | C | 346 | 16 | 0 | 8,300 | Electrical System |
| 2024 | C | 126 | 12 | 1 | 13,494 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2023 | C | 140 | 8 | 0 | 10,002 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2022 | C | 220 | 21 | 7 | 26,000 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2021 | B | 128 | 6 | 0 | 55,000 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2020 | D | 488 | 35 | 12 | 11,399 | Brakes |
| 2019 | C | 418 | 31 | 9 | 9,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2018 | D | 583 | 32 | 7 | 22,250 | Brakes |
| 2017 | C | 370 | 29 | 7 | 67,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2016 | C | 493 | 20 | 6 | 64,500 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2015 | C | 845 | 37 | 8 | 73,000 | Windows, Mirrors & Wipers |
| 2014 | C | 699 | 32 | 6 | 78,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2013 | C | 988 | 31 | 10 | 80,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2012 | C | 943 | 22 | 8 | 79,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2011 | D | 1,139 | 55 | 5 | 80,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2010 | D | 1,118 | 24 | 13 | 80,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2009 | A | 151 | 6 | 2 | 78,200 | Airbags |
| 2008 | C | 535 | 21 | 3 | 73,000 | Airbags |
| 2007 | C | 950 | 15 | 7 | 74,255 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2006 | C | 950 | 26 | 10 | 73,499 | Windows, Mirrors & Wipers |
| 2005 | D | 950 | 91 | 18 | 64,000 | Engine & Cooling |
What breaks on a Chevrolet Equinox
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Exactly what failed on a Chevrolet Equinox
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Chevrolet Equinox, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Chevrolet Equinox problems by state
Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.
Compare the Chevrolet Equinox
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.