Chevrolet Equinox
Owners filed 9,119 complaints across 22 model years of the Chevrolet Equinox. The 2010 drew the most (784); the 2026 the fewest (70).
Model years22
Complaints9,119
Recalls48
Fires93
Deaths5
Every Chevrolet Equinox model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 70 | 1 | 1 | 5 | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2025 | 224 | 0 | — | 10 | Electrical System | Above average | |
| 2024 | 78 | 1 | 1 | 5 | Fuel/Propulsion System | Routine | |
| 2023 | 95 | 3 | — | 4 | Fuel/Propulsion System | Routine | |
| 2022 | 170 | 6 | 3 | 14 | Fuel/Propulsion System | Routine | |
| 2021 | 94 | 4 | — | 6 | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2020 | 306 | 4 | 7 | 20 | Service Brakes | Fatalities reported | |
| 2019 | 301 | 4 | 7 | 22 | Engine | Above average | |
| 2018 | 407 | 5 | 4 | 23 | Service Brakes | Fatalities reported | |
| 2017 | 272 | 0 | 4 | 18 | Engine | Above average | |
| 2016 | 395 | 1 | 3 | 14 | Engine | Above average | |
| 2015 | 679 | 2 | 6 | 24 | Visibility/Wiper | Above average | |
| 2014 | 546 | 1 | 4 | 23 | Engine | Above average | |
| 2013 | 751 | 2 | 5 | 20 | Engine | Above average | |
| 2012 | 683 | 3 | 6 | 16 | Engine | Above average | |
| 2011 | 782 | 3 | 3 | 30 | Engine | Fatalities reported | |
| 2010 | 784 | 3 | 9 | 15 | Engine | Above average | |
| 2009 | 94 | 0 | 1 | 5 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2008 | 370 | 0 | 1 | 9 | Air Bags | Above average | |
| 2007 | 685 | 4 | 6 | 11 | Fuel/Propulsion System | Above average | |
| 2006 | 695 | 0 | 9 | 16 | Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System | Fatalities reported | |
| 2005 | 638 | 1 | 13 | 56 | Electrical System | High concern |
Which Chevrolet Equinox years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2010 is the weakest year on record, with 784 complaints concentrated in the engine. It carries 3 recalls.
Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.