Problems owners report
Complaints filed with NHTSA about the 2025 Chevrolet Equinox, by the system named in each complaint. One complaint can name several.
- Electrical system78
- Unknown or other50
- Forward collision avoidance36
- Power train35
- Visibility/wiper28
- Service brakes27
- Engine23
- Exterior lighting14
- Fuel/propulsion system14
- Steering11
NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026 · 6 injuries and 0 deaths reported
Compared with other years
NHTSA ODI complaints by model year
New York safety inspections
At its first New York inspection the 2025 Chevrolet Equinox failed the safety check 0.13% of the time — 62% less often than the average 2025 passenger car (0.34%). Median odometer at inspection: 96 miles.
NY DMV Vehicle Inspections (vezn-fmmk), initial inspections since Aug 2021 · how we count
Crash-test ratings
NHTSA 5-star results for 2 variants; not yet fully rated. Rollover risk is the estimated chance of rolling over in a single-vehicle crash.
| Variant | Overall | Rollover risk |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 CHEVROLET EQUINOX SUV AWD | — | 17.4 % |
| 2025 CHEVROLET EQUINOX SUV FWD | — | 18.5 % |
- Electronic stability control
- Standard
- Forward collision warning
- Standard
- Lane departure warning
- Standard
- Best overall rating
- —
NHTSA New Car Assessment Program (5-Star Safety Ratings), api.nhtsa.gov · US federal work, public domain
Fuel consumption
Official Canadian test results for 2 variants: combined 8.8–9.2 L/100 km (about 26–27 mpg US), CO₂ 206–216 g/km.
| Variant | City | Highway | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|
| Equinox · Sport utility vehicle: Small · Regular gasoline | 9.2 | 8.3 | 8.8 |
| Equinox AWD · Sport utility vehicle: Small · Regular gasoline | 10.0 | 8.2 | 9.2 |
Litres per 100 km. Natural Resources Canada, Fuel consumption ratings (open.canada.ca) · Open Government Licence – Canada
Recalls
No recall campaigns cover the 2025 Chevrolet Equinox.
Whether a recall was fixed on a particular car is known only to the manufacturer: check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
NHTSA recalls · summaries in NHTSA's own words
Service bulletins
What Chevrolet told its dealers about the 2025 Chevrolet Equinox: known faults, fixes and updates.
| Bulletin | Summary |
|---|---|
| 11012003 | This service bulletin provides a service procedure to correct customer concerns of Air Conditioning (A/C) Not Working and/or Blows Warm Air. |
| 11012002 | This service bulletin provides repair information on software release Update W52E-176.1.2-M170-SQBR5-250.2 to correct customer concern of radio software issues. |
| 11012001 | This Preliminary information communicates to dealership technicians that if they encounter a vehicle with this issue, they can contact TCSC to have the software for the MDI backdated to communicate properly. |
| 11011996 | This service bulletin provides diagnostic/repair information to correct a customer concern of Cellphone not Charging or USB Receptacle Inoperative. |
| 11011989 | This service bulletin provides information on the harmful effects of ethylene glycol in transmission fluid. |
| 11011963 | this bulletin advises the tech of a normal operation of the 8 speed transmission and to verify using the scanner that the trans is in working order. |
| 11011900 | This diagnostic tip bulletin provides additional information on how to diagnose a possible valve, lifter or camshaft issue. |
| 11011885 | This Preliminary information communicates diagnostic tips on how to resolve a issues with vehicles that will not power up after a can bus 2 issue, lightning strike, or a failed overthe air update. |
| 11011872 | This Preliminary information communicates a diagnostic tip on how to resolve a issue if the serial data authentication configuration did not complete correctly. |
| 11011865 | This Preliminary information communicates to technicians to remove the pulley assembly and inspect the drive chain and pulley surfaces. |
| 11011852 | This Preliminary information communicates how to properly orient the engine wiring harness ground cable to allow access to the transmission fill cap. |
| 11011805 | This Preliminary information communicates a GM part number forreflective high temperature heat or insulating tape when repairing wiring harnesses. |
| 11011709 | This bulletin advises the dealers to maintain the vehicle stock on hand by doing a full inspection on the vehicles before being sold (prepping) to the customer. |
| 11011694 | This Preliminary information communicates Thus the active safety systems maybe inoperable and to perform a module reset to correct. |
| 11011693 | This Preliminary information communicates how to recover the Image Processing Module. |
| 11011691 | This preliminary information discusses apossible scenario where the rear camera signal cuts out intermittently due to a software concern. |
| 11011486 | This Preliminary information communicates to technicians to replace the front wheel bearings prior to replacement of the transmission assembly |
| 11011482 | This preliminary information discusses trailer lighting inoperative after a hitch is installed. |
| 11011479 | This preliminary information discusses a possible all wheel drive concern . Engineering is working on a fix. |
| 11011465 | This Preliminary information communicates to dealership technicians that if they encounter a vehicle with this issue, they can contact TCSC to have the software for the MDI backdated to communicate properly. |
| 11011416 | This Preliminary information communicates to GM technicians to not replace any parts at this time if they come across this concern to reset the radio at this time. This PI will be updated for the service fix once available. |
| 11011413 | This Preliminary information communicates to dealership technicians that if they have a customer with this issue after performing the above aforementioned bulletin, engineering is aware of this and will release a service bulletin once a repair is available. |
| 11011406 | This Preliminary information communicatesa "Forward Collision System Reduced" message displayed on the DIC when theForward Automatic Braking has been set to the "Alert" setting. This is normal when theFAB has been set to "Alert". |
| 11011367 | This informational bulletin provides a guide on how to diagnose and test for vibrations utilizing the PicoScope. |
| 11011339 | This Preliminary information communicates possible transmission fluid leak in the torque converter housing area from loose pump bolts. |
NHTSA manufacturer communications (public domain)