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Every model year 2016–2027: recalls, owner complaints, NHTSA crash ratings and EPA efficiency side by side, each value traced to the file it came from.

12 Model years 2016–2027

38 Recalls NHTSA campaigns, all years

2,772 Complaints owner reports, all years

A Newest grade 2027 Safety Signal

2017 Best on record cleanest filed year

The 2027 Equinox →Which years to avoid Compare it

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Every Chevrolet Equinox model year

Source: NHTSA · EPA · one row per year

Year	Powertrains	Safety	Recalls	Complaints	Crash	Best efficiency
2027	Electric Gas	A	0	1	—	319 mi
2026	Electric Gas	B	3	86	★★★★★	319 mi
2025	Electric Gas	C	6	401	★★★★★	319 mi
2024	Electric Gas	B	2	190	★★★★★	319 mi
2023	Gas	C	3	99	★★★★★	28 mpg
2022	Gas	D	6	186	★★★★★	28 mpg
2021	Gas	C	4	100	★★★★★	28 mpg
2020	Gas	C	4	318	★★★★★	28 mpg
2019	Gas Diesel	C	4	306	★★★★★	32 mpg
2018	Gas Diesel	C	5	410	★★★★★	32 mpg
2017	Gas	A	0	276	★★★★☆	25 mpg
2016	Gas	A	1	399	★★★★☆	26 mpg

Which model year the record favours

Source: recalls and complaints per year on the road

Years to avoid, with the reasons →Best on the record 2017

On the filed record so far, the 2017 is the cleanest Equinox year we hold, and the 2022 the one to check hardest.

Both figures are divided by the number of years the car has been on sale, because otherwise the oldest year on the page loses every time simply for having been around longer. The current model year and any year under three on the road are left out: their records are not finished.

Year	Safety Signal	Recalls /yr	Complaints /yr
2017	A	0	31
2016	A	0.1	40
2019	C	0.6	44
2018	C	0.6	51
2020	C	0.7	53
2021	C	0.8	20
2023	C	1	33
2022	D	1.5	46

Which Chevrolet Equinox years reported which system early

Source: NHTSA complaints, odometer at report

Earliest on the record: 2019 engine complaints at 0.14× the mileage of same-age vehicles (median 5,938 miles). Latest: 2020 service brakes at 9.34× (71,000 miles).

Year	Engine	Service Brakes	Fuel/Propulsion System	Visibility/Wiper	Electrical System	Power Train
2022	—	—	0.7×	—	—	—
2020	1.02×	9.34×	—	—	—	0.28×
2019	0.14×	6.1×	0.86×	—	0.59×	0.6×
2018	0.77×	2.25×	1.3×	0.98×	1.77×	0.58×
2017	1.47×	—	—	—	—	—
2016	1.42×	—	—	2.06×	0.67×	—

Each cell is that model year’s median odometer when owners reported the system, divided by the median for the same system across every make’s complaints on the same model year. under 0.67× reported early; 1.5× or more late; a dash means too few readings. When problems get reported, not how often — complaint counts are in the table above. Across the whole fleet: which systems go first.

What owners filed about the Chevrolet Equinox, by system

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer communicationsEvery system, every year →

The systems the federal record is deep on for this nameplate: the complaints per model year, the mileage owners reported them at, and every recall, investigation and manufacturer bulletin filed under the heading — each one linked, none a failure rate.

engine problems 825 complaints, every model year brake problems 468 complaints, every model year fuel system problems 421 complaints, every model year electrical problems 379 complaints, every model year visibility and wiper problems 330 complaints, every model year transmission and drivetrain problems 301 complaints, every model year

What changed year to year

Source: computed from the filed record

2027: 5 → 4 EPA configurations
2025: best combined mpg 28 → 27; 4 → 5 EPA configurations
2024: added electric; 2 → 4 EPA configurations
2021: 4 → 2 EPA configurations
2020: dropped diesel; best combined mpg 32 → 28; 6 → 4 EPA configurations
2018: added diesel; best combined mpg 25 → 32
2017: best combined mpg 26 → 25

Compare

All Equinox head-to-heads →Which is better for you? →

Head-to-head	Verdict
2027 Equinox vs Honda HR-V · Compact SUV	Equinox +29
2027 Equinox vs Kia Sportage · Compact SUV	Equinox +8.8
2027 Equinox vs Jeep Wrangler · Compact SUV	Equinox +19.5
2027 Equinox vs Kia Sorento · Compact SUV	Equinox +26.8
2027 Equinox vs Tesla Model Y · Compact SUV	Toss-up
2027 Equinox vs Honda CR-V · Compact SUV	Equinox +11.5
2026 Equinox vs Toyota RAV4 · Compact SUV	Toss-up
2024 Equinox vs Toyota RAV4 Prime · Compact SUV	Equinox +16.7

In the studies

Source: computed from the same record, method on each page

Odometer at first complaint · rank 34 of 79 0.88× the mileage of same-age vehicles Chevrolet Equinox owners reported problems to NHTSA at a median 19,000 miles across 2018–2022 (fleet 23,512), earlier than vehicles of the same model year. 428 readings.

Common questions about the Chevrolet Equinox

Source: EPA, NHTSA and manufacturer press kits

Which Chevrolet Equinox year is the best used buy?

On the recall record, the 2017 Equinox comes out top of the years before the current one: Safety Signal grade A (100/100), 0 recalls and 276 owner complaints on file. That ranks paperwork, not condition — a specific car's history and service record still decide it.

What Chevrolet Equinox years should I avoid?

2022 has the weakest recall record in this range. The year pages list every campaign, its severity and whether a repair exists yet. Every Equinox model year ranked, with the reasons.

How many recalls does the Chevrolet Equinox have?

Across model years 2016–2027, NHTSA has posted 38 recall campaigns for the Chevrolet Equinox. They are counted per model year in the table above, because a campaign almost never covers the whole run — it covers a build range.