2025 Chevrolet Equinox
The 2025 Chevrolet Equinox is sold in the U.S. as an electric and gas compact SUV with 5 EPA-rated configurations. Its longest-range version, the Equinox EV FWD, is EPA-rated at 319 miles with 109 MPGe combined efficiency. NHTSA lists 6 recall campaigns for this model year, which gives it a Safety Signal grade of C. Owners have filed 401 complaints, most often about the visibility/wiper. NHTSA crash-tested it at 5 stars overall.

| Trim | Powertrain | Drive | MSRP | HP | Torque | Cargo (2nd row) | Wheels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LT | Gas | FWD | — | 175 hp | 184 lb-ft | 29.8 cu-ft | 17 in |
| LT | Gas | AWD | — | 175 hp | 203 lb-ft | 29.8 cu-ft | 17 in |
| RS | Gas | FWD | — | 175 hp | 184 lb-ft | 29.8 cu-ft | 19 in |
| RS | Gas | AWD | — | 175 hp | 203 lb-ft | 29.8 cu-ft | 19 in |
| ACTIV | Gas | AWD | — | 175 hp | 203 lb-ft | 29.8 cu-ft | 17 in |
| Equinox EV FWD | Electric | FWD | — | 220 hp | 243 lb-ft | 26.4 cu-ft | 19 in |
| Equinox EV AWD | Electric | AWD | — | 300 hp | 355 lb-ft | 26.4 cu-ft | 21 in |
MSRP excludes destination. Chevrolet files one press kit for the Equinox family (RS and the Equinox); the table lists all of it, and the prices quoted for the 2025 Equinox elsewhere on this page are the Equinox trims only. Open a trim for the complete spec sheet and standard/optional equipment. Have the car in front of you? Decode its VIN to see which of these trims it is and what it was priced at.
Specs & fuel economy
Source: EPA fueleconomy.gov| Configuration | Powertrain | Drive | Engine / motor | City | Hwy | Comb | Range | kWh/100mi | Charge (240V) | Annual fuel* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equinox EV FWD | Electric | FWD | 67 and 180 kW ACPM | 117 | 100 | 109 MPGe | 319 mi | 31.2 | 9.5 h | $700 |
| Equinox EV AWD (11 kW Charger) | Electric | AWD | 180 kW ACPM | 112 | 95 | 103 MPGe | 307 mi | 32.6 | 9.5 h | $750 |
| Equinox EV AWD (19 kW Charger) | Electric | AWD | 67 and 180 kW AC Induction | 103 | 88 | 96 MPGe | 307 mi | 35.2 | 9.5 h | $800 |
| Equinox FWD | Gas | FWD | 1.5L 4-cyl turbo | 26 | 28 | 27 | — | — | — | $2,500 |
| Equinox AWD | Gas | AWD | 1.5L 4-cyl turbo | 24 | 29 | 26 | — | — | — | $2,600 |
*EPA estimate at 15,000 miles/year at EPA reference fuel and electricity prices. fueleconomy.gov record ids: 48697, 48695, 48696, 48061, 48089.
Emissions & certification
Source: EPA emission certificates| Configuration | Smog rating | Emission standard | Where it can be sold new | SmartWay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equinox EV FWD | 10 / 10 | Federal Tier 3 Bin 0 / California ZEV | All 50 states (federal, all altitudes); California and states following California standards | SmartWay Elite |
| Equinox EV AWD (11 kW Charger), Equinox EV AWD (19 kW Charger) | 10 / 10 | California ZEV / Federal Tier 3 Bin 0 | All 50 states (federal, all altitudes); California and states following California standards | SmartWay Elite |
| Equinox AWD, Equinox FWD | 6 / 10 | California LEV-III SULEV30 / Federal Tier 3 Bin 30 | All 50 states (federal, all altitudes); California and states following California standards | — |
Certified for all fifty states, so it can be registered new anywhere in the U.S.
The smog rating scores tailpipe pollutants other than greenhouse gases, 1 (worst) to 10 (best), and is comparable only within a model year. The standard is the federal bin or California tier the configuration was certified to. Both come from the EPA certificate behind the window sticker.
New-vehicle warranty
Source: manufacturer press kits, make-levelAs stated in Chevrolet's press kits for the 2025–2027 model years (4 kits); this model year's own kit states no warranty terms, so the make's are shown. Confirm the term for this car with the dealer.
The cheapest ownership win
Insurers price the 2025 Equinox very differently, and the gap between the best and worst quote on the same car and driver is usually larger than any option you are weighing on this page.
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Recalls (6)
Source: NHTSA recall databaseBack Over Prevention
N252530690Tires
N252525030Service Brakes, Hydraulic
N242481530Electrical System
N242479760Latches/Locks/Linkages
N242477131These are vehicle campaigns — the ones the automaker filed against this model. NHTSA also records equipment recalls, filed by a parts maker against a component (a tyre, a child seat, an aftermarket part), and those are not listed here or counted above. nhtsa.gov/recalls shows both for a VIN.
NHTSA defect investigations
Service Brakes — Electronic Brake Module Component Failure open
On April 11, 2024, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened Preliminary Evaluation PE24011 after receiving complaints concerning a loss of brake assist in 2023 MY Cadillac Lyriq vehicles. These complaints allege a hard brake pedal, followed by a “Brake System Failure” message at start up or while driving. GM shared records regarding several internal investigations for loss of brake assist due to alleged spindle fractures in the eBoost system. GM has stated that in the event of a spindle fracture, anti-lock brakes (ABS), stability control, and traction control remain functional until the vehicle comes to a complete stop. At this point, ABS, brake assist, stability control, and tractio
Opened Aug 21, 2026 · action EA26006 · the investigation’s page →
Whether any of this applies to one specific Equinox
A campaign covers a build range, not a model year, so two identical-looking cars from 2025 can differ. Both of these check a VIN against the manufacturer’s own list, free, in about ten seconds. Chevrolet publishes its own lookup because federal rule 49 CFR 573.15 requires it to, and to keep it current to within seven days.
Hear about a recall before the letter does
The manufacturer’s letter is the last step of a recall: it has up to 60 days after filing to mail owners, at the address on the registration. We email you the day NHTSA posts a recall on the 2025 Chevrolet Equinox, with what to do next. Nothing else, ever — no newsletter, no marketing, one-click unsubscribe in every message.
Parts & accessories for the 2025 Chevrolet Equinox
Search by fitment on eBay Motors — OEM take-offs, aftermarket, and the trim pieces dealers no longer stock. The listing and the price are the seller's.
Find parts for this Equinox →Owner complaints
Source: NHTSA complaint database15 involved a crash · 0 a fire · 9 injuries · 0 deaths reported
16 per 10,000 built · Chevrolet reported 250,381 Equinox built (its Early Warning production report to NHTSA)
Filed per year: 2024: 18 · 2025: 238 · 2026: 145
Most-cited components
In depth: electrical problems → · brake problems →
In owners' own words
Filed with NHTSA by the people who own these cars, one per problem area. Quoted as written, with anything identifying removed.
The windshield has a defect on the right hand side. It seems like blurry waves. I noticed it because I got nervous thinking that there were cars riding next to me very close but it is just a glare from the defect
When activating the blinker to make a right turn, after completing the turn the blinker turns off, but the force causes the lever to drop far enough that the left blinker activates. Since I've had the vehicle (about 8 months total), I notice this happen more than half the time I use the right blinker.
Steering feels slightly loose and keeps drifting to the left. When I have people in the backseat and I take off from a stop, the vehicle swerves to the left. Hoping the dealership will do an alignment when I take it in
Center screen went black and is completely inoperational. Cannot utilize any center screen functions including headlights and rear backup camera. Took vehicle to dealer and they diagnosed as a bad display control unit, which is on backorder
On May 8,2025 the lift gate failed and crashed down on my head, vehicle is available for inspection and only a GM inspector has looked at it so far. The dealership told me because I filed a complaint with GM they can't touch it unless directed by GM now.
The contact owns a 2025 Chevrolet Equinox. The contact stated while reversing at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle shuddered and stalled. The contact stated that the failure had occurred on several occasions. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was intermittently illuminated.
Complaint counts are raw owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects, and scale with how many were sold. Use them to spot patterns, not to rank.
Reported by Chevrolet itself: 38 death-or-injury claims on this model year in its quarterly Early Warning reports to NHTSA (49 CFR 579.21): 49 injured, as claimed, not verified — about 15 per 100,000 built. Every Equinox model year, by year and system → Dated and by system, they are exhibit F of the defect dossier.
When owners reported it
miles, typically
Half the 29 owner reports with an odometer reading on file fall between 2,000 and 13,000 miles. That is when problems get reported, which is not the same as when they start — and not a failure rate, because nobody knows how many of these cars never had a problem at all.
Odometer readings as filed by owners with NHTSA. Readings under 100 or over 400,000 miles are dropped as data entry rather than history, and a component needs at least 12 readings before a median is shown for it.
Crash ratings
Source: NHTSA NCAP| Configuration | Overall | Frontal | Side | Rollover | Rollover risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUV AWD | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | 10% |
| SUV FWD | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | 10% |
| SUV AWD | not rated | not rated | ★★★★★ | ★★★★☆ | 17% |
| SUV FWD | not rated | not rated | ★★★★★ | ★★★★☆ | 18% |
NHTSA New Car Assessment Program. Standard driver-assist: forward collision warning, lane departure warning, automatic emergency braking.
Service bulletins & campaigns
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications- Term not in NHTSA’s summary · GM warranty extension 22-NA-244This warranty administration service bulletin provides information about GM Accessories - Dealer-Installed, Repaired or Replaced During Warranty Coverage Period.
The term and the vehicles it covers are the manufacturer’s, as NHTSA’s summary of each filing states them; a dealer checks one particular car by its VIN. Every GM warranty extension (33) → · Every warranty extension on file, all makes →
Most often about: Unknown Or Other, Electrical System, Fuel/Propulsion System, Engine, Structure.
- N262566800 Service campaign2026-10-20 · Engine
- Certain vehicles listed above may have a condition in which the incorrect transmission parts were used. Dealers will replace the transmission.
- N262545360-01 Service campaign2026-10-20 · Service Brakes
- Service Update. Certain vehicles listed above may experience a condition in which the Anti-Lock Braking System (ABS) may be perceived as activating earlier than expected during certain braking scenarios on slippery road conditions, such as ice- or snow-covered surfaces. Dealers will reprogram the brake system control module and drive motor control module.
- PIP6138 Service bulletin2026-10-17 · Unknown Or Other
- This Preliminary information communicates the potential for shudder and all cylinder misfire concerns on RPO LSD
- PIT6556 Service bulletin2026-10-15 · Unknown Or Other
- This Preliminary Information, describes a condition where the HVAC will make noise when changing modes while HVAC is warm. Engineering is aware and no fix available at the time.
- PIT6555 Service bulletin2026-10-15 · Unknown Or Other
- This Preliminary information describes an issue where the fuel pump makes a loud noise that engineering is currently investigating.
- N262545360 Service campaign2026-10-07 · Service Brakes
- Service Update. Certain vehicles listed above may experience a condition in which the Anti-Lock Braking System (ABS) may be perceived as activating earlier than expected during certain braking scenarios on slippery road conditions, such as ice- or snow-covered surfaces. Dealers will reprogram the brake system control module and drive motor control module.
- Update Gateway 2026.3 Over-the-air update2026-10-01 · Unknown Or Other
- This update contains a required software change to help improve the overall software update and diagnostics process.
- Telematics 2026.3 Over-the-air update2026-10-01 · Unknown Or Other
- • Improved eCall system performance
A service bulletin is the manufacturer telling its dealers how to diagnose or repair a known condition. It is not a recall, not a finding that the vehicle is defective, and the work is not automatically free — though a bulletin is often what a dealer works from when you describe a symptom, so quoting the document number can save a diagnosis. The count is every communication filed; the list shows the most recent, one entry per campaign, because a single campaign is usually filed as several documents on the same day. The summaries are NHTSA's; the full documents come from the manufacturer.
Diagnostic trouble codes on file
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaintsCodes documented against this model year in the federal record. A code appearing here does not mean this vehicle will set it — it means the code is part of this nameplate-year's documented history.
| Code | What it means | Most often filed under | Where it appears |
|---|---|---|---|
| P04FB P04FB on Chevrolet → | Manufacturer-defined — the meaning is set by the automaker, not the standard. | Unknown Or Other | 3 bulletins · 3 owner reports |
| P0237 | Manufacturer-defined — the meaning is set by the automaker, not the standard. | Unknown Or Other | 4 bulletins |
| P0299 P0299 on Chevrolet → | The turbocharger or supercharger is not making the boost the computer asked for. | Unknown Or Other | 4 bulletins |
| P0604 P0604 on Chevrolet → | Manufacturer-defined — the meaning is set by the automaker, not the standard. | Unknown Or Other | 4 bulletins |
| P0607 P0607 on Chevrolet → | Manufacturer-defined — the meaning is set by the automaker, not the standard. | Unknown Or Other | 4 bulletins |
| B3A6B | Manufacturer-defined — the meaning is set by the automaker, not the standard. | Unknown Or Other | 3 bulletins |
| P073E | Manufacturer-defined — the meaning is set by the automaker, not the standard. | Unknown Or Other | 3 bulletins |
| P0796 P0796 on Chevrolet → | Pressure control solenoid C is not holding the pressure it was commanded. | Unknown Or Other | 3 bulletins |
| P07E5 | Manufacturer-defined — the meaning is set by the automaker, not the standard. | Unknown Or Other | 3 bulletins |
| B3055 B3055 on Chevrolet → | Manufacturer-defined — the meaning is set by the automaker, not the standard. | Unknown Or Other | 2 bulletins |
| B3060 B3060 on Chevrolet → | Manufacturer-defined — the meaning is set by the automaker, not the standard. | Unknown Or Other | 2 bulletins |
| B3935 B3935 on Chevrolet → | Manufacturer-defined — the meaning is set by the automaker, not the standard. | Unknown Or Other | 2 bulletins |
Generic codes (the second character is 0 or 2) mean the same thing on every vehicle sold in the United States. Manufacturer-specific codes (1 or 3) mean whatever the automaker assigned, and no honest source can define them for you — which is why the ones here carry the evidence instead of a definition. A code is a link when enough separate federal documents name it across the catalogue to be worth a page of its own; the rest are listed here, where the vehicle is the context that makes them mean something.
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At the New York inspection station
Source: New York State DMVIn New York’s inspection lanes over the 12 months to Oct 10, 2026, the 2025 Chevrolet Equinox failed the safety inspection on 0.28% of first inspections — lower than the 0.36% for every 2025 model-year vehicle inspected.
failed the safety inspection
16,396 initial inspections of 16,186 vehicles.
| Measure | The 2025 Equinox | Every 2025 vehicle | Behind it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Failed the safety inspection | 0.28% | 0.36% | 16,396 |
| Air-bag warning lamp stayed lit | 0.20% | 0.16% | 16,396 |
| Miles driven a year | 8,175 | 8,354 | odometer at inspection |
| Average odometer | 11,970 | 12,194 | odometer at inspection |
Electric vehicles get no emissions test in New York, so the safety inspection is the record here. First inspections only, so a car that failed and came back is counted once; private and special plates, not taxis, livery or commercial plates. A rate appears only where at least 200 inspections stand behind it. “Every 2025 vehicle” is every 2025 model-year car, SUV and pickup inspected in the same window, all makes. This is the state’s record of test results, not a reliability score by itself. Source: New York State Department of Motor Vehicles, Vehicle Inspections (data.ny.gov, Open NY terms).
Equinox by model year
all years, side by side →Common questions about the 2025 Equinox
Source: EPA, NHTSA and manufacturer press kitsDoes the 2025 Chevrolet Equinox have any recalls?
NHTSA has posted 6 recall campaigns for the 2025 Chevrolet Equinox. The most serious on file is 25V704000, covering Tires. Check your own VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls; a recall applies to specific build ranges, not every car.
How safe is the 2025 Chevrolet Equinox?
NHTSA gave the 2025 Chevrolet Equinox 5 stars overall in its New Car Assessment Program tests — 5-star frontal crash, 5-star side crash, 5-star rollover. WhichTrim also grades it C (73/100) on its recall record, which is a different question from crash protection.
What is the fuel economy of the 2025 Chevrolet Equinox?
Across the 5 EPA-rated configurations of the 2025 Chevrolet Equinox, the best EPA combined figure is 27 mpg (MPGe on the electrified versions) and the longest EPA range is 319 miles on a charge. Figures are the EPA's own, per configuration, and every one is listed above.
What do owners complain about on the 2025 Chevrolet Equinox?
Owners have filed 401 complaints with NHTSA about the 2025 Chevrolet Equinox, most often about visibility/wiper, electrical system, forward collision avoidance. Of those, 15 involved a crash, 9 reported injuries. Complaints are unverified owner reports, so treat the pattern as a signal and the individual report as an anecdote.
How clean is the 2025 Chevrolet Equinox?
The EPA smog rating for the 2025 Chevrolet Equinox runs 6 to 10 out of 10 across its configurations. That score covers tailpipe pollutants other than greenhouse gases, and it only compares vehicles within the same model year. It is certified for all fifty states, so it can be registered new anywhere in the U.S. Its configurations were certified to different standards — California LEV-III SULEV30, California ZEV, Federal Tier 3 Bin 0, Federal Tier 3 Bin 30 — which the table above lists per configuration.
Are there service bulletins for the 2025 Chevrolet Equinox?
The manufacturer has filed 762 service bulletins and related communications with NHTSA for the 2025 Chevrolet Equinox, most often covering unknown or other, electrical system, fuel/propulsion system. The most recent is dated 2026-10-20. A bulletin is not a recall: it is the repair procedure a manufacturer sends its dealers for a condition it knows about, and the work is not automatically paid for. It is still worth knowing — if the symptom matches, quoting the bulletin number at the service desk can save a diagnosis. The document numbers and summaries are listed above.
How does the 2025 Chevrolet Equinox do at state inspection?
In New York’s inspection lanes over the 12 months to Oct 10, 2026, the 2025 Chevrolet Equinox failed the safety inspection on 0.28% of first inspections — lower than the 0.36% for every 2025 model-year vehicle inspected. The figures are New York State DMV’s own inspection records, first inspections only, and the table above sets each one against every vehicle of the same model year.
What we hold, and what an empty row means
Paid vehicle-history reports will not tell you the difference between “nothing happened to this car” and “we never received that record” — both of the big two say as much in their own help pages. Most of what is on this page comes from complete federal registers, so we can tell you which is which, row by row.
| Data | Held | Source | What it covers — or what empty means |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fuel economy & configurations | 5 configurations | EPA certification records | Every configuration the EPA certified for sale, with its own test figures. |
| Emission certificates | 5 configurations | EPA emission certificates | Smog rating, standard and the sales area that decides where the car can be sold new. |
| Recalls | 6 | NHTSA recall campaigns | A complete federal register: every campaign covering this model year, with severity and advisory flags. |
| Owner complaints | 401 | NHTSA complaint database | Also complete, but unverified: these are reports owners filed, not findings. Counts scale with how many were sold. |
| Crash ratings | 4 tested | NHTSA NCAP | Only the configurations NHTSA chose to crash-test, which is never all of them. |
| Service bulletins | 762 | NHTSA manufacturer communications | Everything the manufacturer told its dealers about a defect or malfunction, short of a recall. |
| Investigations | 1 | NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation | Open and closed defect investigations, with the agency's own narrative. |
| Driver-assist crash reports | none | NHTSA Standing General Order 2021-01 | No report has been filed. Only entities named in the order report, and only crashes they hear of — so this is also what an unequipped car, or a manufacturer without telematics, looks like. |
| Specifications filed with NHTSA | none | NHTSA vPIC, decoded from VIN patterns | We had no VIN pattern to decode for this model year, or the manufacturer filed nothing usable. |
| Trims, pricing & equipment | 7 trims | Manufacturer press kit | Transcribed from the manufacturer's own press material, every value carrying the document it came from. |
Rebuilt nightly; this page was generated 2026-10-26. Every figure above is traceable to the source named beside it, and the JSON for this page carries the same values with their identifiers.
Sources & method
Safety Signal starts every model-year at 100 and subtracts points per open NHTSA recall campaign by severity: critical 15 (fire risk, park-outside or do-not-drive advisories), high 8 (brakes, steering, airbags, loss of drive power, structure, battery), moderate 6, minor 3 (software, labels, lighting fixed by an update). The most serious recall counts in full and each further one counts 85% of the one before, because a vehicle sold in millions is recalled more often than a rare one without being more dangerous — and because a flat subtraction bottomed the scale out, scoring a vehicle with 22 recalls within a point of one with six. A ≥ 90, B ≥ 80, C ≥ 70, D ≥ 60, otherwise F. Read it as what it counts: recall campaigns on the federal record, weighted by severity. The damping reduces the sales bias by roughly 40% but does not remove it: like our complaint counts, this is not normalized by how many were sold, so a best-seller still scores somewhat worse than an obscure model with the same real risk. NHTSA crash ratings, do-not-drive and park-outside advisories, and the crash, fire, injury and death counts in owner complaints are reported separately on every page and never blended into the letter — a vehicle can hold five stars and a poor letter at once, and where that happens we say so rather than leave you to notice. Because the scale subtracts from a clean sheet, a model year too new to have been recalled, complained about or bulletined scores full marks on an empty record; we label those grades provisional rather than present them as earned.
EPA figures come from fueleconomy.gov vehicle records. Recalls, complaints, investigations and crash ratings come from NHTSA's public flat files, refreshed nightly. Trim-level specifications and pricing are transcribed from the manufacturer's official press kit; every value carries its source in the data file.