2026 Chevrolet Equinox: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 46 complaints
46
Total Complaints
150mi
Median Mileage
POWER TRAIN
Top Issue
1
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

48 25th Percentile
150 Median Mileage
412 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN
6
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL
5
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
4
SERVICE BRAKES
4
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
4
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
3
LANE DEPARTURE: BLIND SPOT DETECTION
3
ENGINE
2
VISIBILITY/WIPER
2
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
2

Severity Assessment

1
Crashes
0
Fires
2
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"The gear selection is on the steering column and to change from Park to Reverse or Drive takes usually over six attempts to get in the right gear. When your entering traffic and you get delayed trying to put the car into the proper gear this becomes a very dangerous safety issue. General Motors re..."
"The gear selection is on the steering column and to change from Park to Reverse or Drive takes usually over six attempts to get in the right gear. When your entering traffic and you get delayed trying to put the car into the proper gear this becomes a very dangerous safety issue. General Motors re..."
"Faulty windshield. Replaced with two additional windshields (1GM, 1 Aftermarket) which were both defective. All Chevrolet and Cadillac vehicles on the lot had defective (Warped) windshields. These windshields distort images, cause dizziness and motion sickness. The Dealer purchased the vehicle back."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28