Chevrolet Equinox - Problems, Statistics, and Analysis

Chevrolet Equinox owners have reported a total of 12,049 problems for their cars built in the 22 model years listed in the chart below. The chart shows the number of problems reported across all service years for each given model year of the Chevrolet Equinox. The 2011 Chevrolet Equinox cars have the most problems reported (1,109 problems).

Table 1. Total number of problems by model year for Chevrolet Equinox

Model Year	Number of Problems
2026 Equinox	73
2025 Equinox	414
2024 Equinox	119
2023 Equinox	117
2022 Equinox	200
2021 Equinox	107
2020 Equinox	442
2019 Equinox	414
2018 Equinox	551
2017 Equinox	359
2016 Equinox	485
2015 Equinox	837
2014 Equinox	692
2013 Equinox	970
2012 Equinox	930
2011 Equinox	1,109
2010 Equinox	1,078
2009 Equinox	142
2008 Equinox	495
2007 Equinox	872
2006 Equinox	858
2005 Equinox	785

🔍 Common problems of Chevrolet Equinox

The following chart shows the 36 most common problems for Chevrolet Equinox cars. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's engine and engine cooling (3,046 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's visibility (1,482 problems).

Table 2. Common problems of Chevrolet Equinox

Problem Category	Number of Problems
Engine And Engine Cooling	3,046
Visibility	1,482
Electrical System	1,103
Power Train	1,015
Equipment	962
Other Fuel System	808
Service Brakes	685
Air Bag	616
Steering	425
Electronic Stability Control	340

Vehicle Speed Control	253
Structure	236
Gasoline Fuel System	175
Forward Collision Avoidance	134
Suspension	132
Exterior Lighting	127
Wheel	106
Seat Belt	88
Seats	71
Unknown Or Other	67
Tire	48
Lane Departure	39
Back Over Prevention	23
Traction Control System	21
Latches/locks/linkage	18
	6
Parking Brake	5
Communication	3
Child Seat	3
Interior Lighting	2
Diesel Fuel System	2
Air Brake	2
Equipment Adaptive/mobility	2
Chest Clip, Buckle, Harness	2
Other/i Am Not Sure	1
Electronic Stability Control (esc)	1

📉 Compare Reliability Across Model Years Using PPMY Index

It would not be fair to compare the Chevrolet Equinox of an older model year to newer model years since older vehicles have been in service longer and thus are expected to have more problems. In order to compare the reliability across Equinox model years, we use the PPMY index which is defined as the problems reported per thousand vehicles per Year. A smaller PPMY index indicates greater reliability of the given model year cars.

PPMY = P / S / Y * 1000,

where P = total problems reported during the life of a Chevrolet Equinox model year; S = total units sold of the model year; Y = years since the debut of the model year (the age of the vehicle).

The results are shown in Table 3.

Table 3. Use PPMY Index to Compare Reliability Across Equinox Model Years

Equinox Model Year	Problems	Sales [1]	Vehicle Age	PPMY Index
2022	200	210,417	4	0.24
2021	107	179,326	5	0.12
2020	442	351,800	6	0.21
2019	414	353,466	7	0.17
2018	551	368,434	8	0.19
2017	359	225,976	9	0.18
2016	485	209,088	10	0.23
2015	837	284,532	11	0.27
2014	692	214,115	12	0.27
2013	970	259,361	13	0.29
2012	930	220,966	14	0.30
2011	1,109	188,479	15	0.39
2010	1,078	139,663	16	0.48
2009	142	32,555	17	0.26
2008	495	90,025	18	0.31
2007	872	88,141	19	0.52
2006	858	124,366	20	0.34
2005	785	183,822	21	0.20

📊 Number of Problems Reported During the First Year

Another way to measure the reliability across the model years of the Chevrolet Equinox is to use the total number of problems reported during the vehicle's first year in service, as shown in the Table 4.

Table 4. Number of problems in vehicle's; first service year

Model Year	Problems Reported
2026 Equinox	40
2025 Equinox	288
2024 Equinox	24
2023 Equinox	52
2022 Equinox	30
2021 Equinox	12
2020 Equinox	59
2019 Equinox	91
2018 Equinox	67
2017 Equinox	10
2016 Equinox	24
2015 Equinox	21
2014 Equinox	34
2013 Equinox	38
2012 Equinox	35
2011 Equinox	90
2010 Equinox	58
2009 Equinox	2
2008 Equinox	13
2007 Equinox	37
2006 Equinox	22
2005 Equinox	54

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