Chevrolet Equinox - Problems, Statistics, and Analysis

Chevrolet Equinox owners have reported a total of 11,986 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 (1,106 problems).

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

Model Year	Number of Problems
2026 Equinox	67
2025 Equinox	401
2024 Equinox	116
2023 Equinox	115
2022 Equinox	196
2021 Equinox	107
2020 Equinox	432
2019 Equinox	407
2018 Equinox	543
2017 Equinox	358
2016 Equinox	484
2015 Equinox	836
2014 Equinox	690
2013 Equinox	969
2012 Equinox	930
2011 Equinox	1,106
2010 Equinox	1,078
2009 Equinox	141
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 (3,032 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	3,032
Visibility	1,482
Electrical System	1,097
Power Train	1,004
Equipment	955
Other Fuel System	804
Service Brakes	674
Air Bag	615
Steering	423
Electronic Stability Control	340

Vehicle Speed Control	253
Structure	235
Gasoline Fuel System	175
Forward Collision Avoidance	131
Suspension	131
Exterior Lighting	126
Wheel	106
Seat Belt	88
Seats	71
Unknown Or Other	67
Tire	48
Lane Departure	39
Back Over Prevention	22
Traction Control System	21
Latches/locks/linkage	18
	6
Parking Brake	5
Child Seat	3
Communication	3
Chest Clip, Buckle, Harness	2
Interior Lighting	2
Diesel Fuel System	2
Air Brake	2
Equipment Adaptive/mobility	2
Electronic Stability Control (esc)	1
Other/i Am Not Sure	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	196	210,417	4	0.23
2021	107	179,326	5	0.12
2020	432	351,800	6	0.20
2019	407	353,466	7	0.16
2018	543	368,434	8	0.18
2017	358	225,976	9	0.18
2016	484	209,088	10	0.23
2015	836	284,532	11	0.27
2014	690	214,115	12	0.27
2013	969	259,361	13	0.29
2012	930	220,966	14	0.30
2011	1,106	188,479	15	0.39
2010	1,078	139,663	16	0.48
2009	141	32,555	17	0.25
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	34
2025 Equinox	286
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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