Chevrolet Equinox

The 2026 Equinox in brief

The 2026 Chevrolet Equinox is a small SUV offered with a 1.5L 4-cyl turbo engine and front-wheel drive and all-wheel drive.

It measures about 183 inches long and 75 inches wide on a 108-inch wheelbase, with a curb weight of roughly 3,583 lb (4dr SUV AWD).

EPA rates its most efficient version at 27 MPG combined (26 city / 29 highway), 11% worse than the 2026 small SUV average of 30.2 MPG, for an estimated $700 a year in fuel.

The electric version has an EPA-rated range of up to 319 miles and takes about 5.9 hours to charge on a 240-volt Level 2 charger.

It has 3 recall campaigns on file and owners have filed 88 complaints with NHTSA since 2015, most often about the service brakes.

The Chevrolet Equinox has 23 model years in our data, from 2005 to 2027, classed as Small Sport Utility Vehicle 2WD, Small Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD, Sport Utility Vehicle - 2WD.

Its most efficient year was 2019 at 32 MPG combined; across all years the best version ranged from 19 to 32 MPG.

Owners most often report problems with the engine (2,628), visibility/wiper (1,168), power train (819).

Buying used? 2023 has the fewest problems in our data, and 2015 is the year to avoid.

2025 has the most recalls (6); all years together count 33 campaigns and 7,234 owner complaints.

How the 2005 Equinox compares

The 2005 Chevrolet Equinox is a SUV - offered with a 3.4L 6-cyl engine and front-wheel drive and 4-wheel or all-wheel drive.

It measures about 189 inches long and 71 inches wide on a 113-inch wheelbase, with a curb weight of roughly 3,660 lb.

About the Chevrolet Equinox

The Chevrolet Equinox is a crossover SUV introduced by Chevrolet in 2004 for the 2005 model year. It was intended to replace the North American Chevrolet Tracker and Chevrolet S-10 Blazer. The third-generation Equinox also replaced the first-generation Chevrolet Captiva.

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