2025 Chevrolet Equinox problems and complaints

Owners have filed 225 complaints with NHTSA about the 2025 Chevrolet Equinox. The most-reported areas: Electrical System (75), Unknown Or Other (49), Power Train (34).

Key takeaways

  • 225 owner complaints on file with NHTSA.
  • 10 involve a crash, 0 a fire, 3 reported injuries.
  • Complaints are unverified owner reports; recalls are confirmed defects.
Complaints by component
ComponentComplaintsShare
Electrical System7533%
Unknown Or Other4922%
Power Train3415%
Forward Collision Avoidance3214%
Visibility/Wiper2812%
Service Brakes2712%
Engine2210%
Exterior Lighting146%
Fuel/Propulsion System136%
Steering115%
Vehicle Speed Control84%
Lane Departure84%

One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.

NHTSA 5-Star crash ratings
VersionOverallFrontSideRollover
2025 CHEVROLET EQUINOX SUV AWDNot ratedNot rated5/54/5
2025 CHEVROLET EQUINOX SUV FWDNot ratedNot rated5/54/5

Latest complaints, as filed

Owner-written and unverified by NHTSA.

Power Train - filed 2026-09-20

The transmission failed while driving on about 11/2/2025, with myself and a child in the car. It was since fixed at a dealer and is not available from me for inspection. I lost the ability to accelerate normally. I stopped at a stop light then when I accelerated to enter the intersection it did not accelerate as predic...

Power Train - filed 2026-09-17

My vehicle is a 2025 Chevrolet Equinox EV equipped with a stalk-mounted electronic shift selector. On multiple occasions, when shifting from Reverse(R) to Drive(D), the transmission has failed to actually engage Drive despite the shifter indicating the D position had been selected. In most instances this resulted in th...

Tires - filed 2026-09-14

Both passenger side tires, front and back, have bulging on sidewall. Nothing was hit or damaged. Tires: 275/40 R21 107 H. These tires have 10,600 miles on them.

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Complaints are reports filed by owners with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. NHTSA publishes them without verifying them, and counts rise with how many cars were sold, so compare years of the same model rather than different models. Crash ratings are NHTSA's own 5-Star Safety Ratings results.