Chevrolet Equinox EVYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 285 owner complaints and 7 safety recalls on record for the Chevrolet Equinox EV.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints285Top: Visibility/wiper Safety recalls72024–2026 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years. Photo: Bull-Doser, Public domain.

Best & worst years

Chevrolet Equinox EV years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Equinox EV median. Tap a year for its full report.

10816512

'24'25'26

Avoid
Caution
Solid
Best
Not rated

2026Too new–/10012 complaints · 3 recalls 2025Too new–/100165 complaints · 6 recalls 2024Not rated–/100108 complaints · 1 recall

Complaints by system

Most common Chevrolet Equinox EV problems

All model years combined: 285 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

138Visibility/wiper

80Forward collision avoidance6 crash/fire/injury

35Service brakes6 crash/fire/injury

26Electrical system

10Back over prevention

10Exterior lighting

8Vehicle speed control

6Structure

6Steering

197 other systems

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.

Complaints by system
System	Complaints	Crash, fire or injury
Visibility/wiper	138	0
Forward collision avoidance	80	6
Service brakes	35	6
Electrical system	26	0
Back over prevention	10	0
Exterior lighting	10	0
Vehicle speed control	8	1
Structure	6	1
Steering	6	0
7 other systems	19	1

7 recalls

Chevrolet Equinox EV recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

Other: owners/service/other manual26V-114 · 2025–2026 · Feb 26, 2026 · 5,861 vehicles Warnings: external/pedestrian alert25V-878 · 2025–2026 · Dec 18, 2025 · 81,177 vehicles Tires: tread/belt25V-704 · 2025–2026 · Oct 16, 2025 · 22,914 vehicles Warnings: external/pedestrian alert25V-639 · 2024 · Sep 25, 2025 · 23,700 vehicles Adaptive cruise control: software25V-012 · 2025 · Jan 16, 2025 · 2,890 vehicles Electrical system: body control module/bcm24V-925 · 2025 · Dec 12, 2024 · 7,606 vehicles Doors: latch24V-737 · 2025 · Oct 2, 2024 · 731 vehicles

1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the Equinox EV

Aug 21, 2026
Electronic Brake Module Component FailureEA26006 · 2024–2026 · still open
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