2018 Chevrolet Equinox: owner complaints and recalls

Owners have filed 391 complaints about the 2018 Chevrolet Equinox and NHTSA has issued 5 recall campaigns. The most-reported system is service brakes, named in 126 of them.

391
Complaints
5
Recalls
22
Crash reports
4
Fire reports
27
Injuries
83.9
Severity index

Severity index 83.9 - Medium. It weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints, so a vehicle attracting serious reports scores above one attracting many trivial ones (how this is calculated).

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 83.9p25 35p75 96cleanestworst
Where the 2018 Chevrolet Equinox sits against the quartiles of every vehicle we track.

Among the 121 2018 vehicles we track with at least 40 complaints on file, the 2018 Chevrolet Equinox ranks 30 of 121 by severity, where 1 is the worst. Its severity is higher than 75% of its model-year peers. See the full 2018 ranking.

What actually fails

Service BrakesService Brakes: 126 complaints (32.2%)126 32%EngineEngine: 83 complaints (21.2%)83 21%Power TrainPower Train: 64 complaints (16.4%)64 16%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 58 complaints (14.8%)58 15%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 53 complaints (13.6%)53 14%Fuel/Propulsion SystemFuel/Propulsion System: 32 complaints (8.2%)32 8%StructureStructure: 17 complaints (4.3%)17 4%SteeringSteering: 15 complaints (3.8%)15 4%
Systems named in complaints. One complaint can name several, so shares overlap.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
SERVICE BRAKES12632.2%
ENGINE8321.2%
POWER TRAIN6416.4%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM5814.8%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER5313.6%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM328.2%
STRUCTURE174.3%
STEERING153.8%

Complaints filed per year

024482017: 92018: 482019: 442020: 452021: 372022: 422023: 412024: 482025: 352026: 42 (partial year)1718481920212223242526
Complaints filed per calendar year, not model year. The hatched bar is the current year and is still incomplete.
YearComplaints
20179
201848
201944
202045
202137
202242
202341
202448
202535
2026 (year to date)42
Complaint volume is broadly steady year over year.

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
18V57600030/08/2018SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPERGeneral Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Chevrolet Equinox, Impala, Cruze, Volt and Bolt EV vehicles, GMC Terrain vehicles, Buick Lacrosse and Regal vehicles, Cadillac XTS and XTS Professional vehicles and 2018 Chevrolet Malibu vehicles. The rear brake caliper pisto
18V35800031/05/2018FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMPGeneral Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2015-2018 GMC Canyon, 2016-2017 Buick Envision, 2016-2018 Chevrolet Colorado and Malibu, 2017-2018 GMC Acadia, 2018 Buick LaCrosse, Cadillac ATS, Chevrolet Equinox, and GMC Terrain vehicles. The high pressure fuel pump may detach from
18V25200019/04/2018VISIBILITYGeneral Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2018 Chevrolet Equinox vehicles. The driver and front passenger door window glass may not be properly tempered. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 205,
17V51600022/08/2017POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFTGeneral Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2018 Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain vehicles and 2017-2018 GMC Acadia vehicles. The right front intermediate driveshaft may fracture and separate while driving.
20V66800029/10/2020POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONGeneral Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Chevrolet Cruze and Buick LaCrosse, 2018-2020 Chevrolet Equinox, Chevrolet Traverse and GMC Terrain, 2018 Chevrolet Malibu, 2019-2020 Buick Encore, Buick Enclave, Cadillac XT4, Chevrolet Blazer and GMC Acadia, and 2020 Cadill
Source. US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-07-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports; volume is influenced by how many units were sold and how long the vehicle has been on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.