2022 Chevrolet Equinox

Small SUV · gas

★ Open to everyone — one of the ten most-registered models this year.

Fuel economy
28mpg1
26 city · 31 highway
CO₂ 318 g/mi · 198 g/km2
EPA
Fuel cost
$2,1293
per year · estimate
EPA · EIA
Power
170hp4
rated
NHTSA
Crash rating
5of 5 ★5
frontal 5 · side 5 · rollover 4
6 recall campaigns6
NHTSA
Kerb weight
3,316lb8
1,504 kg
NHTSA
Warranty
3yr10
36,000 mi
Chevrolet
How much to run it28 mpg · $2,129 / yr
Combined
28 mpg1EPA
EPA test cycle, combined · configuration Equinox FWD
City · highway
26 · 31EPA
EPA test cycle, mpg
Tailpipe CO₂
318 g/mi2EPA198 g/km
tailpipe rating, driven as rated on the test cycle · 198 g/km
Fuel, per year
$2,1293EPA · EIAestimate · $10,643 over five years
estimate — 13,800 mi at $4.319 per gallon, EIA US regular, 2026-09-14
How it performs170 hp
Power
170 hp4NHTSArated
the rated figure — NHTSA's CAFE market data
Engine
1.5 L, 4 cylindersEPA
as listed in the EPA fuel-economy file
Transmission
Automatic 6-spdEPA
as listed in the EPA fuel-economy file
Drive
Front-wheel driveEPA
as listed in the EPA fuel-economy file
How safe5 of 5 ★ · 6 recalls
Crash rating
★★★★★5NHTSA
NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings, front-wheel-drive 2022 Equinox · as of 2026-09-10
Frontal · side · rollover
5 · 5 · 4NHTSAof 5 stars each
the three tests behind the overall rating
Recall campaigns
66NHTSA
NHTSA recall register, campaigns naming EQUINOX (2022) · as of 2026-09-10
6 campaigns, what and when
  • 2021-08-05Tires · tread/belt — Tread separation can result in a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash. 21V612000
  • 2022-05-19Seats — An improperly welded seat frame may not adequately restrain the driver in a crash, increasing their risk of injury. 22V359000
  • 2022-09-29Seats — A seat with a missing or loose bolt may not properly restrain the occupant in a crash, increasing the risk of injury. 22V724000
  • 2023-01-19Fuel system, gasoline · delivery · fuel pump · control/drive module — An engine stall increases the risk of a crash. 23V013000
  • 2023-05-11Child seat · vehicle latch anchor — The inability to install a child seat with the LATCH anchorage bars could result in an unsecured child seat, increasing the risk of injury in a crash. 23V339000
  • 2024-11-07Power train · automatic transmission · control module · software — Rear wheel lock-up or moving in an unintended direction can increase the risk of a crash. 24V839000
Complaints per 10,000 built
7.897NHTSA166 complaints, 16 severe · 210,417 built
computed here: 166 complaints ÷ 210,417 built (NHTSA early-warning production, 2026 Q1); no publisher states the rate
What owners complain about
Fuel/propulsion system71Fuel system, gasoline29Engine25Electrical system20Unspecified15

See these complaints at NHTSA ↗

How big3,316 lb
Kerb weight
3,316 lb8NHTSA1,504 kg
a trim average across the compliance configuration (NHTSA CAFE); corroborated by the EPA test weight and NHTSA's crash-tested figure
EPA test weight
3,625 lb9EPA1,644 kg
EPA equivalent test weight class — the loaded class it was tested at, not kerb weight
Class
Small SUVEPA
the publisher's own vehicle class
Body
SUVNHTSA
as NHTSA lists it
Ownership3 yr / 36,000 mi
Price
$28,45013NHTSAaverage across trims
the average manufacturer's suggested retail price across the trims of this compliance configuration, as filed in NHTSA's CAFE market data
Warranty
3 years10Chevrolet36,000 mi
Chevrolet's published 2022 warranty statement, compiled into carstandings.com's warranty table
On the road in New York
12,65311NY DMV
NY DMV registration file, 2026-09-02

Notes and sources

  1. Fuel economy: EPA combined test-cycle figure for the configuration Equinox FWD (26 city, 31 highway). EPA data dated 2026-09-09, the latest modifiedOn date EPA records in vehicles.csv.↩
  2. CO₂: EPA's tailpipe rating for the car driven as rated on the test cycle — 318 g/mi, or 198 g/km.↩
  3. Fuel cost: an estimate — 13,800 mi a year at the EPA combined figure, priced at $4.319 per gallon (EIA US regular, 2026-09-14). Five years: $10,643. No publisher states this figure.↩
  4. Power: 170 hp is the rated figure, from NHTSA's CAFE market data.↩
  5. Crash rating: NHTSA's overall rating for the front-wheel-drive 2022 Equinox — frontal 5, side 5, rollover 4 stars. NHTSA data as of 2026-09-10.↩
  6. Recall campaigns: NHTSA's count for this nameplate (EQUINOX), as of 2026-09-10. Each is repaired free of charge by dealers.↩
  7. Complaints per 10,000 built: computed here from NHTSA's complaint count for the Equinox nameplate (166, of which 16 describe a crash, fire, injury or death) and the 210,417 vehicles NHTSA's own early-warning production reports place on it (2026 Q1). No publisher states the rate itself.↩
  8. Kerb weight: a trim average across the compliance configuration (NHTSA CAFE), 3,316 lb (1,504 kg); corroborated by the EPA test weight and NHTSA's crash-tested figure.↩
  9. EPA test weight: 3,625 lb (1,644 kg) is the equivalent test weight class EPA tested this configuration at, not the kerb weight.↩
  10. Warranty: 3 years or 36,000 miles, from Chevrolet's published 2022 warranty statement, compiled into carstandings.com's warranty table.↩
  11. Registrations: 12,653 Equinoxs of this model year on New York's roads, from the NY DMV registration file as of 2026-09-02.↩
  12. This car is measured on the petrol scale: miles per gallon, the tailpipe CO₂ rating and whole-car horsepower. MPGe and charge-weighted CO₂ are electric-scale quantities and do not apply to it.↩
  13. Price: $28,450, the average manufacturer's suggested retail price across the trims of this compliance configuration, as filed in NHTSA's CAFE market data, as of 2026-09-15.↩

Sources: EPA · NHTSA — about these sources →