2023 Chevrolet Equinox
Small SUV · gas
How much to run it28 mpg · $2,129 / yr
How it performs175 hp
How safe5 of 5 ★ · 3 recalls
Crash rating
NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings, front-wheel-drive 2023 Equinox · as of 2026-09-10
3 campaigns, what and when
- 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
- 2022-12-15Air bags · sensor · occupant classification · front passenger — In the event of a crash, a front passenger air bag that deploys with a child or infant in the front passenger seat can increase their risk of injury. 22V929000
- 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
Complaints per 10,000 built
computed here: 95 complaints ÷ 149,974 built (NHTSA early-warning production, 2026 Q1); no publisher states the rate
What owners complain about
Fuel/propulsion system44Engine17Unspecified17Service brakes14Electrical system12
How big3,476 lb
Kerb weight
the crash-tested vehicle (NHTSA NCAP); corroborated by the EPA test weight
EPA test weight
EPA equivalent test weight class — the loaded class it was tested at, not kerb weight
Notes and sources
- 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.↩
- CO₂: EPA's tailpipe rating for the car driven as rated on the test cycle — 317 g/mi, or 197 g/km.↩
- 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.↩
- Power: 175 hp is the rated figure, from EPA test-car data.↩
- Crash rating: NHTSA's overall rating for the front-wheel-drive 2023 Equinox — frontal 5, side 5, rollover 4 stars. NHTSA data as of 2026-09-10.↩
- Recall campaigns: NHTSA's count for this nameplate (EQUINOX), as of 2026-09-10. Each is repaired free of charge by dealers.↩
- Complaints per 10,000 built: computed here from NHTSA's complaint count for the Equinox nameplate (95, of which 5 describe a crash, fire, injury or death) and the 149,974 vehicles NHTSA's own early-warning production reports place on it (2026 Q1). No publisher states the rate itself.↩
- Kerb weight: the crash-tested vehicle (NHTSA NCAP), 3,476 lb (1,577 kg); corroborated by the EPA test weight.↩
- EPA test weight: 3,625 lb (1,644 kg) is the equivalent test weight class EPA tested this configuration at, not the kerb weight.↩
- Warranty: 3 years or 36,000 miles, from Chevrolet's published 2023 warranty statement, compiled into carstandings.com's warranty table.↩
- Registrations: 8,916 Equinoxs of this model year on New York's roads, from the NY DMV registration file as of 2026-09-02.↩
- 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.↩
- Price: no free, resellable source publishes a price for any 2023 car sold in the United States, so none is shown for any car in this market.↩
Sources: EPA · NHTSA — about these sources →