2026 Chevrolet Equinox

Small SUV · gas

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

Fuel economy
27mpg1
26 city · 29 highway
CO₂ 329 g/mi · 204 g/km2
EPA
Fuel cost
$1,8503
per year · EPA's estimate
EPA
Power
175hp4
rated
EPA
Crash rating
—5
1 recall campaign6
NHTSA
Test weight
3,750lb9
1,701 kg · EPA test class
EPA
Warranty
—10
Chevrolet
How much to run it27 mpg · $1,850 / yr
Combined
27 mpg1EPA
EPA test cycle, combined · configuration EQUINOX FWD
City · highway
26 · 29EPA
EPA test cycle, mpg
Tailpipe CO₂
329 g/mi2EPA204 g/km
tailpipe rating, driven as rated on the test cycle · 204 g/km
Fuel, per year
$1,8503EPAEPA's estimate
EPA's own annual estimate, on EPA's assumptions (15,000 miles, 55% city, EPA's fuel price)
At this week's price
$2,207 / yr3EPA · EIA$11,037 over five years
estimate — 13,800 mi at $4.319 per gallon, EIA US regular, 2026-09-14
How it performs175 hp
Power
175 hp4EPArated
the rated figure — EPA test-car data
Engine
1.5 L, 4 cylindersEPA
as listed in the EPA fuel-economy file
Transmission
Automatic (AV)EPA
as listed in the EPA fuel-economy file
Drive
Front-wheel driveEPA
as listed in the EPA fuel-economy file
How safe1 recall
Crash rating
—5NHTSA
Recall campaigns
16NHTSA
NHTSA recall register, campaigns naming EQUINOX ICE (2026) · as of 2026-09-10
1 campaign, what and when
  • 2026-02-26Equipment · other · owners/service/other manual — Without an owner's manual to consult, owners may not know how to safely use and operate the vehicle, increasing the risk of injury in a crash. 26V114000
Complaints per 10,000 built
—7NHTSA
Complaints on file
597NHTSA3 severe
NHTSA complaint file for this model year, nameplate scope
What owners complain about
Power train14Service brakes12Forward collision avoidance · automatic emergency braking10Electrical system9Engine7

See these complaints at NHTSA ↗

How big3,750 lb
Kerb weight
—8
EPA test weight
3,750 lb9EPA1,701 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
Ownership—
Warranty
—10Chevrolet
On the road in New York
19,58911NY 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, 29 highway). EPA data dated 2026-06-15, the date EPA wrote the workbook in 26data.zip.↩
  2. CO₂: EPA's tailpipe rating for the car driven as rated on the test cycle — 329 g/mi, or 204 g/km.↩
  3. Fuel cost: EPA's own annual estimate for this car is $1,850, on EPA's assumptions. At this week's price it is $2,207: 13,800 mi a year at the EPA combined figure, priced at $4.319 per gallon — the U.S. Energy Information Administration's weekly U.S. average for regular gasoline, all formulations, on 2026-09-14. Five years at that price: $11,037. Both are estimates; neither is a measured figure.↩
  4. Power: 175 hp is the rated figure, from EPA test-car data.↩
  5. Crash rating: not published. NHTSA lists this car (21823, 21822) and publishes no overall rating for it: it rates a car overall only when it has run the frontal, side and rollover tests on it.↩
  6. Recall campaigns: NHTSA's count for this nameplate (EQUINOX ICE), as of 2026-09-10. Each is repaired free of charge by dealers.↩
  7. Complaints: NHTSA holds 59 for the 2026 Equinox, 3 of which describe a crash, fire, injury or death. The rate per 10,000 built is not computed: not published in this market-year — complaint_rate: no row in this market-year carries it from a source that measures it (0/392).↩
  8. Kerb weight: not published. No source states a curb weight for this car.↩
  9. EPA test weight: 3,750 lb (1,701 kg) is the equivalent test weight class EPA tested this configuration at, not the kerb weight.↩
  10. Warranty: not carried. The warranty table compiled from each maker's published statement has no verified entry for Chevrolet for 2026 in this market.↩
  11. Registrations: 19,589 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: no free, resellable source publishes a price for any 2026 car sold in the United States, so none is shown for any car in this market.↩

Sources: EPA · NHTSA — about these sources →