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2012 Chevrolet Equinox engine problems

The 2012 Chevrolet Equinox has 362 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 38% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

362

Engine complaints

38%

Share of year

3

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

Equinox engine complaints by model year422 complaints2005: 168 complaints2006: 132 complaints2007: 55 complaints2008: 35 complaints2009: 18 complaints2010: 304 complaints2011: 418 complaints2012: 362 complaints2013: 422 complaints2014: 228 complaints2015: 231 complaints2016: 208 complaints2017: 194 complaints2018: 91 complaints2019: 98 complaints2020: 87 complaints2021: 15 complaints2022: 26 complaints2023: 11 complaints2024: 12 complaints2025: 23 complaints2026: 6 complaints
Equinox engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“THIS VEHICLE FREQUENTLY LOSES CHARGE ON BATTERY BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR ARE NEW. VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 70K MILES ALSO THROWS UP COMPUTER CODES RADIO TURNS ON AND OFF WHEN IT WANTS TO. I PURCHASED IT USED WITH 40K MILES AND HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE. I HAVE QUOTES FOR OVER 2K IN REPAIRS AND WAS TOLD…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · June 14, 2017 · crash

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 2012 Chevrolet Equinox have?

NHTSA has 362 complaints about the 2012 Chevrolet Equinox engine — 38% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.