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2016 Chevrolet Equinox transmission problems

The 2016 Chevrolet Equinox has 26 transmission complaints filed with NHTSA — 5% of the year's total, and down from the prior model year.

26

Transmission complaints

5%

Share of year

1

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Transmission complaints by year

Equinox transmission complaints by model year182 complaints2005: 117 complaints2006: 35 complaints2007: 31 complaints2008: 16 complaints2009: 10 complaints2010: 182 complaints2011: 145 complaints2012: 84 complaints2013: 80 complaints2014: 40 complaints2015: 63 complaints2016: 26 complaints2017: 32 complaints2018: 63 complaints2019: 34 complaints2020: 38 complaints2021: 15 complaints2022: 10 complaints2023: 3 complaints2024: 10 complaints2025: 29 complaints2026: 12 complaints
Equinox transmission complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“Coming home from a trip without any warning our 2016 equinox scared me when it made a terrible sound lost power and stopped working. We’re 100’s miles away from home on the side of a road in the dark. We called for towing to a dealer payed for a hotel waited till the next day for it to be…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Transmission · July 10, 2025 · fire

Common questions

How many transmission complaints does the 2016 Chevrolet Equinox have?

NHTSA has 26 complaints about the 2016 Chevrolet Equinox transmission — 5% 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.