Selling a junk Chevrolet Equinox
Any Equinox sells for scrap or parts, running or not. Below: what owners report most often for each model year, the recalls on file, and which of those change the offer. Enter your ZIP for a buyer near you.
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What owners report about the Chevrolet Equinox
NHTSA has 12,060 owner complaints on file for the Chevrolet Equinox, model years 2005 to 2022, the 33rd-most of the 423 models in our data. The most-reported components are engine (2,775, 23%), visibility and wipers (1,523, 13%), other (1,133, 9%). 540 complaints involved a crash, 138 a fire, and 509 say the vehicle had to be towed. The median mileage when the problem was reported is 75,000 miles. The 2011 model year has the most complaints (1,140). Data as of 2026-10-12.
When the top complaint is engine, the question for a seller is whether a buyer will resell the car, pull the parts or scrap it. Read our guide to selling a car with a blown engine: it explains which offers assume the part works and how to describe the car so the price holds at pickup.
Chevrolet Equinox by model year
| Year | Complaints | Most reported | Crash | Fire | Recalls | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 950 | Electrical system | 91 | 18 | 1 | 67,000 |
| 2006 | 950 | Visibility and wipers | 26 | 10 | 0 | 75,000 |
| 2007 | 950 | Fuel system | 15 | 7 | 4 | 77,898 |
| 2008 | 535 | Air bags | 21 | 3 | 0 | 75,000 |
| 2009 | 151 | Air bags | 6 | 2 | 0 | 79,000 |
| 2010 | 1,118 | Engine | 24 | 13 | 3 | 80,000 |
| 2011 | 1,140 | Engine | 55 | 5 | 3 | 83,655 |
| 2012 | 947 | Engine | 22 | 8 | 3 | 81,000 |
| 2013 | 991 | Engine | 31 | 10 | 2 | 80,000 |
| 2014 | 702 | Engine | 32 | 6 | 1 | 78,000 |
| 2015 | 846 | Visibility and wipers | 37 | 8 | 2 | 74,000 |
| 2016 | 496 | Engine | 20 | 6 | 1 | 65,595 |
| 2017 | 376 | Engine | 29 | 7 | 0 | 67,000 |
| 2018 | 597 | Brakes | 33 | 7 | 5 | 34,000 |
| 2019 | 427 | Engine | 32 | 9 | 4 | 15,000 |
| 2020 | 501 | Brakes | 36 | 12 | 4 | 25,000 |
| 2021 | 137 | Fuel system | 8 | 0 | 4 | 55,000 |
| 2022 | 246 | Fuel system | 22 | 7 | 5 | 17,850 |
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not confirmed defects. Median miles is the odometer reading owners gave when they reported a problem, shown only where 20 or more reports include it.
Chevrolet Equinox recalls
NHTSA lists 28 recall campaigns across these model years, most often for visibility and wipers (5), fuel system (4), seats (4). Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer. Before you sell, check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls; a buyer who plans to resell the car will.
- 2020 model year, other (campaign 23V339000, May 2023): General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2020-2023 Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain vehicles. The four rear-seat lower child seat LATCH anchorage bars may have excessive powder coating, which could prevent a child …
- 2021 model year, fuel system (campaign 23V013000, Jan 2023): General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Chevrolet Equinox and 2022 GMC Terrain vehicles. The fuel pump module may not consistently provide sufficient fuel to the engine, resulting in an engine stall.
- 2022 model year, seats (campaign 22V724000, Sep 2022): General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2022-2023 Chevrolet Equinox and 2022 GMC Terrain vehicles. The driver's seat may have a stripped or loose bolt at the seat frame height-adjust pivot.
- 2022 model year, seats (campaign 22V359000, May 2022): General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2021 Chevrolet Malibu, 2022 Chevrolet Equinox, Blazer and Cadillac XT4 vehicles. The driver's seat cushion frame may have an improper weld in the power tilt-adjustment mechan…
- 2014 model year, visibility and wipers (campaign 22V165000, Mar 2022): General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2014-2015 Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain vehicles. The ball joints in the windshield wiper module may corrode, causing one or both windshield wipers to fail.
What a Chevrolet Equinox is worth as a junk car
Buyers price a junk Equinox on four things: its weight at today's scrap steel price (the floor), the parts still on it that can be resold, whether it starts and drives, and how far they have to tow it. None of those come from a complaint database, so use this page to describe the car accurately and our junk car value guide to work out a ceiling for the metal. Then get more than one offer.
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Questions people ask
- What is a junk Chevrolet Equinox worth?
- What a yard can recover: the car's weight at the current scrap steel price, plus parts it can resell (the catalytic converter, engine, transmission and wheels if they're good), minus towing and processing. The same Equinox gets different offers from different buyers, so compare at least two. Our value guide shows the public benchmark.
- Will a junkyard buy a Chevrolet Equinox that doesn't run?
- Yes. Junkyards and junk car buyers take cars that don't start, and most arrange the tow. Tell them honestly whether it starts, whether the engine and transmission are still in it, and whether the catalytic converter is on; those are what change the price.
- Should I fix an open recall before selling a Chevrolet Equinox?
- Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer for as long as the car exists. If the car is going for scrap, the repair won't change the scrap price. If a buyer might resell it or pull parts, a completed recall can help. Check your VIN at NHTSA's recall lookup first.
- Where do these Chevrolet Equinox numbers come from?
- From the complaint and recall data NHTSA publishes for every make and model, counted by model year on 2026-10-12. A complaint is an owner's report, not a confirmed defect, and the count rises with how many of the model were sold.