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2012–2025 · 3 generations

Chevrolet Equinox Parts, Specs and Maintenance Guide

Every maintenance specification for the 2012–2025 Chevrolet Equinox, organised by generation. Pick a topic for the full picture across every year, or jump straight to your model year.

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Quick facts: 2025–2025 Equinox

Engine oil
0W-20, 4.2 qt
Battery
Group 48 (H6) AGM
Tire size
235/65R17 (base trim)
Wiper blades
24" / 20" / 10" rear
Max towing
1,500 lbs
Key fob battery
CR2450 (changed from the CR2032 used through 2024)

Chevrolet Equinox maintenance guides

Oil & filter

Viscosity, capacity, filter part numbers, change interval

Battery

BCI group size, cold cranking amps, AGM or flooded

Tires & wheels

Factory sizes by trim, pressures, bolt pattern, lug torque

Wiper blades

Driver, passenger and rear blade lengths

Air & cabin filters

Cabin and engine air filter part numbers, locations, intervals

Bulbs

Headlight, fog and marker bulb types

Brakes

Rotor diameters, pad references, service notes

Fluids

Transmission fluid, coolant, brake fluid and capacities

Service schedule

What's actually due at every mileage interval

Problems & reliability

Documented failures, recalls, and which years to avoid

Oil light reset

Step-by-step maintenance light reset, no tools

Key fob battery

Which coin cell the remote takes

Specs

Towing, weight, fuel tank, fuel economy

Which Chevrolet Equinox generation do you have?

Specifications change at generation boundaries, not every model year. Two cars four years apart often take the identical oil, filter, and battery. These are the generations we hold data for.

GenerationModel yearsBody styleEnginesOil
4th generation2025–2025Compact crossover SUV (gas; the Equinox EV is a separate vehicle)10W-20
3rd generation2018–2024Compact crossover SUV (D2XX platform)30W-20, 5W-30
2nd generation2012–2017Compact/mid-size crossover SUV (Theta platform)35W-30

About the Chevrolet Equinox

The Chevrolet Equinox is GM's best-selling crossover, and the 2012–2025 span covers three distinct vehicles with very different reputations. 6L from 2013) avoid that problem but drink more fuel. 5T has its own documented oil-consumption and turbocharger complaints plus a failure-prone mechanical brake-vacuum pump, so checking the dipstick between changes remains an Equinox ownership ritual.

5L turbo with a CVT (FWD) or 8-speed automatic (AWD). Across all years the key points owners look up are simple: dexos1-licensed oil (5W-30 on the older engines, 0W-20 on the turbos), Group 47/48 batteries (AGM once stop/start arrived in 2018), 140 lb-ft lug torque, and a CR2032 fob battery until the 2025 redesign switched to CR2450. Note the bolt pattern changes by generation: 5x120 (2010–2017) to 5x115 (2018 on).

Chevrolet Equinox by model year

Year pages show only the engines and specs offered that year.

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