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4th generation · 2025–2025 · Compact crossover SUV (gas; the Equinox EV is a separate vehicle)

2025 Chevrolet Equinox parts and specs

Everything you need to own and maintain this exact model year. Verified specifications, part numbers, and the problems that recur, in one place.

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Quick facts

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)

Specifications for the 2025 Equinox

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

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

These specifications are shared across every Equinox of the 4th generation generation. See the 2025 Chevrolet Equinox overview for the full picture, or the Chevrolet Equinox guide to compare every generation.

What changed for the 2025 Chevrolet Equinox

  • 2025Generation launch: updated 175-hp 1.5T (RPO LSD), CVT on FWD / 8T45 8-speed on AWD, trims reduced to LT, RS and ACTIV, 17.7-in touchscreen with Google built-in standard

Known problems with the 2025 Chevrolet Equinox

3 of the 3 issues we track for the 2025–2025 generation are documented against the 2025 model year.

  • CVT drivability complaints (FWD models)

    minor

    The first CVT in an Equinox drew early complaints about drone, rubber-band acceleration feel, and occasional hesitation from a stop. No defect finding or recall as of mid-2026, most cases are characteristic CVT behavior, with software updates issued for shift feel. Worth a long test drive if you're cross-shopping FWD vs AWD (the AWD 8-speed drives more conventionally).

    Typical cost: N/A (software updates under warranty)

  • Infotainment/display glitches

    minor

    Early-build owners report the 17.7-inch Google-built-in touchscreen or driver display occasionally freezing, rebooting, or losing wireless CarPlay/Android Auto. Dealers fix with software updates; persistent failures get module replacement under the bumper-to-bumper warranty.

    Typical cost: Free under warranty (software update)

  • No safety recalls on the gas model to date

    minor

    As of mid-2026 NHTSA lists no safety recalls for the gas 2025 Equinox (recalls reported for the "Equinox EV", such as the pedestrian alert sound campaign, apply to the separate electric model). Check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls periodically; first-year GM models often accumulate campaigns later.

    Typical cost: N/A

Full detail, costs and sources on the Chevrolet Equinox problems and years to avoid guide.

Which engines were offered in the 2025 Equinox?

EngineTrimsOilOil capacity
1.5L turbo 4-cylinder (LSD, updated)All trims (LT, RS, ACTIV); CVT on FWD, 8-speed automatic on AWD0W-204.2 qt

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).

For how the specifications changed across every generation, see the full Chevrolet Equinox guide.

Other Chevrolet Equinox years

2024202320222021202020192018201720162015201420132012
Data confidence for this generationHigh confidence

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