---
title: "Chevrolet Equinox Battery Size and CCA"
description: "How the Chevrolet Equinox battery specification changed from 2012 to 2025, compared generation by generation. The Chevrolet Equinox uses a BCI group 48 (H6) AGM battery. AGM is required, not optional. Fitment, replacement notes, and what to check before you buy."
url: "https://whichcarparts.com/cars/chevrolet/equinox/battery"
updated: "2026-08-20"
---

# Chevrolet Equinox Battery Size (BCI Group and CCA)

The specification is not the same across every year we cover, the table below shows exactly where it changes.

## Has the Chevrolet Equinox battery specification changed by year?

| Model years | Group size | CCA | Type | Location |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [2025](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/chevrolet/equinox/2025/battery) | Group 48 (H6) AGM | N/A | AGM required | Engine bay, driver side |
| [2018-2024](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/chevrolet/equinox/2018-2024/battery) | Group 48 (H6) AGM | N/A | AGM required | Engine bay, driver side |
| [2012-2017](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/chevrolet/equinox/2012-2017/battery) | Group 48 (H6) | N/A | FLOODED | Engine bay, driver side |

## Full specifications by generation

The battery on a Chevrolet Equinox is set by its generation, not its model year, so each generation has one page carrying the complete figures, part numbers and fitment notes for every year it covers.

- [2025 Chevrolet Equinox Battery](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/chevrolet/equinox/2025/battery)
- [2018-2024 Chevrolet Equinox Battery](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/chevrolet/equinox/2018-2024/battery)
- [2012-2017 Chevrolet Equinox Battery](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/chevrolet/equinox/2012-2017/battery)

## Chevrolet Equinox battery: common questions

### What size battery does a Chevrolet Equinox take?

BCI group 48 (H6) AGM. Group size is a physical dimension and terminal-position standard, so a battery from a different group may not clamp down or may put the terminals on the wrong side.

### Does the Chevrolet Equinox need an AGM battery?

Yes. This vehicle requires AGM, not flooded. A flooded battery in a start-stop system is cycled far harder than it is designed for and fails early.

### Where is the battery on a Chevrolet Equinox?

Engine bay, driver side.

### Does a Chevrolet Equinox need the battery registered after replacement?

Auto stop/start is standard, replace with an AGM Group 48/H6 (as listed by major retailers for 2025). Confirm against the factory label before buying.

## Sources

- [Chevrolet Pressroom, 2025 Equinox specifications (engine, transmissions, tires, weights, tank)](https://news.chevrolet.com/newsroom.detail.html/Pages/news/us/en/2024/jan/0123-equinox.html)
- [fueleconomy.gov, 2025 Equinox EPA ratings](https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/bymodel/2025_Chevrolet_Equinox.shtml)
- [AMSOIL product lookup, 2025 Equinox 1.5L LSD (0W-20; 4.2 qt FWD / 5.3 qt AWD)](https://www.amsoil.com/lookup/auto-and-light-truck/2025/chevrolet/equinox/1-5l-4-cyl-engine-code-g-lsd-g-turbo/)
- [AutoZone, 2025 Equinox battery fitment (Group 48/H6 AGM)](https://www.autozone.com/batteries-starting-and-charging/battery/chevrolet/equinox/2025)
- [2025 Equinox key fob battery replacement (CR2450)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRdKhM7zs28)
- [WiperBladesUSA, 2025 Equinox wiper size chart](https://www.wiperbladesusa.com/wiper-size/chevrolet/equinox/2025)
- [RepairPal, 2025 Equinox recalls (none reported for the gas model)](https://repairpal.com/chevrolet/equinox/2025/recalls)

## Find your exact Equinox

- [2025](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/chevrolet/equinox/2025)
- [2024](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/chevrolet/equinox/2024)
- [2023](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/chevrolet/equinox/2023)
- [2022](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/chevrolet/equinox/2022)
- [2021](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/chevrolet/equinox/2021)
- [2020](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/chevrolet/equinox/2020)
- [2019](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/chevrolet/equinox/2019)
- [2018](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/chevrolet/equinox/2018)
- [2017](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/chevrolet/equinox/2017)
- [2016](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/chevrolet/equinox/2016)
- [2015](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/chevrolet/equinox/2015)
- [2014](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/chevrolet/equinox/2014)
- [2013](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/chevrolet/equinox/2013)
- [2012](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/chevrolet/equinox/2012)

More Chevrolet Equinox guides:

- [Oil & filter](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/chevrolet/equinox/oil)
- [Tires & wheels](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/chevrolet/equinox/tires)
- [Wiper blades](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/chevrolet/equinox/wipers)
- [Air & cabin filters](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/chevrolet/equinox/filters)
- [Bulbs](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/chevrolet/equinox/bulbs)
- [Brakes](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/chevrolet/equinox/brakes)
- [Fluids](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/chevrolet/equinox/fluids)
- [Service schedule](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/chevrolet/equinox/service-schedule)
- [Problems & reliability](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/chevrolet/equinox/common-problems)
- [Oil light reset](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/chevrolet/equinox/oil-reset)
- [Key fob battery](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/chevrolet/equinox/key-fob-battery)
- [Specs](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/chevrolet/equinox/specs)

Specifications vary with engine option, production date, and market.