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2025 Chevrolet Equinox Brakes Problems

NHTSA lists 27 brake complaints for the 2025 Chevrolet Equinox, 12% of its 227 total complaints. Reports include brake failure warnings, master cylinder failure, unintended hard braking, and one crash tied to brake lockup. No related recall is currently listed.

Brakes complaints
27
12% of 227
Crashes reported
3
Fires reported
0
Injuries reported
1
Median mileage
13,040 mi
Related recalls
0

Typical brake symptoms owners report

  • Owners report the brake pedal going to the floor along with a brake failure warning, in one case traced to a master brake cylinder failure.
  • Some drivers describe the vehicle braking or slamming on the brakes abruptly with no vehicle or obstacle nearby, sometimes right after a seat-vibration sensor alert.
  • One owner reported the brakes locking up at low speed while the vehicle simultaneously accelerated, resulting in a collision with another vehicle.
  • On the Equinox EV, some owners say Adaptive Cruise Control with one-pedal driving braking did not slow the car quickly enough to avoid a collision, requiring manual brake intervention.
  • At least one owner mentions a GM Service Update related to reduced brake performance and asked whether it should be escalated to a recall.

When 2025 Chevrolet Equinox brake complaints were filed

First complaint Jul 22, 2025, latest Sep 24, 2026.

2025 Chevrolet Equinox brakes complaints: complaints filed per month4Jul 2025Dec 2025Feb 2026Apr 2026Jun 2026Sep 2026
27 complaints filed with NHTSA from Jul 2025 to Sep 2026; peak Jan 2026 (4).

Brakes recalls for the 2025 Chevrolet Equinox

No safety recalls on record for this model year.

Brakes complaints by Equinox model year

Raw complaint counts per model year; newer years have had less time to accumulate complaints.

  1. 201065 (8%)
  2. 201177 (10%)
  3. 201238 (6%)
  4. 201332 (4%)
  5. 201426 (5%)
  6. 201530 (4%)
  7. 201612 (3%)
  8. 201711 (4%)
  9. 2018139 (34%)
  10. 201983 (28%)
  11. 2020112 (36%)
  12. 20217 (7%)
  13. 20226 (3%)
  14. 202315 (16%)
  15. 202413 (16%)
  16. 202527 (12%)

Frequently asked questions

How many brake complaints does the 2025 Chevrolet Equinox have?
NHTSA lists 27 brake complaints for the 2025 Equinox, making up 12% of the 227 total complaints filed for the year.
Is there a brake recall for the 2025 Chevrolet Equinox?
No related recall is listed in NHTSA data for this brake issue, though one owner complaint references a GM Service Update about reduced brake performance.
What brake problems do 2025 Equinox owners report?
Owners report brake failure warnings, a master cylinder failure, sudden unexplained hard braking, and one case of brake lockup combined with unintended acceleration.
Have the brake issues caused any crashes or injuries?
NHTSA data tied to this brake complaint group shows 3 crashes and 1 injury, out of the 27 brake complaints filed for the 2025 Equinox.
At what mileage do brake problems tend to appear?
The median mileage at failure for brake complaints on the 2025 Equinox is 13,040 miles.

Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation complaint and recall databases; U.S. EPA fuel economy data; NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.

Data updated Sep 24, 2026. Read the methodology and data sources. The Complaint Index is based on NHTSA owner complaints and recalls; it is not a reliability rating.