8.7
pretty bad- Typical Repair Cost:
- No data
- Average Mileage:
- 34,200 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 3 complaints
Most common solutions:
- not sure (3 reports)
This car was rated at 24 mpg in town and 32 mpg on the road. I have kept records of every gallon of gas I have put into this vehicle and my overall mileage is 21.1 mpg. The best mileage I have gotten on a tank of gas is 26.00 and that was on a trip to Arizona in Dec of 2014. On that trip to Arizona, I drove 3007 miles and used 128.88 gallons of gas which computes to 23.33 miles per gallon which is a long way from the 32 that is advertised. I am really not satisfied with the vehicle for this reason. I took to shop and they told me that there was not codes in it so they could not do anything to it.
- Lawrence H., Princeton, IL, US
No matter what we try the mileage rarely gets to the minimum 22mpg it touts. I expected it to be alright with a little driving. It has never got above 21.75mpg. I went to the dealership and was talked to like I had never worked on a car or didn't understand how things worked. After that he offered to let me speak to the GM. It has been disappointing to have a vehicle that gets the same mileage a 2002 Impala got with over 140,000 miles.
- Shawn H., Liberty Hill, Texas (TX), US
So: I bought this Equinox in Jan 2021, so it was 7 years old and had 125,000km or 78,000 miles on it but by and large it was working great and came with a warranty. However the fuel economy is trash. On open highway I can occasionally get 35-40 mpg , but I typically get about 28-32mpg on open highway.
In the city however, if I dedicate all my focus to maximizing fuel economy using the fuel economy display and concentrate on driving as smoothly as possible 100% of the time. I can get maybe get it to 14mpg but that's only if I am really focused on avoiding unnecessary acceleration or braking at all times. If I drive naturally in city in average traffic not gridlock - while not in a particular rush I get 9-11mpg. It's always been like this, I had a 2013 equinox that was written off when someone ran a red and hit me. It was just the same. Trying to determine if that's the experience of all drivers of older Equinoxes.
- Grateful N., Vancouver, BC, Canada