The Lemon Index$1,700 middle bill · most between $1,500 and $2,000
Lower than the $3,000 middle bill owners of all 62 models reported.
Owners who gave their mileage: a middle of 77,000 miles (11 reports).
Chevrolet Equinox owners reported paying a median of $1,700 for a head gasket replacement, with the middle half of bills between $1,500 and $2,000. That's from 13 owner reports (13 complaints to NHTSA). Costs vary by shop and region.
What owners paid
- Under $5000%
- $500–$1,0008%
- $1,000–$2,50077%
- $2,500–$5,00015%
- $5,000 and up0%
Share of the 13 owner reports in each price band.
By model year
- 2005 Chevrolet Equinox10$1,600 middle bill
- 2006 Chevrolet Equinox2too few for a middle
- 2007 Chevrolet Equinox1too few for a middle
Reports per model year, with the middle bill where there are 3 or more. YouTube amounts count for the generation the video covers.
How often owners report the failure
- 2005 Chevrolet Equinox58 complaints name it9% of that year's complaints
- 2006 Chevrolet Equinox22 complaints name it3% of that year's complaints
Owner complaints to NHTSA whose own words name a head gasket. Raw counts: popular years get more complaints. A complaint is a report, not proof of a defect.
Keep going
- Chevrolet Equinox reliability by year
- Head gasket replacement cost on every car
- Car symptoms and what they can mean
Other repairs Chevrolet Equinox owners reported
Engine replacement (44) · Blend door actuator replacement (33) · Fuel pump replacement (27) · Timing chain replacement (27) · Transmission replacement (10) · Rear main seal replacement (9) · Brake booster replacement (8) · Brake repair (8) · Throttle body replacement (6)
The details
How we count
Every number here is a repair bill an owner reported, never a shop's price list. Two sources: the bills owners wrote in their own complaints to the U.S. government (NHTSA), and the dollar amounts owners said out loud in YouTube repair and ownership videos. A figure counts for a repair when that repair is the part named nearest to it. Left out: purchase prices, payments, rentals, towing, warranties and deductibles, amounts under $50 or over $15,000, parts-only prices ("the part was $80 on Amazon"), bills for two different repairs named together, and money someone else paid. One number per complaint (or video) and repair: the biggest, so it's the bill, not the diagnosis fee.
The range is the middle half of the bills (the 25th to the 75th percentile), so one wild number can't swing it. Owners who complain to the government often had expensive repairs, so a typical bill can be lower. Costs vary by shop and region, by dealer vs independent shop, by parts and by miles. This is what owners reported, not a quote for your car.
Check the bills yourself
NHTSA complaint numbers (search them at nhtsa.gov): 10747695, 10713820, 10478871, 10454738, 10430510, 10391389, 10366992, 10299559, 10286762, 10269042, 10227849, 10211237 and more.
Quick answers
How much does head gasket replacement cost on a Chevrolet Equinox?
Chevrolet Equinox owners reported a median of $1,700, and the middle half paid $1,500 to $2,000, from 13 owner reports. Costs vary by shop and region.
Is a Chevrolet Equinox head gasket replacement more expensive than on other cars?
The Chevrolet Equinox middle bill of $1,700 is lower than the $3,000 owners of all 62 models we have reports for paid.
Where do these Chevrolet Equinox repair costs come from?
From 13 complaints to NHTSA: what owners themselves said they paid. They aren't verified bills or a shop's quote.
Which Chevrolet Equinox years report this failure most?
In complaints to NHTSA, owners of the 2005 (58), 2006 (22) Chevrolet Equinox named it most. Raw counts, not a failure rate.
Sources: NHTSA owner complaints and YouTube videos (amounts said out loud), sorted by The Lemon Index. Owner reports, not a price quote. Costs vary by shop and region.