The Lemon Index$1,800 middle bill · most between $1,600 and $2,000
About the same as the $1,800 middle bill owners of all 15 models reported.
Owners who gave their mileage: a middle of 89,000 miles (7 reports).
Chevrolet Equinox owners reported paying a median of $1,800 for a rear main seal replacement, with the middle half of bills between $1,600 and $2,000. That's from 9 owner reports (9 complaints to NHTSA). Costs vary by shop and region.
What owners paid
- Under $5000%
- $500–$1,00011%
- $1,000–$2,50078%
- $2,500–$5,00011%
- $5,000 and up0%
Share of the 9 owner reports in each price band.
By model year
- 2012 Chevrolet Equinox1too few for a middle
- 2013 Chevrolet Equinox4$1,800 middle bill
- 2014 Chevrolet Equinox2too few for a middle
- 2016 Chevrolet Equinox2too 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.
Engines in these years
Engines with a page of their own that this model was sold with in the years above. Owners don't always say which engine they had.
Keep going
- Chevrolet Equinox reliability by year
- Rear main seal 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) · Head gasket replacement (13) · Transmission replacement (10) · 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): 11565825, 11540582, 11407070, 11390197, 11303062, 11186796, 11174806, 11065554, 11064182.
Quick answers
How much does rear main seal replacement cost on a Chevrolet Equinox?
Chevrolet Equinox owners reported a median of $1,800, and the middle half paid $1,600 to $2,000, from 9 owner reports. Costs vary by shop and region.
Is a Chevrolet Equinox rear main seal replacement more expensive than on other cars?
The Chevrolet Equinox middle bill of $1,800 is about the same as the $1,800 owners of all 15 models we have reports for paid.
Where do these Chevrolet Equinox repair costs come from?
From 9 complaints to NHTSA: what owners themselves said they paid. They aren't verified bills or a shop's quote.
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.