About $1,223 a year for full coverage on a national average — 15% less than the $1,438 average car. Insurers rate the Chevrolet Equinox at an index of 85 where 100 is a typical vehicle, based on how often and how expensively these cars actually generate claims (latest data covers 2022-2024).
The premium isn't spread evenly across the Chevrolet Equinox: Medical payments — medical bills for you and passengers — carries its highest loss index at 131, while Comprehensive sits at 62. Those 69 points are the real reason behind the price, and they are the part a quote form never shows you. Among 78 suvs we hold data for, the Equinox ranks #19 from cheapest, below the class median of 94. Against what the car is worth the bill looks different again: a 2026 Equinox sells for a median $32,871, so a year of cover costs 3.7% of the car's value. Calculated from 38 insurance-loss records and live US listing prices.
Why a Equinox costs what it does
Insurers don't price a car with one number — they track losses separately for each kind of cover. An index of 100 is the average vehicle, so anything above means this model generates costlier claims of that type:
Read it as «where the money goes». A high Collision figure means these cars are expensive to repair after a crash; a high Comprehensive figure points at theft, weather and vandalism instead. Estimated annual split at $1,223: Liability (BI + PD) $587 · Collision $342 · Comprehensive $147 · Other (UM / PIP) $147.
The Equinox against its class
Every suvs we hold insurance data for, cheapest to insure first. The Equinox is highlighted — rivals are clickable if you're cross-shopping:
Class as defined by insurers (SUVs), not by us — it groups cars by how they're actually driven and repaired. Median for this class is 94, roughly $1,352 a year.
How it changed by generation
Insurance-loss index of the Equinox across every generation in the data. Newer isn't automatically cheaper — driver-assist systems cut crash frequency, while sensors and aluminium panels push repair bills up:
Each point averages every recorded variant of that generation. The Equinox has become cheaper to insure over time (-4 points).
What a Equinox costs by state
Where you park matters as much as what you drive. The Equinox's index applied to each state's average premium — the same car, the same cover, different postcode:
| State | Equinox est. / yr | vs national |
|---|---|---|
| Florida | +39% vs US | |
| Louisiana | +38% vs US | |
| New York | +32% vs US | |
| District of Columbia | +26% vs US | |
| Georgia | +21% vs US | |
| Texas | +20% vs US | |
| Wisconsin | -30% vs US | |
| Hawaii | -31% vs US | |
| Idaho | -32% vs US | |
| North Dakota | -33% vs US | |
| Vermont | -33% vs US | |
| Maine | -36% vs US |
Six priciest and six cheapest states shown. Figures are the state's average premium scaled by the Chevrolet Equinox's loss index of 85 — your own quote also depends on age, record, deductible and ZIP.
Chevrolet Equinox insurance — frequently asked
How much is insurance for a Chevrolet Equinox?
About $1,223 a year for full coverage at the national average, versus $1,438 for a typical car. That's the model's insurance-loss index of 85 applied to the US average premium.
Why is the Equinox expensive or cheap to insure?
For the Chevrolet Equinox the costliest area is Medical payments at an index of 131, covering medical bills for you and passengers — against 62 for its cheapest. Insurers set premiums from claim history like that, not from the sticker price — which is why the Chevrolet Equinox lands at 85, not at what it costs new.
Is the Equinox cheaper to insure than rivals?
It ranks #19 of 78 in the suvs class, where the median index is 94 against this car's 85. Cheaper rivals are listed in the chart above.
Is that a lot relative to the car's value?
A year of cover is 3.7% of what a 2026 Equinox sells for — $1,223 against a median price of $32,871. Cheap cars often show a higher percentage even when the dollar premium is lower, and at 3.7% the Equinox sits on the cheap side of it.
Does its safety rating lower the premium?
Not directly. The Equinox holds 5 stars from NHTSA, but crash-test performance and repair cost are priced separately — a car can protect occupants well and still be costly to fix.
Where does this data come from?
Insurance-loss indices published for real vehicles, combined with NAIC state average premiums. It's claim history, not a quote engine — so it shows what these cars actually cost insurers rather than what one company would offer you.
Will my own quote match this?
Treat it as a baseline for the car itself. Your figure also moves with age, driving record, deductible, mileage and ZIP code — the same Equinox can differ by hundreds between two drivers.
How we work this out
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