Reliability & cost of ownership
Honda Pilot Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Honda Pilot? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars — then open the year you're shopping for a full reliability and repair-cost forecast.
Honda Pilot problems by model year
195 recall entries and 8859 owner complaints on file across 24 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Honda Pilot, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- engine2181 complaints
- electrical system1948 complaints
- power train1293 complaints
- unknown or other1095 complaints
- air bags721 complaints
- service brakes622 complaints
- fuel/propulsion system589 complaints
- forward collision avoidance427 complaints