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
196 recall entries and 9258 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.
- engine2308 complaints
- electrical system2030 complaints
- power train1320 complaints
- unknown or other1161 complaints
- air bags732 complaints
- service brakes644 complaints
- fuel/propulsion system624 complaints
- forward collision avoidance494 complaints