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 where on file — then open the year you're shopping for its AI reliability outlook where NHTSA has enough data.
Honda Pilot problems by model year
196 recall entries and 9,418 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.
- engine2,366 complaints
- electrical system2,064 complaints
- power train1,332 complaints
- unknown or other1,186 complaints
- air bags735 complaints
- fuel/propulsion system637 complaints
- service brakes535 complaints
- forward collision avoidance520 complaints