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Honda Pilot

Every Honda Pilot model year on file, 2015 to 2026. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years5,663165 involved a crash, fire, injury or death

Model years122015 to 2026

Recall campaigns34Distinct campaigns listing it

Service bulletins1,503Summed across model years

By model year

The 2016 model year drew the most complaints, 1,709, 30% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.

Components

Engine and cooling leads the Honda Pilot complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Engine and cooling

2,033

Electrical system

1,668

Fuel system

767

Driver assistance

732

Powertrain

626

Brakes

259

Speed control

186

Steering

147

Visibility and wipers

146

Structure

140

Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.

Model years

The record for each Honda Pilot model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Honda Pilot by model year
Year	Body	Complaints	Severity index	Peer index	Recalls	Investigations	Bulletins
2026	SUV	22	0.0	367	1	0	0
2025	SUV	202	7.4	1,554	4	1	35
2024	SUV	114	4.4	570	6	2	43
2023	SUV	144	4.2	720	5	2	90
2022	SUV	160	6.3	696	5	1	93
2021	SUV	438	3.7	1,460	10	1	99
2020	SUV	489	3.7	1,746	11	4	149
2019	SUV	907	2.3	2,160	13	4	223
2018	SUV	440	3.0	1,060	7	4	140
2017	SUV	929	1.6	1,822	4	4	181
2016	SUV	1,709	2.1	4,168	8	4	365
2015	SUV	109	9.2	240	4	1	85

Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.

Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Honda Pilot

26V-424 Jul 1, 2026
Rear subframe bolts may have been tightened improperly
Structure · 3,933 vehicles
26V-365 Jun 4, 2026
Rear subframe may corrode at the suspension mounting points, which can result in rear suspension component failure
Structure · 881k vehicles
26V-332 May 21, 2026
Front passenger seat weight sensor may crack and short circuit, which can cause the air bags to deploy unintentionally during a crash
Airbags · 99k vehicles
26V-054 Jan 29, 2026
Driver's seat cushion frame may not have been tightened properly, which can result in a loose seat
Seats · 32 vehicles
25V-391 Jun 12, 2025
Brake pedal pivot pin was not secured properly, which can cause the pedal to shift out of position
Brakes · 259k vehicles
25V-056 Feb 5, 2025
Third-row passenger seat belt assembly may not function, due to incorrect routing that traps the seat belt behind the passenger side panel
Seat belts · 1,494 vehicles
25V-031 Jan 23, 2025
Software error in the fuel injection electronic control unit (FI-ECU) may cause an engine stall or a loss of power
Electrical system · 295k vehicles
24V-900 Nov 27, 2024
Fuel filler neck tube and fuel filler pipe may separate, allowing fuel to leak
Fuel system · 206k vehicles
24V-859 Nov 14, 2024
Driver's seat cushion frame may not have been tightened properly, which can result in an unsecured seat
Seats · 121 vehicles
24V-064 Feb 1, 2024
Front passenger seat weight sensor may crack and short circuit, failing to suppress the air bag as intended
Airbags · 750k vehicles

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.