Worst years for a Honda Pilot
Owners have filed 13,244 complaints about the Honda Pilot with NHTSA across model years 2003 to 2026. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.
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2019 Honda Pilot1,455 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly driver assist & collision avoidance.
Every Honda Pilot year, graded
The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.
| Year | Grade | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Median miles | Most reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | A | 29 | 0 | 0 | — | Steering |
| 2025 | C | 357 | 23 | 0 | 8,435 | Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance |
| 2024 | B | 174 | 3 | 3 | 30,000 | Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance |
| 2023 | B | 214 | 5 | 3 | 17,263 | Seat Belts |
| 2022 | C | 266 | 15 | 0 | 32,000 | Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance |
| 2021 | D | 732 | 24 | 3 | 31,000 | Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance |
| 2020 | D | 799 | 15 | 7 | 4,100 | Electrical System |
| 2019 | D | 1,455 | 21 | 5 | 15,500 | Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance |
| 2018 | C | 655 | 15 | 2 | 47,500 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2017 | D | 1,340 | 10 | 11 | 37,848 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2016 | D | 2,383 | 40 | 15 | 49,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2015 | B | 140 | 11 | 3 | 45,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2014 | C | 153 | 11 | 0 | 31,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2013 | C | 369 | 15 | 6 | 24,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2012 | C | 229 | 22 | 5 | 32,625 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2011 | D | 393 | 44 | 14 | 41,500 | Airbags |
| 2010 | C | 142 | 20 | 1 | 67,500 | Airbags |
| 2009 | B | 174 | 13 | 4 | 72,218 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2008 | C | 166 | 14 | 4 | 87,000 | Airbags |
| 2007 | C | 266 | 12 | 9 | 89,364 | Airbags |
| 2006 | C | 332 | 31 | 10 | 99,000 | Airbags |
| 2005 | D | 955 | 61 | 10 | 103,852 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2004 | C | 644 | 41 | 19 | 103,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2003 | D | 877 | 56 | 16 | 120,014 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
What breaks on a Honda Pilot
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Exactly what failed on a Honda Pilot
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Honda Pilot, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Honda Pilot problems by state
Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.
Compare the Honda Pilot
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.