Honda Pilot problems reported in California
1,660 of the 13,244 complaints filed about the Honda Pilot came from California, most often about the engine & cooling.
Bigger states file more complaints simply for having more drivers. What is worth reading here is the mix — a part that fails in heat, cold or road salt shows up in some states long before others.
1,660
Complaints from California
57
Crashes
16
Fires
2016
Worst model year
What failed
Engine & Cooling
314
18.9%
Electrical System
264
15.9%
Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance
168
10.1%
Other & Unspecified
150
9.0%
Transmission & Drivetrain
141
8.5%
Fuel & Propulsion
114
6.9%
Airbags
91
5.5%
Brakes
80
4.8%
Body & Structure
54
3.3%
Acceleration & Cruise Control
52
3.1%
Steering
51
3.1%
Suspension
34
2.0%
By model year
2003 Pilot
127
7.7%
2004 Pilot
73
4.4%
2005 Pilot
123
7.4%
2006 Pilot
43
2.6%
2007 Pilot
35
2.1%
2008 Pilot
25
1.5%
2009 Pilot
27
1.6%
2010 Pilot
21
1.3%
2011 Pilot
55
3.3%
2012 Pilot
23
1.4%
2013 Pilot
27
1.6%
2014 Pilot
21
1.3%
2015 Pilot
17
1.0%
2016 Pilot
337
20.3%
2017 Pilot
159
9.6%
2018 Pilot
91
5.5%
2019 Pilot
172
10.4%
2020 Pilot
66
4.0%
2021 Pilot
93
5.6%
2022 Pilot
42
2.5%
2023 Pilot
19
1.1%
2024 Pilot
33
2.0%
2025 Pilot
23
1.4%
2026 Pilot
8
0.5%
Cities reporting most
SAN Diego
59
16.2%
SAN Jose
57
15.6%
LOS Angeles
44
12.1%
Sacramento
37
10.1%
Santa Rosa
25
6.8%
Fontana
24
6.6%
ELK Grove
22
6.0%
Carlsbad
20
5.5%
Fresno
20
5.5%
Vacaville
19
5.2%
Long Beach
19
5.2%
Fremont
19
5.2%