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Honda Pilot

Model years 2003–2026 · 62 recall campaigns · 3,493 complaints · 13 investigations · filed by Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)

The Honda Pilot appears on NHTSA's register for model years 2003 to 2026: 62 recall campaigns (186 model-year entries) and 3,493 consumer complaints.

The component named most often in complaints is power train (159.7 per 1,000 component mentions), followed by air bags (128.8).

The 2003 model year has the most complaints (665). Recall campaigns peaked in 2019 with 7; complaints were received in the largest number in 2016 (430). Within Honda, this line ranks 5 of 67 by total complaints.

Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.

Model years

Model yearRecallsComplaintsvs line averageUnits in campaigns
2003 Honda Pilot13665457%17,767,918
2004 Honda Pilot12501344%14,253,414
2005 Honda Pilot13628431%12,837,653
2006 Honda Pilot8216148%12,335,389
2007 Honda Pilot7168115%11,145,389
2008 Honda Pilot710270%11,145,389
2009 Honda Pilot911378%5,481,359
2010 Honda Pilot109465%6,836,765
2011 Honda Pilot11235161%6,847,588
2012 Honda Pilot912385%3,815,315
2013 Honda Pilot6189130%2,824,576
2014 Honda Pilot36545%1,384,099
2015 Honda Pilot44531%3,874,559
2016 Honda Pilot8237163%4,381,738
2017 Honda Pilot47149%4,194,692
2018 Honda Pilot72517%4,543,447
2019 Honda Pilot131611%7,480,499
2020 Honda Pilot1100%6,887,340
2021 Honda Pilot1000%7,000,478
2022 Honda Pilot500%3,063,270
2023 Honda Pilot500%760,045
2024 Honda Pilot600%760,077
2025 Honda Pilot400%760,899
2026 Honda Pilot NHTSA record100%3,933

"vs line average" is the model year's complaints as a share of the line's average per model year (100% = average). A campaign covering several model years counts once per year. Model years with one campaign and fewer than 25 complaints are listed but have no page of their own; the NHTSA link opens the agency's record.

Components most reported

Power Train159.7
Air Bags128.8
Electrical System90.8
Engine73.2
Service Brakes61.4
Structure52.3
Unknown or Other46.9
Vehicle Speed Control45.4
Seats43.2
Suspension38.9

Per 1,000 component mentions across all Honda Pilot complaints (4,495 mentions).

Campaigns by year reported

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Distinct NHTSA campaigns naming the Honda Pilot, by the year the Part 573 report was received.

Complaints by year received

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Complaints about any Honda Pilot model year, by year received.

Other Honda model lines

All 67 Honda model lines

Questions and answers

Which Honda Pilot model years have the most recalls?

2003 (13), 2005 (13), 2019 (13). Across model years 2003–2026 there are 62 distinct campaigns.

Which Honda Pilot model year has the most complaints?

2003, with 665 of the line's 3,493 complaints. Newer model years have had less time to accumulate reports.

What do owners of the Honda Pilot complain about?

power train (159.7 per 1,000 mentions), air bags (128.8 per 1,000 mentions), electrical system (90.8 per 1,000 mentions). Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.

Where does this data come from?

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation recall and complaint flat files, public domain, dated 24 Sep 2026 and 15 May 2019.

Provenance

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation recall, complaint and investigation flat files, public domain, dated 24 Sep 2026 and 15 May 2019. Model names are as NHTSA records them; variants such as "Accord" and "Accord Hybrid" are separate lines. See the methodology.