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2025 Honda Pilot — Problems & Complaints

NHTSA has 211 owner complaints on file for this vehicle. Every report below was filed by a real owner with the US government's road-safety agency.

211
Complaints
filed with NHTSA
11
Involved a Crash
owner-reported
0
Involved Fire
owner-reported
11
Injuries
across all reports
Years to Avoid

Honda Pilot — Complaints by Model Year

Years flagged AVOID have at least twice this model's average complaint count — the strongest public-data signal of a bad year.

440 complaints

913 complaints

492 complaints

444 complaints

164 complaints

146 complaints

116 complaints

211 complaints

0 complaints

Problem Areas

What Owners Complain About Most

Forward Collision Avoidance 56 reports
Electrical System 44 reports
Steering 41 reports
Service Brakes 33 reports
Engine 33 reports
Unknown Or Other 28 reports
Power Train 22 reports
Lane Departure 15 reports
In Their Own Words

Recent Owner Reports

Visibility ODI 11707585 12/29/2025

The contact owns a 2025 Honda Pilot. The contact stated that the front windshield was cracked. The contact stated that a rock or stone had most likely hit the windshield. The vehicle was taken to the auto glass center, and the windshield was replaced. After the repair, the contact noticed that the windshield was cracked at its base. The contact noticed that the lower half of t…

Engine ODI 11707041 12/25/2025

Vehicle was driving normally when the engine failed and lost power. The vehicle following nearly rear ended ours. Pulled the car over into a side street and tried to restart with no success. Emission control problem warning displayed. Called road side assistance and had the vehicle towed to the dealer from where it was purchased. Dealer contacted us an told us that the en…

Electrical System ODI 11632041 12/22/2024

After two weeks of purchasing this vehicle the whole system just turn off. The first time it happens was on a Tuesday afternoon. I turn the vehicle off. As I return to the car a few minutes later I couldn't Start the car. Everything was off no power on, the lights were off, engine, doors where lock. waited an hour them the car engine started up. Two days later the same issue a…

Lane Departure ODI 11630564 12/13/2024

We own two Hondas. On December 18, 2024 someone stole the radar senders from both vehicles. I takes a little over a minute to steal these. The Honda dealer states that Honda Corp has offered no solution. Beyond expense this negates the cars high tech safety features which makes the vehicle unsafe to drive per the numerous warning that flash on the dash board. As you can …

Steering ODI 11704800 12/12/2025

All of the lights on the dash came on and the power steering stopped working while driving on the highway. I was in the number one lane and had to merge across four lanes to pull over with no power steering. I shut the car off and waited a few minutes. The lights were still on the dash but the power steering was working. This is the second time this has happened in the last tw…

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Recalls & Crash Tests

Complaints are one half of the picture — see the official recalls and NHTSA crash-test stars for the 2025 Honda Pilot, or check your exact car by VIN with the free VIN lookup.

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Problems Checker

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Questions

FAQ

Is the 2025 Honda Pilot reliable?
Owners have filed 211 safety complaints with NHTSA for the 2025 Honda Pilot, most often about forward collision avoidance. Compare the complaint counts across model years above — a year with far more complaints than the model's average is the strongest 'avoid' signal in public data.
Which Honda Pilot years should I avoid?
The rule of thumb used by analysts: a model year whose complaint count is well above the model's own average (we flag 2× or more) usually had a real manufacturing or design problem — not just noisy reporting. Use the year-by-year strip on this page.
Where do these complaints come from?
Directly from NHTSA, the US government road-safety agency. Any owner can file a Vehicle Owner Questionnaire; NHTSA publishes them as public domain data. We cache each lookup for up to 7 days.
Do complaints mean a recall is coming?
Sometimes. NHTSA opens defect investigations when complaint patterns emerge, and investigations can end in recalls. Check the recalls page for this vehicle to see what has already been recalled.