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Honda Pilot vs Jeep Wagoneer

2 head-to-heads across the 2025 and 2026 model years, side by side. At default weights the Wagoneer leads 2–0. Each verdict below is the one its own page prints — price, fuel, safety, space, performance, tech and warranty from EPA, NHTSA and manufacturer data — and the weights are yours to change on any of them.

2 Head-to-heads scored at default weights
0 Pilot wins clear wins and edges
2 Wagoneer wins clear wins and edges
0 Toss-ups under 2 points apart
2025–2026 Years on file
Honda Pilot — photograph via Wikimedia Commons
Honda Pilot · Photo: Kevauto · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Year by year

2 head-to-heads · verdicts at default weights

Clear win 6+ points · Edge 2–6 · Toss-up under 2

Across the years, category by category

2 scored head-to-heads

The Pilot leads on safety in 2 of 2; the Wagoneer on fuel & range in 2 of 2, performance in 1 of 1. Category scores are 0–100 from the data on each pair page; a lead here means that model year scored higher in the category, whatever the weights.

CategoryPilot leadsWagoneer leadsLevel
Fuel & range020
Safety200
Performance010

Common questions about the Pilot vs Wagoneer

Source: EPA, NHTSA and manufacturer press kits

Which is better, the Honda Pilot or the Jeep Wagoneer?

In the newest scored pairing, the 2026 Pilot against the 2026 Wagoneer: The Jeep Wagoneer wins clearly, 91.4 to 63.5, on fuel & range. The Honda Pilot is ahead on safety. Across the 2 head-to-heads scored, the Wagoneer leads 2–0. Open the 2026 pair to change the weights.

Does the answer change from one model year to the next?

No. In every model year scored (2025 and 2026) the Wagoneer came out ahead at default weights.

Where is the biggest difference between the Honda Pilot and the Jeep Wagoneer?

The Pilot leads on safety in 2 of 2; the Wagoneer on fuel & range in 2 of 2, performance in 1 of 1. Every count comes from the category scores on the pair pages linked above, which use EPA, NHTSA and manufacturer press-kit data.

How does WhichTrim decide which vehicle wins?

Each of seven categories — price, fuel and range, safety, space and cargo, performance, tech and comfort, warranty — is scored 0–100 from the data on the page. Relative measures give 100 to the better vehicle and a proportional share to the other; NHTSA stars and the Safety Signal use their own scales. The overall score is the weighted mean at the default weights (price 4, safety 4, fuel 3, tech 3, space 2, performance 2, warranty 2). A margin of 6 points or more is a clear win, 2 to 6 an edge, under 2 a toss-up. Every pair page has sliders to change the weights.