P0305 on Honda vehicles Cylinder 5 is misfiring
P0305 is named on 5 Honda model years (2016–2020): 0 manufacturer filings and 6 owner reports in NHTSA’s files, across Pilot, Accord, Ridgeline.
Which Honda model years name P0305
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints| Model year | Filed under | Bulletins | Owner reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Honda Pilot | Engine | — | 2 |
| 2020 Honda Ridgeline | Fuel/Propulsion System | — | 1 |
| 2019 Honda Pilot | Unspecified | — | 1 |
| 2017 Honda Pilot | Engine | — | 1 |
| 2016 Honda Accord | Engine | — | 1 |
A model year is listed because the code is named in its own record — a bulletin filed against it, or an owner’s complaint about it — not because every one of these vehicles sets it. Counts are documents in NHTSA’s files, not failure rates.
What Honda owners said
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseOwners’ own words, scrubbed of anything identifying. Unverified reports filed with NHTSA — what was said, not a finding that it was true.
It had all these codes all of a sudden P0304 P0305 P0306 P0300 P0430 P219B All of these codes are associated with a bulletin on Honda for an extended warranty for 2019 Pilots all makes up to 10yr/150k miles for a fuel injection issue
What P0305 means
Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-IICylinder 5 is misfiring.
A stored code names the test that failed, never the part that caused it. The record above is what Honda and its owners have filed about it; the code’s page across every make has the whole file.
Common questions
Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standardIs P0305 a known problem on Honda vehicles?
It is a documented one: NHTSA's files hold 0 manufacturer filings and 6 owner reports naming P0305 on 5 Honda model years (2016–2020). Whether it is a problem on one particular car is a diagnosis, not a count — but a bulletin that names the code on your model year is the place to start.
Which Honda models does P0305 appear on most?
2016 Pilot (2 documents), 2016 Accord (1 document), 2019 Pilot (1 document).
Does P0305 on a Honda mean it is recalled?
No. Recalls are filed by campaign and matched by VIN; no recall is triggered by a scan tool. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, or open the model year's page here for the campaigns filed against it.