P0306 on Honda vehicles Cylinder 6 is misfiring
P0306 is named on 5 Honda model years (2016–2019): 0 manufacturer filings and 6 owner reports in NHTSA’s files, across Pilot, Odyssey, Ridgeline.
Which Honda model years name P0306
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints| Model year | Filed under | Bulletins | Owner reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Honda Pilot | Fuel/Propulsion System | — | 2 |
| 2019 Honda Odyssey | Engine | — | 1 |
| 2017 Honda Pilot | Engine | — | 1 |
| 2017 Honda Ridgeline | Engine | — | 1 |
| 2016 Honda Pilot | 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.
Condition: The vehicle must display a Malfunction Indicator Light (Check Engine Light) with specific stored fuel-system error codes (such as P0300 through P0306, P0420, P0430, P219A, or P219B)
2025 the dealer scanned the vehicle and found codes p0301, p0302, p0303, p0306 cylinder 1 2 3 and 6 misfires
What P0306 means
Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-IICylinder 6 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 P0306 a known problem on Honda vehicles?
It is a documented one: NHTSA's files hold 0 manufacturer filings and 6 owner reports naming P0306 on 5 Honda model years (2016–2019). 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 P0306 appear on most?
2019 Pilot (2 documents), 2019 Odyssey (1 document), 2017 Pilot (1 document).
Does P0306 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.