2017 Honda Pilot electrical problems
267 of the 929 complaints owners filed with NHTSA about the 2017 Honda Pilot name the electrical system (NHTSA’s “Electrical System” heading — wiring, modules, batteries, charging, infotainment and driver displays — NHTSA's broadest heading). Filed under the same heading: 47 manufacturer bulletins. Every figure below is a document in a federal file, linked; none is a failure rate, and none is a verdict on any one car.
What owners filed about the electrical system
Source: NHTSA complaint database1 of the 267 reports a crash · 3 a fire · 0 injuries. Self-reported, unverified.
Filed per year: 2017: 2 · 2018: 5 · 2019: 9 · 2020: 24 · 2021: 25 · 2022: 100 · 2023: 43 · 2024: 19 · 2025: 21 · 2026: 19
Half of the 63 owners who gave an odometer reading reported the electrical problem between 30,000 and 59,000 miles. A median of reports, not the life of a part.
929 complaints in all about the 2017 Honda Pilot, 19 filed in 2026. The whole picture, every system →
Counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects, and scale with how many of these were sold; nothing here is a rate. NHTSA groups complaints coarsely, so “Electrical System” means the same area of the vehicle, not one fault.
Across model years: Honda Pilot electrical problems, every year on file →
In owners’ own words
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseFiled with NHTSA by the people who own these cars, about the electrical system. Quoted as written, with anything identifying removed; unverified reports — what was said, not a finding that it was true.
We live in san francisco and do a lot of urban driving (aka, there's a ton of stop signs). When the A/C is not on, the engine turns off almost every time we stop. After owning the brand new vehicle for about a year, the radio and lights started turning off when the car would start back up at a stop sign/light.
For a while now the car has had an issue with starting after the auto idle engine stop has engaged. It is slow to start, the radio and infotainment screen cut out, and there is a popping noise. When we had the car in for service last, we mentioned this and they said they couldn't replicate the issue and to record it happening.
The blue tooth features are not reliable. The feature that allows me to verbally tell the car to call someone is not consistently responsive. When I make a call from my phone, the car doesn't always pick it up. Incoming calls consistently come in correctly.
I noticed that auto idle would randomly turn off and on the cars electricity for a second. Today, after stopping for traffic, the auto idle kicked in and the car stalled in neutral. Warning lights appeared and I tried to follow the instructions to restart the car, but it wouldn't restart. I was unable to turn the car off.
Have a 2017 Honda Pilot touring with 39k miles. Usually the car goes into 'accessory' mode when the auto idle stop kicks in but a couple of months ago something new started- I experienced a total stall for the first time, and it has happened 3 more times since. The car turned completely off, but it did not restart automatically.
What is on file about the electrical system
Source: NHTSA recalls, investigations and manufacturer communications47 manufacturer bulletins filed under this heading
The 0 newest are listed; every one is on the model year’s page. Quote the document number at a service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.
Trouble codes named on this system
P0430 P0369 P2652 P3400 B12C5 B12D3 U0104
Codes a bulletin or an owner’s complaint about the 2017 Honda Pilot names on this model year; a code with a record of its own links it.
Other systems with a record on the 2017 Honda Pilot
Source: the same files- engine problems 484 complaints
- fuel system problems 141 complaints
- transmission and drivetrain problems 123 complaints
Common questions
Source: NHTSA complaint database, recalls and manufacturer communicationsAre electrical problems common on the 2017 Honda Pilot?
They are documented: NHTSA holds 267 owner complaints naming the electrical system on this model year (29% of everything owners filed about it), and 47 manufacturer bulletins are filed under the same heading. Whether it is a problem on one particular car is a diagnosis, not a count, and a count says nothing about how many were sold.
Is there a recall for the electrical system on the 2017 Honda Pilot?
No recall campaign is filed under this heading for this model year (there are 4 filed under other headings). A bulletin is not a recall: it carries no federal duty to repair for free.
When do electrical problems show up on the 2017 Honda Pilot?
Owners who gave an odometer reading reported it at a median of 38,500 miles; half of them between 30,000 and 59,000. That is when reports cluster, not the life of a part.
What does NHTSA's "Electrical System" heading cover?
Wiring, modules, batteries, charging, infotainment and driver displays — NHTSA's broadest heading. Owners choose the heading when they file, so it says which area of the vehicle the complaint is about, not which part failed.