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2025 Honda Pilot

Gas
Standard Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD
4 EPA-rated configurations
Data refreshed 2026-09-11
D
Safety Signal
61 / 100 from the NHTSA recall record
Recalls1 critical4
Complaintsowner reports to NHTSA195
Crash ratingNHTSA overall5★
Fuel economybest combined, EPA22 mpg
20262025202420232022202120202019201820172016

The 2025 Honda Pilot is sold in the U.S. as a gas midsize or large SUV with 4 EPA-rated configurations. The most efficient version, the Pilot FWD, is EPA-rated at 22 mpg combined. NHTSA lists 4 recall campaigns for this model year, 1 rated critical, which gives it a Safety Signal grade of D. Owners have filed 195 complaints, most often about the forward collision avoidance. NHTSA crash-tested it at 5 stars overall.

Specs & fuel economy

Source: EPA fueleconomy.gov
ConfigurationPowertrainDriveEngine / motorCityHwyCombAnnual fuel*
Pilot FWDGasFWD3.5L 6-cyl192722$2,850
Pilot AWDGasAWD3.5L 6-cyl192521$2,950
Pilot AWD Touring/Elite/BlackGasAWD3.5L 6-cyl192521$2,950
Pilot AWD TrailSportGasAWD3.5L 6-cyl182320$3,100

*EPA estimate at 15,000 miles/year at EPA reference fuel and electricity prices. fueleconomy.gov record ids: 47728, 47753, 47754, 47755.

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Recalls (4)

Source: NHTSA recall database
▲high

Service Brakes, Hydraulic

FLX, XLY
259,033 vehicles
ProblemHonda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2021-2025 Acura TLX, 2023-2025 Acura MDX, and 2023-2025 Honda Pilot vehicles. The brake pedal pivot pin was not secured properly, which can cause the pedal to shift out of position. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard numbers 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment" and 135, "Light Vehicle Brake Systems."RiskA brake pedal that shifts out of position can prevent the driver from applying the brakes as intended, increasing the risk of a crash or injury.FixDealers will inspect and replace the brake pedal assembly as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 29, 2025. Owners may contact Honda's customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are FLX and XLY.
NHTSA campaign 25V391000reported Jun 12, 2025Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
▲high

Seat Belts

ZL4
1,494 vehicles
ProblemHonda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2025 Honda Pilot vehicles. The third-row passenger seat belt assembly may not function, due to incorrect routing that traps the seat belt behind the passenger side panel. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."RiskA non-functioning seat belt cannot properly restrain the seat occupant, increasing the risk of injury during a crash.FixDealers will inspect and repair the seat belt routing as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 24, 2025. Owners may contact Honda's customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's number for this recall is ZL4.
NHTSA campaign 25V056000reported Feb 5, 2025Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
▲high

Fuel System, Gasoline

EL1, AL0
294,612 vehicles
ProblemHonda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2022-2025 Acura MDX Type-S, 2023-2025 Honda Pilot, and 2021-2025 Acura TLX Type-S vehicles. A software error in the fuel injection electronic control unit (FI-ECU) may cause an engine stall or a loss of power.RiskAn engine stall or loss of power can increase the risk of a crash or injury.FixDealers will reprogram the FI-ECU software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 17, 2025. Owners may contact Honda's customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are EL1 and AL0.
NHTSA campaign 25V031000reported Jan 23, 2025Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
!critical

Fuel System, Gasoline

OKM
205,760 vehicles
ProblemHonda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2023-2024 Passport and 2023-2025 Pilot vehicles. The fuel filler neck tube and fuel filler pipe may separate, allowing fuel to leak.RiskA fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire.FixDealers will inspect and repair the fuel filler neck tube and pipe as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 7, 2025. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's number for this recall is OKM.
NHTSA campaign 24V900000reported Nov 27, 2024Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)

NHTSA defect investigations

Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine — No Restart After Auto Start/Stop Engages open

On June 3, 2022, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened Preliminary Evaluation PE22005 after the agency received VOQs and several �eld reports concerning the Auto Idle Stop (AIS) feature on 2016-2019MY Honda Pilot vehicles. The complaints allege that the engine fails to restart on its own from a complete stop at a traffic light or road intersection with the AIS function engaged. The subject vehicles are equipped with a 3.5L engine with a 9-speed automatic transmission. On January 6, 2023, Honda released service bulletins 23-008 and 23-009. These service bulletins address the failure to restart issue in the 2016-2019MY Honda Pilot vehicles, as well as the 2015-2020 Acura TLX, 2016

Opened Mar 26, 2025 · action EA25004

Owner complaints

Source: NHTSA complaint database
195complaints filed

11 involved a crash · 0 a fire · 11 injuries · 0 deaths reported

Filed per year: 2024: 19 · 2025: 86 · 2026: 90

Most-cited components

Forward Collision Avoidance74
Electrical System43
Steering39
Service Brakes30
Engine30
Unspecified23

What owners describe

“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…”Dec 22, 2024 · Electrical System · NHTSA owner report
“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 numer…”Dec 13, 2024 · Back Over Prevention · NHTSA owner report
“I was driving and I began slowing down as I approached a red light. My vehicle suddenly stopped. I was unable to turn the vehicle back on nor change the gear. When I would press the start button while pressing the brakes, some dash lights would turn on but again I was not able to change the gear. After several attempts…”Dec 6, 2024 · Electrical System · NHTSA owner report

Complaint counts are raw owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects, and scale with how many were sold. Use them to spot patterns, not to rank.

Crash ratings

Source: NHTSA NCAP
ConfigurationOverallFrontalSideRolloverRollover risk
SUV AWD★★★★★★★★★☆★★★★★★★★★☆14%
SUV FWD★★★★★★★★★☆★★★★★★★★★☆16%

NHTSA New Car Assessment Program. Standard driver-assist: forward collision warning, lane departure warning, automatic emergency braking.

Other Pilot model years

A

2026 Honda Pilot

1 recalls · 18 complaints

F

2024 Honda Pilot

6 recalls · 109 complaints

F

2023 Honda Pilot

5 recalls · 137 complaints

D

2022 Honda Pilot

5 recalls · 149 complaints

F

2021 Honda Pilot

10 recalls · 426 complaints

F

2020 Honda Pilot

11 recalls · 484 complaints

F

2019 Honda Pilot

13 recalls · 898 complaints

F

2018 Honda Pilot

7 recalls · 437 complaints

D

2017 Honda Pilot

4 recalls · 918 complaints

F

2016 Honda Pilot

8 recalls · 1,697 complaints

Sources & method

Safety Signal starts every model-year at 100 and subtracts points per open NHTSA recall campaign by severity: critical 15 (fire risk, park-outside or do-not-drive advisories), high 8 (brakes, steering, airbags, loss of drive power, structure, battery), moderate 6, minor 3 (software, labels, lighting fixed by an update). Floor 35. A ≥ 90, B ≥ 80, C ≥ 70, D ≥ 60, otherwise F. Complaint counts and NHTSA crash ratings are shown separately and are not blended into the grade.

EPA figures come from fueleconomy.gov vehicle records. Recalls, complaints, investigations and crash ratings come from NHTSA's public flat files, refreshed weekly.

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