Honda Pilot problems, by model year and system
5,552 complaints owners filed with NHTSA about the Honda Pilot 2016–2026, and the 5 systems the record is deep on — engine (2,007), electrical (1,656), fuel system (704), transmission and drivetrain (581), body and structure (71). Each system has a page across the years; 21 model-year pages go deeper still. Every figure is a linked federal record; none is a failure rate or a verdict on one car.
The systems the record is deep on
Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer communicationsEngine problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Electrical problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Fuel system problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Transmission and drivetrain problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Body and structure problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Honda Pilot complaints, year by system
Source: NHTSA complaint database| Model year | engine | electrical | fuel system | transmission and drivetrain | body and structure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 22 in all | — | — | — | 3 | — |
| 2025 202 in all | 30 | 43 | — | 21 | — |
| 2024 114 in all | 10 | 10 | — | 12 | — |
| 2023 144 in all | 13 | 28 | — | — | — |
| 2022 160 in all | 33 | 37 | — | 16 | — |
| 2021 436 in all | 110 | 127 | — | — | — |
| 2020 489 in all | 104 | 214 | 54 | 35 | — |
| 2019 907 in all | 242 | 264 | 195 | 92 | — |
| 2018 440 in all | 165 | 85 | 125 | 78 | 17 |
| 2017 929 in all | 484 | 267 | 141 | 123 | — |
| 2016 1,709 in all | 816 | 581 | 189 | 201 | 54 |
Complaints owners filed with NHTSA naming each system, per model year; a bold count links the year’s own page on that system. Counts scale with sales and with time on the road; nothing here is a rate, and NHTSA’s headings are coarse (“Power Train” is the transmission and the driveline).
Common questions
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseWhich Honda Pilot system draws the most complaints?
Engine: 2,007 complaints across 11 model years, 36% of everything owners filed about the Honda Pilot. A count, not a rate — it says nothing about how many were sold.
Which Honda Pilot year has the most complaints?
2016 (1,709), 2017 (929), 2019 (907). Older years have had longer to collect them; the year pages show each year's share by system.