2013 Honda Pilot: owner complaints and recalls

Owners have filed 270 complaints about the 2013 Honda Pilot and NHTSA has issued 6 recall campaigns. The most-reported system is engine, named in 78 of them.

270
Complaints
6
Recalls
11
Crash reports
4
Fire reports
12
Injuries
60.7
Severity index

Severity index 60.7 - Medium. It weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints, so a vehicle attracting serious reports scores above one attracting many trivial ones (how this is calculated).

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 60.7p25 35p75 96cleanestworst
Where the 2013 Honda Pilot sits against the quartiles of every vehicle we track.

Among the 145 2013 vehicles we track with at least 40 complaints on file, the 2013 Honda Pilot ranks 78 of 145 by severity, where 1 is the worst. Its severity is higher than 46% of its model-year peers. See the full 2013 ranking.

What actually fails

EngineEngine: 78 complaints (28.9%)78 29%Power TrainPower Train: 54 complaints (20.0%)54 20%StructureStructure: 47 complaints (17.4%)47 17%Service BrakesService Brakes: 42 complaints (15.6%)42 16%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 35 complaints (13.0%)35 13%Air BagsAir Bags: 18 complaints (6.7%)18 7%Vehicle Speed ControlVehicle Speed Control: 16 complaints (5.9%)16 6%SuspensionSuspension: 13 complaints (4.8%)13 5%
Systems named in complaints. One complaint can name several, so shares overlap.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
ENGINE7828.9%
POWER TRAIN5420.0%
STRUCTURE4717.4%
SERVICE BRAKES4215.6%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER3513.0%
AIR BAGS186.7%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL165.9%
SUSPENSION134.8%

Complaints filed per year

022442013: 422014: 442015: 242016: 162017: 182018: 242019: 352020: 212021: 72022: 92023: 112024: 72025: 52026: 7 (partial year)131444151617181920212223242526
Complaints filed per calendar year, not model year. The hatched bar is the current year and is still incomplete.
YearComplaints
201342
201444
201524
201616
201718
201824
201935
202021
20217
20229
202311
20247
20255
2026 (year to date)7
Complaint volume is broadly steady year over year.

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
18V66100027/09/2018AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULEHonda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2014 Honda Insight and Acura TSX and TSX Wagon, 2014-2015 Honda Crosstour and Pilot vehicles nationwide, as well as certain 2014 Honda FCX Clarity and Fit EV vehicles in Florida, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Texas, Alabama, Georgia, L
19V50200027/06/2019AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULEHonda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2009-2014 Acura TSX, 2011-2014 TSX Sport Wagon, 2010-2013 ZDX, 2008-2012 Honda Accord, 2010-2011 Accord Crosstour, 2006-2011 Civic and Civic Hybrid, 2008-2010 Civic GX NGV, 2012-2015 Crosstour, 2007-2011 CR-V, 2009-2013 Fit, 2
19V37800016/05/2019AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULEHonda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2009-2014 Acura TSX, 2011-2013 TSX Sport Wagon, and 2010-2012 ZDX and 2008-2012 Honda Accord, 2010-2011 Accord Crosstour, 2006-2011 Civic, Civic Hybrid and Civic NGV, 2012-2014 Crosstour, 2007-2011 CR-V, 2009-2013 Fit, 2010-20
18V04200009/01/2018AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULEHonda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2010-2013 Acura TSX, ZDX, Honda Accord Crosstour, Fit, Insight and Pilot vehicles, 2011-13 Acura TSX Sportswagon, 2010-2012 Honda Accord,, 2010-2011 Honda Civic, Civic NGV, Civic Hybrid and CR-V vehicles and 2013 Honda FCX Cla
13V01600018/01/2013AIR BAGSHonda is recalling certain model year 2009-2013 Pilot and 2011-2013 Odyssey passenger vehicles manufactured from March 13, 2008, through December 21, 2012. One or more rivets that attach the airbag module to the airbag cover may be missing.
13V38200027/08/2013ENGINEHonda is recalling certain model year 2013 Pilot 2WD and 4WD vehicles and certain model year 2013 Odyssey vehicles. During manufacturing of the engine piston, it is possible that the heat treatment process was not properly applied, resulting in the piston having an insufficient
Source. US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-07-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports; volume is influenced by how many units were sold and how long the vehicle has been on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.