2025 Honda Pilot problems and recalls

Owners have filed 194 complaints on the 2025 Honda Pilot, and NHTSA has issued 4 recalls. The most cited component is the Forward Collision Avoidance (53 complaints).

194
Complaints
4
Recalls
11
Crash reports
0
Fire reports
11
Injuries
65.6
Severity index

Severity index 65.6 Medium. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 65.6p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Ranked 17 of 46 by severity index among 2025 vehicles with at least 40 complaints, highest first. 63% of those vehicles scored lower. Full 2025 ranking.

Components cited in complaints

Forward Collision Avoid…Forward Collision Avoidance: 53 complaints (27.3%)53 27%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 42 complaints (21.6%)42 22%SteeringSteering: 37 complaints (19.1%)37 19%Service BrakesService Brakes: 32 complaints (16.5%)32 16%EngineEngine: 30 complaints (15.5%)30 15%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 23 complaints (11.9%)23 12%Power TrainPower Train: 20 complaints (10.3%)20 10%Vehicle Speed ControlVehicle Speed Control: 15 complaints (7.7%)15 8%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE5327.3%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM4221.6%
STEERING3719.1%
SERVICE BRAKES3216.5%
ENGINE3015.5%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER2311.9%
POWER TRAIN2010.3%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL157.7%

Complaints filed per year

044892024: 192025: 862026: 89 (partial year)24252689
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
202419
202586
2026 (year to date)89

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
24V90000027/11/2024FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAPHonda (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.
25V03100023/01/2025FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEMHonda (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.
25V05600005/02/2025SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHERHonda (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 requi
25V39100012/06/2025SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGESHonda (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

Other Honda Pilot model years

Severity index for every other model year on file. Compare all 14 years side by side.

Source. NHTSA public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-09-07. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.