2025 Honda Pilot

Too new to assess

The 2025 Honda Pilot is too new for this measure. Almost every complaint about a vehicle this recent is a first-year complaint, because that is all the service life there has been, so the figure cannot separate a genuine early defect from simple youth. The complaint counts, systems and recalls below still stand on their own. The most-reported system is collision avoidance (71 complaints), typically at 1.1 yr or about 3,200 miles.

Complaints: 335
Median age at failure: 1.1 yr
Median mileage: 8,435 n=35
Crash / fire / tow: 10.1% of reports
Safety recalls: 4

When each system is reported — middle 50% of complaints

System

0y2y4y6y8y10y12y14y

Collision avoidance

71 reports · 3,200 mi

1.1 yr

11.3%

Electrical system

39 reports · 16,000 mi

1.0 yr

5.1%

Steering

36 reports · 8,000 mi

1.2 yr

8.3%

Engine

29 reports · 8,435 mi

1.1 yr

Service brakes

25 reports · 17,500 mi

1.6 yr

32%

Other

23 reports

1.3 yr

13%

Power train

18 reports · 22,000 mi

1.0 yr

5.6%

Speed control

15 reports · 10,000 mi

9 mo

13.3%

Lane departure

15 reports

7 mo

Safety recalls — NHTSA campaigns

25V391000 2025-06-12

Service brakes, hydraulic:pedals and linkages

Honda (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."

A 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.

25V056000 2025-02-05

Seat belts:rear/other

Honda (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."

A non-functioning seat belt cannot properly restrain the seat occupant, increasing the risk of injury during a crash.

25V031000 2025-01-23

Fuel system, gasoline:fuel injection system

Honda (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.

An engine stall or loss of power can increase the risk of a crash or injury.

24V900000 2024-11-27

Fuel system, gasoline:storage:tank assembly:filler pipe and cap

Honda (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.

A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire.

In owners’ own words

Steering mileage not reported 5 mo in service

Loud popping noise when steering started at about 2000 miles. The entire steering rack was replaced. At 7000 miles the noise is back along with a clicking in the steering wheel. Took it to the dealership again and they adjusted the clock spring, but it is still there. I am worried because I am afraid my steering will fail. The dealer did reproduce the problem both times. No independent inspection. No warning lamps.

Steering mileage not reported 6 mo in service

I have clicking,ticking noise coming from the stering wheel area during low spedd turning. i notice the noise around the front lef and right wheel area when I pulling in or out of parking spot

Steering mileage not reported 8 mo in service

Steering will make creaking/knocking noise any time the temp warms to 70 or more or if temp is below, after about an hours drive. Hundreds of reports online about this exact issue with dozens of videos, all with the exact same issue. Yet Honda has done nothing to solve the problem or investigate the safety impacts of leaving this issue unchecked. Happens when turning the wheel whether in motion or parked. Doesnât matter.

Service brakes mileage not reported 8 mo in service crash / fire / tow

My 2025 Honda Pilotâs Collision Mitigation Braking System and backup sensors have failed three times at low speed, resulting in collisions with objects directly behind or in front of the vehicle. These include a front collision with a tree, running over a small tricycle, and backing into a tree â all under 5 mph with sensors fully enabled. The system failed to detect or respond in any instance. This is a critical safety failure

Other Pilot model years

How to read this

This is what owners reported, not a reliability rating. People file with NHTSA about alarming failures, not routine ones, and complaint volume tracks how many cars were sold.
Failure ages come from the incident date on each complaint, populated on about 83% of records. Mileage is shown where reported — NHTSA’s 2021 system change cut mileage capture to roughly 15%, so it thins out sharply after MY2020.
Every rank compares this vehicle only against others of the same model year. A 2025 car has not had time to accumulate five-year failures, so comparing early-failure share across years is meaningless.
Fourteen make-months distorted by media storms and mass recalls — Toyota in February 2010 ran 11× normal volume across 33 models — are excluded.
Recalls are manufacturer actions and authoritative; complaints are not. A recall listed here may already have been performed on any individual car. Check a specific VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.