Fourth generation (YG1/YG2) · first-year watch
2025 Honda Pilot, day 850
- 202complaints since Jun 4, 2024
- 4recalls
- 11involved a crash
- 10,000median miles at failure
Newest report Sep 25, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
Changed since August
- 10 new complaints in September, mostly about collision avoidance, engine and electrical.
- Nothing filed yet on sticky steering, transmission failure or fire.
- 9th most complaints of the 36 2025 models on this site.
What is your Pilot doing?
Each one opens a sheet built from the owner reports of that problem on the 2025 model year.
What's been reported
NHTSA's own component codes. One report can cite several.
- Collision avoidance76
- Electrical43
- Steering39
- Brakes32
- Engine30
- Other26
- Transmission and drivetrain21
- Lane keeping17
Problems so far
- Brakes grind, pulse or wear early 32 reports
- Brakes on its own (automatic emergency braking) 21 reports
- Adaptive cruise or lane keeping misbehaves 20 reports
- Power steering cuts out or goes heavy 17 reports
- Forward collision warning goes off or the camera drops out 17 reports
- Engine stalls or loses power while driving 15 reports
- Multiple warning lights come on at once 15 reports
- Transmission shudders, slips or shifts hard 12 reports
Recent reports
“Ac compressor, my 2025 Honda pilot elite, with 23k miles, AC stop working, went to Honda to get it fixed, but items are back ordered so car is not able to be repaired. Apparently multiple owners who have 2023-2026 pilot are having same issues of premature failing due to parts. And vehicle canât be driven in SoCal heat.”
Filed Sep 19, 2026
“2025 Honda Pilot suffered severe engine misfires while driving due to total intake valve carbon blockages at 31,000 miles. The dealer and Honda Tech Line admitted they do not know why it happened and cannot find the cause.”
Filed Jul 8, 2026
“The power steering system software problem undriveable. The AWD failed said undriveable. Only 30k miles on it and it just locked and couldnt steering right to left in the middle of traffic. Could have caused a bad accident lycjuly my kids weren't in the car. The computer software took over completely made my car uncontrollable. Have a video of all warnings that came on.”
Filed Apr 7, 2026
“I have owned the car for not even a full year yet. It has 19,000 miles and I have already had to repair 2 bent rims. I have NEVER had this issue with any other vehicle I have driven nor does any other vehicle in my household have this issue. I just find it weird that I've had to spend $1000 in less than a year.”
Filed Mar 3, 2026
At a glance
- Next to the 2024
- The 2025 is too new for a fair per-year comparison. It has 202 complaints so far; the 2024, on sale longer, has 114.
- Top problem
- No problem dominates. The largest, brake wear, covers 32 of the 202 complaints (16%), and phantom braking is next with 21 (one complaint can fall under more than one problem, so these overlap). Brake wear tends to show up early. Of the 9 owners who gave a mileage for it, half were under about 6,000 miles and a quarter under about 2,000.
- Crash, fire and injury reports
- 15 of the 202 complaints (7%) report a crash, a fire or an injury, about the 6% typical of vehicles on this site. Counted separately (one report can carry more than one), 11 reports mention a crash and 11 people were hurt. The most crash reports, 8 of 11, fall under brake wear.
- Recalls behind the top problems
- Brake wear, the one problem here with enough reports to check, has a recall on the same system (25V-391). A recall on the same system doesn't always cover the failure owners describe, so compare its summary with the complaints.
- When owners filed
- Complaints are still climbing. 2025 brought 86, the most of any year so far. So far in 2026, 97 more have come in.
Service bulletins for the 2025 Honda Pilot
Honda filed 35 bulletins and other notices with NHTSA that list the 2025 Honda Pilot. 3 of them deal with a problem owners have reported on this car. Newest first.
Federal rules make a manufacturer send NHTSA a copy of any notice about a defect that goes to more than one dealer or owner. Most of these are service bulletins, the repair instructions manufacturers send to dealers. NHTSA generally leaves safety recall bulletins out of this file, and recalls are listed separately.
Infotainment, screen or backup camera fails 2 bulletins · 12 complaints
The driver-information interface may display a warning message when a malfunction in the Auto Idle Stop System is detected due to possible insufficient wire length at the Battery Management System (BMS) connector causing the wires to break.
When the vehicle is put into reverse, the rear camera may display a black and white image. This could occur intermittently, and can change between color display to a black and white display.
Check engine light or misfire 1 bulletin · 6 complaints
Burning oil smell from under hood and/or MIL comes on with DTC P2096 and/or P2270 due to possible porosity in the cylinder head cover bolt hole may cause oil to weep out onto Bank 1 (Rear Cylinder Head) catalytic converter and oxygen sensor.
NHTSA investigations
No restart after auto start/stop engages. Open.
NHTSA summary
Recalls
Whether your car is included depends on its VIN. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
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."
Risk and remedy
Remedy: Dealers 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.
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."
Risk and remedy
Remedy: Dealers 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.
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.
Risk and remedy
Remedy: Dealers 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.
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.
Risk and remedy
Remedy: Dealers 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.
All 4 recalls on the 2025 Honda Pilot, with the owner complaints on each recalled system
Guide Seeing this on your own car? How to file a complaint with NHTSA
The log
Complaints by the month NHTSA received them, newest first. Blue bars mark a month with a recall or an investigation.
Questions
What is the most common problem on the 2025 Honda Pilot?
Brake wear, with 32 of the 202 complaints. Owners who gave a mileage for it put the median at about 6,000 miles.
At what mileage do 2025 Honda Pilot problems start?
Of the 48 complaints that give a mileage, a quarter came by about 3,000 miles and half by about 10,000.
How many 2025 Honda Pilot complaints involve a crash, fire or injury?
15 of them (7%). The typical vehicle on this site is at 6%.
Is there a recall for brake wear on the 2025 Honda Pilot?
Yes, NHTSA lists a recall on the same system: 25V-391. Its summary says which failure it covers, and that isn't always the one owners describe.