2003 Honda Pilot: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 875 complaints
875
Total Complaints
120,000mi
Median Mileage
POWER TRAIN
Top Issue
56
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

78,945 25th Percentile
120,000 Median Mileage
151,250 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN
116
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
105
AIR BAGS
100
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
97
SEATS
32
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
31
ENGINE
25
SUSPENSION
25
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
22
STEERING
22

Severity Assessment

56
Crashes
16
Fires
60
Injuries
1
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"THE 2003 HONDA PILOT HAS A VIBRATION IN THE TIRES THAT THE DEALER HAS HAD IN THE SHOP THREE TIMES, SINCE DAY ONE TO TRY TO FIX THE TIRE VIBRATION (70 MPH AND UP, SOMETIMES FELT AT LOWER SPEEDS). THE TIRES STILL EMITS A STEADY AND OBVIOUS VIBRATION THAT EMINATES FROM THE STEERING WHEEL AND SEATS. I..."
"CANNOT RISE HEAD REST FOR A TALL PERSON. IT COULD CAUSE NECK INJURIES IF CONSUMER HIT BRAKES OR IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. DEALER WILL BE NOTIFIED.*AK"
"CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED WITH ALL WINDOWS CLOSED. THEN PASSENGER OPENED REAR WINDOW, AND VEHICLE FELT LIKE IT WAS FALLING APART. THERE WAS A TERRIBLE NOISE. CONSUMER HAD TO OPEN TWO WINDOWS TO STOP LOUD NOISE. *AKTHERE IS ALSO A LOUD BOOM NOISE HEARD WHEN THREE OF THE WINDOWS ARE OPEN..."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28