"How reliable is the 2004 Honda Pilot?"

"Based on 642 NHTSA complaints, the 2004 Honda Pilot has a median complaint mileage of 103906 miles. The most common issue is POWER TRAIN."

"What are common problems with the 2004 Honda Pilot?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2004 Honda Pilot is POWER TRAIN, accounting for a significant portion of the 642 total complaints filed."

2004 Honda Pilot: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 642 complaints

642

Total Complaints

103,906mi

Median Mileage

POWER TRAIN

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

70,000 25th Percentile

103,906 Median Mileage

145,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN

SEATS

AIR BAGS

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

STRUCTURE:BODY

ENGINE

SUSPENSION

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS DO NOT SUFFICIENTLY ILLUMINATE ROAD. *AK"

"WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER CONTINUED TO DRIVE UNTIL ANOTHER MOTORIST INDICATED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL TANK. CONSUMER PULLED INTO A GAS STATION AND FOUND THAT A HOLE WAS IN THE PLASTIC FUEL TANK. MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER WE..."

"BRAND NEW HONDA PILOT EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL PROBLEM IN THAT THE INTERIOR CAB LIGHT FOR NO APPARENT REASON WILL TURN ITSELF ON AND SHUT ITS SELF OFF AFTER APPROXIMATELY 5 TO 10 SECONDS. AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS NOT FUNCTIONING AS WELL AS FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW GETS STUCK AND WILL NOT GO DOWN. DEALER S..."

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