"How reliable is the 2005 Honda Pilot?"

"Based on 954 NHTSA complaints, the 2005 Honda Pilot has a median complaint mileage of 103500 miles. The most common issue is POWER TRAIN."

"What are common problems with the 2005 Honda Pilot?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2005 Honda Pilot is POWER TRAIN, accounting for a significant portion of the 954 total complaints filed."

2005 Honda Pilot: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 954 complaints

954

Total Complaints

103,500mi

Median Mileage

POWER TRAIN

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

73,500 25th Percentile

103,500 Median Mileage

140,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN

133

AIR BAGS

115

SERVICE BRAKES

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

ENGINE

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

STEERING

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"HEADREST OF THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATS ARE REALLY FAR AWAY. THIS CAUSES SERIOUS NECK STRAIN AND PAIN. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD SINCE IT COULD CAUSE A MAJOR INJURY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THE HEADREST OF THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT IS A DOUGHNUT HOLE TYPES HEADREST. THIS HEADREST ..."

"WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED PASSENGER FRONT SHOULDER BELT WOULD LOCK UP UNTIL RELEASED. DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE PROBLEM ONCE, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE IT. *AK THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPEN, CONSUMER DROVE TO THE DEALER WITH PASSENGER LOCKED IN FRONT SEAT SHOULDER HARNESS. DEALERSHIP SAID THEY HAD A PROB..."

"VEHICLE: HONDA PILOT 2005 EX-L, PURCHASED ON 12/2004 WHENEVER I DRIVE MY HONDA PILOT I HAVE PAIN IN MY RIGHT EAR. A WEEK FROM TODAY, I STOPPED BY MY DEALER AND TEST DROVE THE EXACT SAME MODEL FROM THE DEALER, AND I DID NOT HAVE NAY PAIN IN MY EAR.*AK I WENT TO SEE AN (EAR, NOSE AND THROAT SPE..."

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