"How reliable is the 2006 Honda Pilot?"

"Based on 330 NHTSA complaints, the 2006 Honda Pilot has a median complaint mileage of 99000 miles. The most common issue is Air Bags."

"What are common problems with the 2006 Honda Pilot?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2006 Honda Pilot is Air Bags, accounting for a significant portion of the 330 total complaints filed."

2006 Honda Pilot: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 330 complaints

330

Total Complaints

99,000mi

Median Mileage

Air Bags

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

59,500 25th Percentile

99,000 Median Mileage

152,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Air Bags

Service Brakes

Engine

Electronic Stability Control (Esc)

Vehicle Speed Control

Body

Suspension

Unknown Or Other

Electrical System

Seats

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

127

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"GAS MILEAGE FOR THE VEHICLE IS NOT AS ADVERTISED. I AM GETTING 20 MPG FOR MIXED USE DRIVING (MOSTLY HIGHWAY). THE EPA ESTIMATES ARE 20/28. *NM"

"MY WIFE AND I PURCHASED A 2006 HONDA PILOT IN DEC 2005. FACTORY INSTALLED TIRES WERE GOODYEAR INTEGRITY. THE VEHICLE DAILY LOOSES TRACTION AND SEVERAL TIMES AND LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. TRACTION IS BAD ON WET AND DRY CONDITIONS. WHEN CONTACTING HONDA CORPORATE, THEY SAY IT IS THE TIRE AND THAT..."

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

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

When Does Each Component Fail?

Median mileage at complaint for top components.

Air Bags 58 complaints

25th: 72,629 mi Median: 100,000 mi 75th: 180,437 mi

Service Brakes 24 complaints

25th: 64,798 mi Median: 100,400 mi 75th: 156,000 mi

Engine 22 complaints

25th: 98,500 mi Median: 112,000 mi 75th: 131,000 mi

Electronic Stability Control (Esc) 22 complaints

25th: 78,414 mi Median: 129,060 mi 75th: 168,750 mi

Vehicle Speed Control 20 complaints

25th: 48,421 mi Median: 68,000 mi 75th: 103,250 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 43 FL: 33 NY: 22 IL: 21 PA: 17 OH: 15 TX: 14 MA: 12 GA: 12 CT: 11

Who Files Complaints?

9.4%

Original Owners

90.6%

Second+ Owners

Honda Pilot — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

Year	Complaints	Median Mileage	Top Issue	Crashes
2003	875	120,000	Power Train	56
2004	642	103,906	Power Train	41
2005	954	103,500	Power Train	61
2007	263	89,229	Air Bags	12
2008	164	87,000	Air Bags	14
2009	174	72,218	Engine	13
2010	142	67,500	Air Bags	20
2011	387	40,855	Air Bags	44
2012	225	32,625	Engine	22
2013	360	24,000	Engine	14
2014	149	31,000	Engine	11
2015	136	45,000	Engine	11
2016	2262	48,000	Engine	39
2017	1232	36,000	Engine	10
2018	617	44,155	Engine	15
2019	1287	15,000	Electrical System	21
2020	712	3,974	Electrical System	15
2021	620	29,300	Electrical System	24
2022	190	24,000	Unknown Or Other	6
2023	157	8,784	Electrical System	3
2024	140	25,000	Steering	2
2025	217	8,435	Electrical System	13

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