2007 Honda Pilot: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 263 complaints
263
Total Complaints
89,229mi
Median Mileage
AIR BAGS
Top Issue
12
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

30,000 25th Percentile
89,229 Median Mileage
134,174 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

AIR BAGS
53
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
20
SEATS
16
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
15
ENGINE
13
TIRES
12
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
12
SERVICE BRAKES
10
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
9
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
9

Severity Assessment

12
Crashes
9
Fires
36
Injuries
3
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"RE 2007 HONDA PILOT. THE BACKUP LIGHTS ON THIS VEHICLE ARE EXTREMELY WEAK AND VIRTUALLY USELESS IN SITUATIONS WHERE THE DRIVER DOES NOT HAVE OTHER LIGHTING TO DEPEND ON. THIS IS A DESIGN ISSUE, NOT A MATTER OF REPAIR. *JB"
"HONDA 2007 CR-V EX 4WD PURCHASED FROM WHITE PLAINS HONDA, NY ON 11/22/06 BRAND NEW VEHICLE, 3 WEEKS OLD, 500 MILES MAJOR FAILURE OF REAR 4WD DIFFERENTIAL ASSEMBLY - COMPLETE REPLACEMENT REQUIRED CUSTOMER OBSERVED GROANING NOISE OCCURS AT REAR OF VEHICLE WHENEVER TIGHT RADIUS TURNS ARE MADE AT L..."
"PURCHASED A 2007 HONDA CRV EX-L AWD ON 12/04/06. AT 1000 MILES I BEGAN TO HEAR A NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL UPON TURNING SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT AT SLOW SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS COLD DURING THIS TIME AND WOULD CEASE ANY NOISE AFTER DRIVING 5 TO 10 MILES AND WARMING UP. TOOK THE VEH..."

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