2011 Honda Pilot: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 387 complaints
387
Total Complaints
40,855mi
Median Mileage
AIR BAGS
Top Issue
44
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

19,100 25th Percentile
40,855 Median Mileage
79,750 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

AIR BAGS
67
SERVICE BRAKES
39
STEERING
34
SUSPENSION
33
ENGINE
31
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
22
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
20
POWER TRAIN
17
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
17
STRUCTURE:BODY
15

Severity Assessment

44
Crashes
14
Fires
45
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING HOME ON THE NIGHT OF JUNE 2ND, 2010 AND WERE TURNING ON THE STREET WE LIVE ON WHEN THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL JUST LAID OVER. WE HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY INFORMED US THAT THEY THOUGHT THAT EITHER THE BOLTS WERE NOT PROPERLY TORQUED AT THE FACTORY OR POSSIBLY THEY..."
"MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING HOME ON THE NIGHT OF JUNE 2ND, 2010 AND WERE TURNING ON THE STREET WE LIVE ON WHEN THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL JUST LAID OVER. WE HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY INFORMED US THAT THEY THOUGHT THAT EITHER THE BOLTS WERE NOT PROPERLY TORQUED AT THE FACTORY OR POSSIBLY THEY..."
"2011 HONDA PILOT EX-L, ENGINE IS HUMMING WHENEVER THE SPEED IS UP TO 50 MILES/HOUR. *TR"

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