"How reliable is the 2020 Honda Pilot?"

"Based on 712 NHTSA complaints, the 2020 Honda Pilot has a median complaint mileage of 3974 miles. The most common issue is ELECTRICAL SYSTEM."

"What are common problems with the 2020 Honda Pilot?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2020 Honda Pilot is ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, accounting for a significant portion of the 712 total complaints filed."

2020 Honda Pilot: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 712 complaints

712

Total Complaints

3,974mi

Median Mileage

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

1,156 25th Percentile

3,974 Median Mileage

14,250 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

196

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

ENGINE

FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING

FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS

POWER TRAIN

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL

SERVICE BRAKES

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"WE'VE HAD 3 HONDAS AND HAVE BEEN VERY LOYAL HONDA FANS FOR, CLAIMING TO NEVER BUY ANOTHER BRAND. WE BOUGHT OUR PILOT BRAND NEW AND LOVED IT. WE'RE AT 3700 MILES AND HAVING MAJOR ELECTRICAL ISSUES. THE SPEAKERS CRACKLE AND POP LOUDLY CONSTANTLY, WITH THE AUDIO ON OR OFF SO THERE'S NO WAY TO GET A BRE..."

"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2020 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING OR IN PARK THE PROBLEMS COULD OCCUR 5 MPH OR 70 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER, FUEL GAUGE, ODOMETER, RADIO AND NAVIGATION SCREEN TURNED BLACK. THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND THE "NO AUDIO CONNECT" AND "CHECK TUNER" WARNING INDICATORS WERE ILLUMI..."

"PLEASE NOTE: ALL OF THE PROBLEMS OCCURRED ON OUR 2019 PILOT WHICH WE TURNED IN AS A "LEMON". NOW WE HAVE SAME PROBLEMS WITH OUR 2020 PILOT. SCREEN BLACKS OUT SHOWING SPEEDOMETER SO WE HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAST WE ARE DRIVING. GAS GAUGE GOES BLACK SO WE DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH GAS WE HAVE. SCREEN GOES B..."

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