"How reliable is the 2023 Honda Pilot?"

"Based on 157 NHTSA complaints, the 2023 Honda Pilot has a median complaint mileage of 8784 miles. The most common issue is ELECTRICAL SYSTEM."

"What are common problems with the 2023 Honda Pilot?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2023 Honda Pilot is ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, accounting for a significant portion of the 157 total complaints filed."

2023 Honda Pilot: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 157 complaints

157

Total Complaints

8,784mi

Median Mileage

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

5,000 25th Percentile

8,784 Median Mileage

23,250 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

STEERING

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

SERVICE BRAKES

FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING

SEAT BELTS

ENGINE

SEATS

POWER TRAIN

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"According to the dealership, there was a battery failure, a wheel sensor failure, and possibly other things going on as well. The car was rendered useless. ABS stopped working, multiple transmission failures, traction control failures, power steering failures, brake failures, total sensor failures,..."

"According to the dealership, there was a ABS Sensor that went bad. Dropped off the 2023 Pilot Elite the other day and they said the part might be delivered in August 2023. The incident happened twice and everything went dead. The dashboard lit up with every warning under the sun in terms of el..."

"- There is a clicking noise coming from the steering column area after the vehicle has been driven on the highway for approximately 15 minutes and the vehicle engine has been warmed up. The noise can be heard at low speeds, such as pulling up into a driveway, or turning the steering wheel while park..."

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

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 19 TX: 13 NY: 11 OH: 11 VA: 10 MD: 8 SC: 8 FL: 8 IL: 8 ME: 7

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
2006	330	99,000	AIR BAGS	31
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
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