Honda Pilot / 2022
2022 Honda Pilot problems
Owners have filed 250 complaints about the 2022 Honda Pilot with NHTSA. Forward collision avoidance accounts for 22% of them — the clear leader, ahead of electrical system at 12.4%.
Complaints250
Crashes15
Fires0
Injuries5
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Forward collision avoidance 22.0% · 55
Unknown or other 12.8% · 32
Electrical system 12.4% · 31
Engine 9.6% · 24
Lane departure 8.0% · 20
Service brakes 6.8% · 17
Power train 5.6% · 14
Vehicle speed control 4.0% · 10
Severity
Of those complaints, 15 describe a crash and 5 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 23 model years of the Honda Pilot in this data, 2022 sits 15th by complaint volume. 2016 draws the most.
Filings are rising — 205 in the last three years against 45 in the three before. For a vehicle this age that usually points to a wear-related failure owners are hitting now.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 28,000 miles.
In owners' own words
On hilly/curving section of interstate highway in West Virginia (specifically I-68 east of Morgantown), the adaptive cruise control, on multiple occasions, failed to recognize vehicles ahead and slow my vehicle to match with adaptive cruise control active. Cruise control also had difficulty controlling speed on downhill sections, at times allowing the vehicle to exceed the set speed by as many as 8 miles per hour. Forward collision avoidance
While driving on the freeway my vehicle suddenly brakes without me pressing the brake. There were no vehicles in front of me to trigger the Automatic Brakes sensors.The brake warning light turned on and began flashing. I was almost hit from the back by the car behind me. My car is available for inspection upon your request. I have take my vehicle to dealer service center for other electrical issues. Forward collision avoidance
The car has used Automatic braking 3 times for no reason. No one is front of us. It also used automatic braking and then made the car die? Or lose all power and there was no object in front of us, in the middle of the road. We were almost rear ended and the vehicle would not let us move. It was horrible. Forward collision avoidance
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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Other Honda Pilot years
2019 1,413 complaints · 18.0% electrical system 2020 782 complaints · 26.7% electrical system 2021 708 complaints · 21.2% forward collision avoidance 2023 201 complaints · 14.4% seat belts 2024 166 complaints · 13.9% forward collision avoidance 2025 342 complaints · 21.1% forward collision avoidance