2025 Honda Pilot problems
Owners have filed 375 complaints about the 2025 Honda Pilot with NHTSA. Forward collision avoidance accounts for 20.3% of them, the clear leader, ahead of electrical system at 11.7%.
Complaints375
Crashes23
Fires0
Injuries17
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Forward collision avoidance 20.3% · 76
Electrical system 11.7% · 44
Steering 11.2% · 42
Engine 8.8% · 33
Service brakes 8.0% · 30
Unknown or other 7.5% · 28
Power train 5.9% · 22
Lane departure 4.5% · 17
Severity
Of those complaints, 23 describe a crash and 17 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 23 model years of the Honda Pilot in this data, 2025 sits 11th by complaint volume. 2016 draws the most.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 9,217 miles.
In owners' own words
While driving on the highway my vehicle out of nowhere activated the automatic collision break system. The breaks were activated or pressed automatically and my vehicle had a sudden jerk becase of the quick, sudden drop in speed. The car had an immediate drop in speed about 20-30 mph then resumed to pick up speed to the original speed eventually picking up to normal speeds. Forward collision avoidance
Collision Mitigation Braking System (CMBS) experienced unprovoked phantom braking events. Event 1: Driving 25mph in traffic; system falsely targeted a low-speed mobility power scooter on an adjacent sidewalk. Event 2: Abrupt, unprovoked hard braking at 70mph on an open highway with no forward obstacles, creating an immediate rear-end hazard from trailing traffic. Forward collision avoidance
2025 Honda Pilot Elite. Honda Sensing / Adaptive Cruise Control consistently fails to recognize motorcycles traveling directly ahead (approx. 66% failure rate). The system radar/camera bypasses the motorcycle and locks onto the larger passenger vehicle further ahead, creating an imminent rear-end collision risk with the motorcycle. Forward collision avoidance
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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