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2016 Honda Pilot

Safety Score
58
Average
Recalls
3
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars

Recalls (3)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
2017-03-30 17V219000 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE 136 Details
2015-10-16 15V668000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL 35,406 Details
2015-07-06 15V424000 SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER 1,358 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2026-04-08 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 The contact owns a 2016 Honda Pilot. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, there was an abnormal sound co…
2026-04-02 ENGINE No 0 Engine has rod bearing knock noise. Transmission has a torque converter issue, acts up once in a while when shifting fr…
2026-03-30 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 Car fails to start and warning flashes, keyless start system problem.
2026-03-30 ENGINE No 0 My wife was driving our 2016 Honda Pilot and making a right turn when she lost most of the power on the vehicle. She no…
2026-03-28 ENGINE No 0 Based on everything we've documented, here's a tight, factual account written in the style NHTSA expects — first person…
2026-03-25 ENGINE No 0 The contact owns a 2016 Honda Pilot. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 60 MPH, the vehicle stalled…
2026-03-20 ENGINE No 0 Drive to work suddenly engine show emergency issues many symbols appearing in front of screen and break is not controll…
2026-03-18 ENGINE No 0 My vehicle was recently serviced at the local Honda dealership within the last 6 weeks for an oil leak at the oil filte…
2026-03-14 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 Vehicle caught fire and completely burned up. It had no problems, had been serviced and recently inspected for emissio…
2026-03-05 ENGINE No 0 I noticed the vehicle was making a noise while driving which was diagnosed by an independent Honda service center. The…
2026-03-02 ENGINE No 0 Pulled up to intersection and check engine light started flashing. Vehicle was approximately 2miles from home. Drove ho…
2026-02-28 ENGINE No 0 Engine failure, left rear cylinder knocking
2026-02-27 ENGINE No 0 Loud Engine knock when starting and when running under light load around 2000 RPM
2026-02-23 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 The contact owns a 2016 Honda Pilot. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the engine was knocking. …
2026-02-23 WHEELS Yes 0 Lug studs keep breaking i have had honda and other dealers change the studs over 8 times new studs new lugs and 60-90 d…
2026-02-18 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 When driving vehicle shuts off for no reason. Then I have to put my four-way on and turn my vehicle back on. It has al…
2026-02-13 ENGINE No 0 The engine began sputtering and then shut off. I had it towed in to a third party mechanic we frequently use, and they …
2026-02-12 ENGINE No 0 Mechanic at Lee Street Garage reported lower end noise issues with engine and told me they don't recommend fixing other…
2026-02-08 ENGINE No 0 Component or system that failed: The engine failed suddenly while driving. The suspected failure is an internal connect…
2026-02-08 ENGINE No 0 On Friday, January 30th, I took my car into Bill Pearce Courtesy Honda in Reno NV, to get a pretty big service done for…
2026-02-06 ENGINE No 0 Complete engine failure, threw rod through block. Oil was changed in October, still has 2000 miles before needing chang…
2026-01-29 ENGINE No 0 We are being denied a repair that is exactly like the service recall Service Bulletin 24-001 Safety Recall: 2016 (&2018…
2026-01-23 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 The fuel injector failed which cause safety issues such as reduced speed, failing safety issues, and the car is misfiri…
2026-01-20 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 Auto idle stop function causing car to not start back up. Could be at a stop sign, in a left turn lane, in the middle o…
2026-01-12 ENGINE No 0 According to my mechanic there is the low end bearing noise and bearing chirp that indicates it lost oil pressure due t…
2026-01-12 ENGINE No 0 Most recently my engine started to have a clicking/knocking sound that was progressively getting worse. This happened …
2026-01-08 ENGINE No 0 My engine has failed at ~104K miles after regular and consistent maintenance. The failure (rod bearing) matches Recall…
2026-01-04 ENGINE No 0 The engine is making a noise underneath—I think it's a connecting rod bearing. We replaced the entire timing belt assem…
2026-01-01 SUSPENSION No 0 I was driving and went through an intersection when all of a sudden the car automatically shifted into Neutral and ligh…
2025-12-27 ENGINE No 0 The contact owns a 2016 Honda Pilot. The contact stated that upon leaving a gas station, there was an abnormal grinding…
2025-12-27 ENGINE No 0 Driving the car the engine bearing went out and wrecked the engine which has caused the engine to be replaced.
2025-12-23 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 The contact owns a 2016 Honda Pilot. The contact stated that when he had parked the vehicle at work, he had heard an ab…
2025-12-22 ENGINE No 0 The contact owns a 2016 Honda Pilot. The contact stated that there was an abnormal engine knocking sound coming from th…
2025-12-20 ENGINE No 0 The vehicle experienced a sudden engine malfunction while being driven at highway speeds in the carpool lane under norm…
2025-12-18 ENGINE No 0 Honda Pilot 2016 and 83K miles and original owner. The car was traveling at I-95 going to Vermont when the engine light…
2025-12-18 ENGINE No 0 The car has 83K miles and the Honda Service said the engine needs to be replaced due to internal engine problem.
2025-12-17 ENGINE No 0 Rod bearing knocking noise.
2025-12-16 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 warning engine light came on. Emission control system light came on too. Honda Pilot 2016 Milage 70,662. Vehicle…
2025-12-15 ENGINE No 0 FAILING ROD BEARING
2025-12-05 ENGINE No 0 Purchased my 2016 Honda pilot with 3.5 v6 engine at Baierl Honda in November 2024. In December 2025 my engine failed. T…
2025-12-03 ENGINE No 0 While driving home the car started making loud noises and lost power. I pulled over as quickly as possible and had the…
2025-12-02 ENGINE No 0 Was at a complete stop and my car turned off and all my dash lights came on. ON THE FREEWAY
2025-11-27 ENGINE No 0 We had road issues recently and the care stalled on Thanksgiving. We ended up having it towed to 2 mechanics, the final…
2025-11-26 ENGINE No 0 When driving on highway, heard loud engine cranking sound, followed by sudden jolts of the car. Stopped the car in the …
2025-11-26 ENGINE No 0 What component or system failed or malfunctioned, and is it available for inspection upon request? The Engine failed in…
2025-11-24 ENGINE No 0 My check engine light come on and started flashing on 11/24/25 and came along with a knocking sound. Got it to the shop…
2025-11-22 ENGINE No 0 Incident happened on November/22/2025 was driving on a major highway with 2 other persons in the vehicle the check engi…
2025-11-22 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 Following all repair/recall/warranty work recommended by Honda, the Auto Stop/Start feature is again failing. This resu…
2025-11-20 ENGINE No 0 Vehicle has approximately 145K miles and regularly maintained at the dealership. With no prior warnings, the low fuel …
2025-11-17 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 My keyless start system is going off and on and this is supposedly a well known problem with this year and model and th…