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What 425 owners told NHTSA about the 2018 Honda Pilot

These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.

All (425)Crash / fire / injury (13)Engine (150)Fuel system (124)Electrical system (83)Transmission & drivetrain (77)Speed control (23)Body & structure (17)Seat belts (12)Visibility & wipers (11)Brakes (9)Driver assistance (8)

1 of 425 complaints match · Seat belts · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters

Dec 31, 2020AirbagsSeat beltsBody & structureCrash3 injuries

MY FIANC WAS DRIVING TO MY DOCTOR TO FOLLOW UP SURGERY, TWO BLOCKS FROM 2 BLOCKS FROM THE HOUSE WE APPROACHED TO TRAFFIC LIGHT WAS ON RED AND SHE WAS APPLYING THE BRAKES WHEN WE WERE JUST ABOUT AT LIGHT SUDDENLY THE CAR ACCELERATED GIRLFRIEND HAD HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE BUT THE CAR KEPT GOING WE STRIKE A CAR AND HIT A PARKED CAR BAD ACCIDENT, 3 PEOPLE GOT HURT.EVERY TIME I WATCH THE VIDEO I AM MORE CONVINCED THAT SOMETHING WHEN WRONG WITH CAR SYSTEMS THIS HAPPENS ON KENNEDY BOULEVARD AND AUDOBON ST ON 12/11/2020 AROUND 11:05 AM SUNNY CLEAR DAY. I HAVE A VIDEO.*DT

NHTSA ODI 11385730

Working with the data? Download all 425 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 10, 2026

How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2018 Honda Pilot verdict →