What are the common problems with the 2023 Honda Pilot?
Owners of the 2023 Honda Pilot have filed 151 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the seat belts (38) and the electrical system (28). In NHTSA's complaints file of November 11, 2026, 17 of them list a mileage; a complaint is an owner's report, not a proven defect.
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Common problems with the 2023 Pilot
NHTSA's file holds 151 owner complaints on the 2023 Honda Pilot. Owners named the seat belts most often: 38 complaints. A complaint can name more than one component.
| Component (NHTSA category) | Complaints | Listing mileage | Median mileage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seat Belts | 38 | 1 | Under 5 mileages |
| Electrical System | 28 | 2 | Under 5 mileages |
| Forward Collision Avoidance | 20 | 2 | Under 5 mileages |
| Steering | 19 | 2 | Under 5 mileages |
| Service Brakes | 17 | 0 | Under 5 mileages |
Of the 151 complaints, 3 report a crash, 1 reports a fire and 3 report an injury (3 people reported injured). These are owners' reports to NHTSA, not findings.
Mileage when owners reported a problem with the 2023 Pilot
The 17 mileages owners gave run from 500 to 80,100 miles, and half are at or under 18,000. With fewer than 20 mileages this page gives the median only: the other percentiles are too few to say. None came after 100,000 miles, none after 150,000 and none after 200,000.
These mileages say when owners reported a problem, not when a 2023 Pilot wears out. NHTSA's file holds only vehicles whose owners complained; one that ran without a problem never appears in it, so it gives no lifespan and no cutoff, and how a vehicle was maintained matters more than any one odometer reading.
Most of these reports came early in the vehicle's life: all 17 came at or under 100,000 miles, so they say nothing about how many miles a 2023 Pilot can cover.
Complaint mileage also follows a model year's age: the 2023 has had less time to cover miles than older years, so its figures will rise as it ages.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Lowest mileage listed | 500 miles |
| 25th percentile | Too few to say |
| Median (50th percentile) | 18,000 miles |
| 75th percentile | Too few to say |
| 90th percentile | Too few to say |
| Highest mileage listed | 80,100 miles |
| Complaints after 100,000 miles | none |
| Complaints after 150,000 miles | none |
| Complaints after 200,000 miles | none |
Every model year together: Half of the 4,241 NHTSA owner complaints on the Honda Pilot that list mileage came after 64,000 miles (NHTSA complaints file of November 11, 2026). How many miles will a Honda Pilot last? →
Is the 2023 Pilot a good year?
Complaint counts cannot say whether the 2023 is a good or a bad Pilot: they rise with how many were sold and how long they have been on the road. They show how the 2023 compares with the other model years in NHTSA's file.
With 151 complaints, the 2023 ranks 17th of the 24 Honda Pilot model years from 2003 to 2026 with 10 or more complaints, counting from the most. The most: the 2016 (1,730). The fewest: the 2026 (31).
The 2023 is a recent model year: it has had less time than older years to collect complaints, so its count is still growing. No year is ranked by mileage here, because a year's median mileage mostly follows its age.
| Model year | Owner complaints | Listing mileage | Median mileage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 Pilot | 720 | 534 | 117,000 |
| 2004 Pilot | 544 | 410 | 104,000 |
| 2005 Pilot | 679 | 566 | 102,000 |
| 2006 Pilot | 268 | 175 | 100,000 |
| 2007 Pilot | 211 | 124 | 82,000 |
| 2008 Pilot | 133 | 71 | 87,000 |
| 2009 Pilot | 134 | 83 | 70,400 |
| 2010 Pilot | 111 | 71 | 59,940 |
| 2011 Pilot | 293 | 200 | 46,000 |
| 2012 Pilot | 173 | 127 | 36,000 |
| 2013 Pilot | 273 | 201 | 28,000 |
| 2014 Pilot | 116 | 66 | 33,516 |
| 2015 Pilot | 109 | 64 | 46,000 |
| 2016 Pilot | 1,730 | 736 | 50,000 |
| 2017 Pilot | 943 | 254 | 38,000 |
| 2018 Pilot | 443 | 105 | 50,000 |
| 2019 Pilot | 929 | 194 | 22,000 |
| 2020 Pilot | 497 | 147 | 4,000 |
| 2021 Pilot | 459 | 47 | 32,000 |
| 2022 Pilot | 175 | 16 | 36,000 |
| 2023 (this page) | 151 | 17 | 18,000 |
| 2024 Pilot | 119 | 8 | Under 10 mileages |
| 2025 Pilot | 217 | 24 | 8,000 |
| 2026 Pilot | 31 | 1 | Under 10 mileages |
The linked 2015–2022 pages show NHTSA's September 15, 2026 collection, so their counts can differ from this table's.
Every Pilot year compared on NHTSA’s complaints and recalls: Honda Pilot years to avoid →
2023 Honda Pilot recalls
NHTSA's recall files of November 11, 2026 list 6 recall campaigns that name the 2023 Honda Pilot. A campaign covers a production range, not every vehicle of the model year: check the VIN with NHTSA's free recall lookup.
| Campaign | Report received | Component |
|---|---|---|
| 26V721000 | Oct 29, 2026 | STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM |
| 25V391000 | Jun 12, 2025 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES |
| 25V031000 | Jan 23, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE |
| 24V900000 | Nov 27, 2024 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP |
| 24V859000 | Nov 14, 2024 | SEATS:CRITICAL FASTENERS |
What these figures can and cannot tell you
- Complaints are owners’ reports to NHTSA. NHTSA publishes them without verifying them: a complaint is an allegation, not a defect finding.
- The mileage is what the owner wrote on the complaint; NHTSA does not check it against the odometer.
- The make, model and model year are the ones on the complaint. NHTSA records them as filed, so a few complaints sit under a model year the name was not sold in.
- They are not a lifespan study. The file holds only vehicles whose owners reported a problem, so these figures do not say how long a typical 2023 Pilot lasts.
- A complaint count rises with how many vehicles were sold and how long they have been on the road, so it is not a rating of the 2023 Pilot.
- Nothing here describes one vehicle: its title brands, odometer readings, accidents and open recalls are in the records for its own VIN.
- 134 of the 151 complaints on the 2023 Honda Pilot give no usable mileage (blank, zero, a filler such as 999999, or over 500,000) and are left out of every mileage figure.
- NHTSA name counted: PILOT. NHTSA files some vehicles under several names (a series name and a trim name, for example); this page counts only this one.
- Recall-file name matched: PILOT.
Primary sources behind this page
Open the underlying public source and verify that its scope matches the question you are asking.
- NHTSA complaints flat file (FLAT_CMPL.zip), downloaded November 11, 2026National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- Complaints file field layout (CMPL.txt)National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- NHTSA recalls flat file (FLAT_RCL_PRE_2010.zip), downloaded November 11, 2026National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- NHTSA recalls flat file (FLAT_RCL_POST_2010.zip), downloaded November 11, 2026National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- Recalls file field layout (RCL.txt)National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- NHTSA recall and complaint datasets: scope and documentationNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- Recalls Lookup by VINNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration
NHTSA’s complaints file was downloaded on November 11, 2026 (FLAT_CMPL.txt, dated 2026-11-11 10:15, 2,265,416 rows), with its recall files (FLAT_RCL_PRE_2010.txt and FLAT_RCL_POST_2010.txt, dated 2026-11-11 08:02). Each complaint is counted once, by its NHTSA number, with the model year and mileage of its first row; a model year has a page only with 10 or more complaints. The collection script and its rules are in scripts/collect-nhtsa-model-year-longtail.mjs.
2023 Honda Pilot questions
What are the most common 2023 Honda Pilot problems?
NHTSA's file holds 151 owner complaints on the 2023 Honda Pilot. Owners named the seat belts most often: 38 complaints. A complaint can name more than one component. Of the 151 complaints, 3 report a crash, 1 reports a fire and 3 report an injury (3 people reported injured). These are owners' reports to NHTSA, not findings.
At what mileage do owners report problems with the 2023 Honda Pilot?
Of the 17 complaints on the 2023 Honda Pilot that list mileage, half came after 17,000 miles; none came after 100,000 miles, none after 150,000 and none after 200,000. With fewer than 20 mileages, the median is the only percentile given. These are mileages at a reported problem; they do not say how many miles a 2023 Pilot can cover.
Is the 2023 Honda Pilot a good year?
Complaint counts cannot say whether the 2023 is a good or a bad Pilot: they rise with how many were sold and how long they have been on the road. They show how the 2023 compares with the other model years in NHTSA's file. With 151 complaints, the 2023 ranks 17th of the 24 Honda Pilot model years from 2003 to 2026 with 10 or more complaints, counting from the most. The most: the 2016 (1,730). The fewest: the 2026 (31).
How many recalls does the 2023 Honda Pilot have?
NHTSA's recall files of November 11, 2026 list 6 recall campaigns that name the 2023 Honda Pilot. A campaign covers a production range, not every vehicle of the model year: check the VIN with NHTSA's free recall lookup.
How do I check a used 2023 Honda Pilot before buying?
Take the 17-character VIN from the vehicle and compare the odometer with the readings on file for it: title transfers, inspections and auction sales record the mileage on the day. VIN Lookup (free-vin-lookup.com) sells the original ClearVIN PDF for $14.99 (3 reports for $29.99, 5 for $44.99): odometer readings, title brands and auction records on file for the VIN. Check the VIN before buying a used 2023 Honda Pilot.