2016 Honda Pilot

US Recalls

NHTSA Recall US

• 26V365000 2026-06-04

  Recall 26V365000

  American Honda Motor Company (Honda) is recalling certain 2016-2022 Honda Pilot, 2017-2023 Ridgeline, 2019-2023 Passport, and 2014-2020 Acura MDX vehicles that were sold in Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, or Wisconsin. The rear subframe may corrode…

  Recorded model years: 2016

• 23V858000 2023-12-18

  Recall 23V858000

  Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2013-2023 Honda Accord, Civic Coupe, Civic Sedan, Civic Hatchback, Civic Type R, CR-V, HR-V, Ridgeline, Odyssey, Acura ILX, MDX, MDX Hybrid, RDX, RLX, TLX, 2019-2022 Honda Insight, Passport, 2020 Honda CR-V Hybrid, 2018-2019 Honda Clarity PHEV, Fit, and 2015-2020 Honda Accord Hybrid, Pilot, Acura NSX vehicles. The fuel pump inside the fuel…

  Recorded model years: 2016

• 23V751000 2023-11-13

  Recall 23V751000

  Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2015-2020 Acura TLX, 2016-2020 Acura MDX, 2016 and 2018-2019 Pilot, 2017 and 2019 Ridgeline, and 2018-2019 Odyssey vehicles. Due to a manufacturing error, the connecting rod bearing in the engine may wear and seize, damaging the engine.

  Recorded model years: 2016

Showing 3 of 8 records held. The full set is available from the official source named above.

A further 64 records exist for the Honda Pilot where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

Campaign applicability can depend on build date, equipment and market, and a remedy may already have been completed. Confirm any campaign against the official record using the VIN.

Manufacturer Bulletins

NHTSA Manufacturer Communication US

• 11020578 2025-07-07

  A23-009

  Service Bulletin - Under certain circumstances, after coming to a stop and engaging idle stop, the vehicle may not restart automatically due to excessive cylinder pressure and/or low cranking torque. Typically, the customer can immediately restart the vehicle by selecting Park and pressing the ENGINE START/STOP button.

  Recorded model years: 2016

• 11011045 2024-11-22

  A24-048

  Service Bulletin - The AWD warning light is on potentially due to water intrusion into the rear differential pump motor connector area that corrodes the terminals.

  Recorded model years: 2016

• 11007647 2024-09-04

  A16-013

  Service Bulletin - Drivers may experience a chirping sound coming from the engine area with the engine warmed up due to the high pressure fuel pump is making a chirp.

  Recorded model years: 2016

Showing 3 of 365 records held. The full set is available from the official source named above.

A further 1,242 records exist for the Honda Pilot where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

A manufacturer communication is service guidance issued to dealers. It is not a safety recall, and its existence does not mean this vehicle has the described condition.

Investigations

NHTSA Investigation US

• PE25008 2025-08-20

  Engine failure

  The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) has received 414 reports of connecting rod bearing failures in the 3.5L V6 engine used in the following vehicles: Model Years (MY) 2018-2020 Acura TLX, MY2016-2020 Acura MDX, MY2016-2020 Honda Pilot, MY2018-2020 Honda Odyssey, and MY2017-2019 Honda Ridgeline.  The subject engine failures were analyzed as part of a Recall Query (RQ24013).  It was determined…

  Recorded model years: 2016

• EA25004 2025-03-26

  No Restart After Auto Start/Stop Engages

  On June 3, 2022, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened Preliminary Evaluation PE22005 after the agency received VOQs and several field reports concerning the Auto Idle Stop (AIS) feature on 2016-2019MY Honda Pilot vehicles. The complaints allege that the engine fails to restart on its own from a complete stop at a traffic light or road intersection with the…

  Recorded model years: 2016

• RQ24013 2024-11-08

  Engine failure

  On November 8, 2024, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened Recall Query RQ24013 to assess the scope of Honda recall 23V-751 after receiving complaints that alleged connecting rod bearing failures in vehicles that were not within the scope of recall 23V-751. In November 2023, Honda recalled 248,999 various Model Year (MY)2016–2020 Honda and Acura vehicles equipped with the 3.5L…

  Recorded model years: 2016

Showing 3 of 4 records held. The full set is available from the official source named above.

A further 13 records exist for the Honda Pilot where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

An investigation records that a regulator reviewed a suspected defect. It is not itself a finding of defect and not a recall.

Canada Recalls

Transport Canada Recall CA

• 2026275 2026-06-04

  Transport Canada recall 2026275

  Multiple source assertions are recorded for this identifier. Consult the official record for configuration-specific detail.

  Recorded model years: 2016

• 2023603 2023-11-08

  Transport Canada recall 2023603

  Multiple source assertions are recorded for this identifier. Consult the official record for configuration-specific detail.

  Recorded model years: 2016

• 2021725 2021-11-25

  Transport Canada recall 2021725

  Issue: On certain vehicles, the hood latch striker could separate from the hood. If this happens, the hood could open while driving. Note: A loose or vibrating hood may be a warning that the hood latch is failing. Safety Risk: A hood that opens suddenly while driving could block the driver's view and increase the risk of a crash. Corrective…

  Recorded model years: 2016

Showing 3 of 5 records held. The full set is available from the official source named above.

A further 43 records exist for the Honda Pilot where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

Canadian campaigns are recorded separately from US campaigns and do not imply one another.

Consumer Complaints

NHTSA Complaint US

1,691 complaint records in the dataset for this vehicle and year.

Outcomes stated in those reports

• reports mentioning a crash 23
• reports mentioning a fire 9
• reported injuries 20

Outcomes as stated by the person who filed the report. They are not verified, not adjudicated, and carry no exposure denominator, so they cannot be turned into a rate.

By system

• Engine806 (34.0%)Official recall records for this system: 11, covering model years 2003–2019.
• Electrical system581 (24.5%)Official recall records for this system: 5, covering model years 2003–2025.
• Powertrain (transmission & drivetrain)198 (8.3%)Official recall records for this system: 6, covering model years 2003–2004.
• Fuel system186 (7.8%)Official recall records for this system: 24, covering model years 2005–2025.
• Body & structure54 (2.3%)Official recall records for this system: 9, covering model years 2016–2026.
• Driver-assistance systems48 (2.0%)Official recall records for this system: 3, covering model years 2019–2022.
• Speed control & accelerator39 (1.6%)Official recall records for this system: 1, covering model years 2005–2008.
• Stability & traction control37 (1.6%)Official recall records for this system: 1, covering model years 2005.

Other / uncategorized: 289 classifications (12.2%) were not assigned to a specific system by the source. They are counted but not treated as an issue area.

A single report can name several systems, so these figures overlap and must not be added together — their sum is larger than the report total above.

A further 9,209 complaint records exist for this vehicle where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

These are owner-submitted allegations, not confirmed defects. Counts are record counts in the dataset. No exposure denominator exists, so no failure rate or reliability score can be derived from them.