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2021 Honda Pilot: recalls and problems

10 recalls and 434 owner complaints on file with NHTSA. The most-reported problem area is electrical system.

10recalls
434complaints
12crashes reported
1fires reported
8injuries reported

Recalls

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Most common problems

  • Electrical System124 · 29%
  • Engine105 · 24%
  • Forward Collision Avoidance97 · 22%
  • Unknown Or Other82 · 19%
  • Lane Departure44 · 10%
  • Air Bags26 · 6%
  • Power Train25 · 6%
  • Service Brakes25 · 6%
  • Fuel/Propulsion System21 · 5%
  • Visibility/Wiper20 · 5%

What owners report

Electrical System,Engine

Multiple times, when stopped (i.e., red light) and auto-idle engaged, the car has not come out of auto engine stop, but instead has shifted into neutral upon releasing the brake pedal. furthermore, the car cannot be put into drive from that state, but instead must be fully turned off, and then restarted, often after a pause, and a cranking challenge. car has a new battery (8 months old) and weather is mild/warm. this

Power Train,Service Brakes

When the brake is pressed at a light or when idling, the gear shifts automatically to neutral and will not drive. i have to press and hold the power button to restart the car. it is happening more frequently. i have taken it to the dealership several times and they have not been able to replicate it. it also doesn’t give any codes. this is a true safety concern because i have impeded traffic multiple times when it oc

Lane Departure,Forward Collision Avoidance

The entire adas suddenly failed. the vehicle started cycling through all warning indicators (adaptive cruise control problem, abs problem, lane keep assist problem, brake mitigation system problem etc) brought it to honda today and they confirmed that the "multi purpose camera/millimeter wave radar unit with aiming" had failed and needed to be replaced. honda charged $1764.14 for all work to fix this on 9/15/2026

Back Over Prevention

The contact owns a 2021 honda pilot. the contact stated that the vehicle was repaired under an unknown recall; however, the recall repair failed to prevent the failure. the contact stated that while shifting in reverse(r), the rear-view camera failed to display a clear image. the local dealer was contacted. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was approximately 75,000.

Excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. They are owner reports and have not been verified.

Crash-test ratings

VersionOverallFrontalSideRollover
2021 Honda PILOT SUV AWD★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★
2021 Honda PILOT SUV FWD★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★

Source: NHTSA recalls, complaints and NCAP APIs, covering Pilot. Last refreshed 2026-09-29.