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2010 Honda Pilot engine problems

The 2010 Honda Pilot has 28 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 20% of the year's total, and down from the prior model year.

28

Engine complaints

20%

Share of year

2

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

Pilot engine complaints by model year786 complaints2003: 63 complaints2004: 50 complaints2005: 91 complaints2006: 32 complaints2007: 24 complaints2008: 17 complaints2009: 39 complaints2010: 28 complaints2011: 36 complaints2012: 45 complaints2013: 83 complaints2014: 34 complaints2015: 23 complaints2016: 786 complaints2017: 463 complaints2018: 158 complaints2019: 225 complaints2020: 98 complaints2021: 96 complaints2022: 21 complaints2023: 9 complaints2024: 10 complaints2025: 21 complaints
Pilot engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“MY WIFE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND SHE WAS GOING TO GET INTO ANOTHER LANE SHE CHECKED HER MIRRORS AND TOOK A GLANCE OVER HER SHOULDER. WHEN SHE LOOKED BACK SHE NOTICED A CAR HAD STOPPED IN THE LANE. SHE THEN SLAMMED ON HER BRAKES IN WHICH AT THAT TIME SHE SAID IT FELT THAT LIKE THE CAR WAS…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · December 24, 2014 · crash

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 2010 Honda Pilot have?

NHTSA has 28 complaints about the 2010 Honda Pilot engine — 20% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.