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2012 Honda Pilot transmission problems

The 2012 Honda Pilot has 20 transmission complaints filed with NHTSA — 9% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

20

Transmission complaints

9%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Transmission complaints by year

What owners report

INTERMITTENT ACCELERATOR RESPONSE DELAY. SOMETIMES WHEN YOU NEED TO ACCELERATE, AS WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN IN TRAFFIC, THE RESPONSE DELAYS AND THEN RESPONDS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. YOU CANNOT DEPEND UPON RESPONSE TO THE ACCELERATOR WHEN YOU MAY NEED IT. HONDA UPGRADED A PROGRAM EARLIER AND THERE…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Transmission · June 25, 2013

Common questions

How many transmission complaints does the 2012 Honda Pilot have?

NHTSA has 20 complaints about the 2012 Honda Pilot transmission — 9% 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.