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2016 Honda Pilot other problems

The 2016 Honda Pilot has 286 other complaints filed with NHTSA — 12% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

286

Other complaints

12%

Share of year

2

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Other complaints by year

Pilot other complaints by model year286 complaints2003: 40 complaints2004: 19 complaints2005: 23 complaints2006: 17 complaints2007: 13 complaints2008: 6 complaints2009: 6 complaints2010: 10 complaints2011: 22 complaints2012: 8 complaints2013: 35 complaints2014: 15 complaints2015: 22 complaints2016: 286 complaints2017: 131 complaints2018: 70 complaints2019: 158 complaints2020: 96 complaints2021: 78 complaints2022: 29 complaints2023: 18 complaints2024: 18 complaints2025: 15 complaints2026: 3 complaints
Pilot other complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“THE PUSH START BUTTON DOES NOT WORK, IT IS GIVING ME AN ERROR 'KEYLESS START SYSTEM PROBLEM'. I CHANGED THE KEY FOB'S BATTERY TO A BRAND NEW BATTERY AND IT IS NOT THE KEY FOB WITH ISSUES, IT IS THE BUTTON ITSELF. I HAVE TO KEEP PRESSING THE BREAK AND THE START BUTTON TO GET THE CAR TO START…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Other · January 25, 2021 · crash

Common questions

How many other complaints does the 2016 Honda Pilot have?

NHTSA has 286 complaints about the 2016 Honda Pilot other — 12% 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.