2023 Honda Pilot electrical system problems

The 2023 Honda Pilot has 24 electrical system complaints filed with NHTSA — 14% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

Electrical System complaints

14%

Share of year

Crash-involved

Related recalls

Electrical System complaints by year

Pilot electrical system complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

Related recalls

25V031000Electrical SystemJanuary 23, 2025 · 294,612 units

Defect

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2022-2025 Acura MDX Type-S, 2023-2025 Honda Pilot, and 2021-2025 Acura TLX Type-S vehicles. A software error in the fuel injection electronic control unit (FI-ECU) may cause an engine stall or a loss of power.

Consequence

An engine stall or loss of power can increase the risk of a crash or injury.

Remedy

Dealers will reprogram the FI-ECU software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 17, 2025. Owners may contact Honda's customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are EL1 and AL0.

What owners report

“ I wanted to share a very scary incident that occurred while I was slowly creeping into a parking space in a parking garage. With my foot over the brake, as there were children in the area from a car that had parked to the right of mine, my car suddenly surged forward at a high rate of speed. It…”
Complaint filed with NHTSA · Electrical System · June 26, 2025 · crash

Common questions

How many electrical system complaints does the 2023 Honda Pilot have?

NHTSA has 24 complaints about the 2023 Honda Pilot electrical system — 14% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Are there recalls for the 2023 Honda Pilot electrical system?

Yes — 1 NHTSA recall campaign for this model year is tied to the electrical system: 25V031000.

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

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.