2025 Honda Pilot electrical system problems

The 2025 Honda Pilot has 32 electrical system complaints filed with NHTSA — 12% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

Electrical System complaints

12%

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

“ My 2025 Honda Pilotâs Collision Mitigation Braking System and backup sensors have failed three times at low speed, resulting in collisions with objects directly behind or in front of the vehicle. These include a front collision with a tree, running over a small tricycle, and backing into a tree…”
Complaint filed with NHTSA · Electrical System · May 1, 2025 · crash

Common questions

How many electrical system complaints does the 2025 Honda Pilot have?

NHTSA has 32 complaints about the 2025 Honda Pilot electrical system — 12% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Are there recalls for the 2025 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.