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2016 Honda Pilot Safety Report

Recalls, complaints, and safety data from NHTSA

The 2016 Honda Pilot has 0 recalls, 1632 complaints.

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Recalls

1632

Complaints

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Safety Rating

Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated May 24, 2026

Recalls

No recalls found for the 2016 Honda Pilot.

Safety Ratings

No NHTSA safety ratings available for the 2016 Honda Pilot.

Top Complaint Categories

ENGINE
407
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
270
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
151
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE
113
POWER TRAIN
85
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
74
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
44
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
35

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All Complaints

Date ↓ComponentSummary
May 21, 2026POWER TRAINThe contact owns a 2016 Honda Pilot. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, ...
May 9, 2026ENGINEThe vehicle engine catastrophically failed on the road due a rod bearing failure on cylinder #3. Th...
Apr 29, 2026ENGINEDriving home on [XXX] , coming back from [XXX] the car started to tick, then a loss of motive power...
Apr 28, 2026ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEMCar has shut off while driving. Check engine light, traction control light, hill assist light, power...
Apr 24, 2026ENGINERod bearing failure
Apr 24, 2026ENGINEMy engine of the 2016 Honda Pilot can suffer a thrown rod (catastrophic engine failure) due to a de...
Apr 16, 2026ENGINEMy vehicle has about 92000 miles on it. Recently I am hearing engine knocking noises. I hear the sou...
Apr 15, 2026ENGINEMy 2016 Honda Pilot has been diagnosed with engine failure caused by an issue known as "rod knock" b...
Apr 14, 2026FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINEThe contact owns a 2016 Honda Pilot. The contact stated that while accelerating from a stop and driv...
Apr 12, 2026FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEMI was driving and I was crossing a major intersection and the vehicle started loosing power and stal...
Apr 8, 2026ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGThe contact owns a 2016 Honda Pilot. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, there was a...
Apr 2, 2026POWER TRAIN,ENGINEEngine has rod bearing knock noise. Transmission has a torque converter issue, acts up once in a whi...
Mar 30, 2026ENGINEMy wife was driving our 2016 Honda Pilot and making a right turn when she lost most of the power on ...
Mar 30, 2026ELECTRICAL SYSTEMCar fails to start and warning flashes, keyless start system problem.
Mar 28, 2026ENGINEBased on everything we've documented, here's a tight, factual account written in the style NHTSA exp...
Mar 25, 2026ENGINEThe contact owns a 2016 Honda Pilot. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 60 MPH, ...
Mar 20, 2026SUSPENSION,ENGINE,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCEDrive to work suddenly engine show emergency issues many symbols appearing in front of screen and br...
Mar 18, 2026ENGINEMy vehicle was recently serviced at the local Honda dealership within the last 6 weeks for an oil le...
Mar 14, 2026ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINEVehicle caught fire and completely burned up. It had no problems, had been serviced and recently in...
Mar 5, 2026ENGINEI noticed the vehicle was making a noise while driving which was diagnosed by an independent Honda s...