Brakes complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2016 Honda Pilot has 13 NHTSA brakes complaints and 0 brakes-related recalls.
13
Complaints
0
Recalls
4
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 11, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2025 | SERVICE BRAKES | I was pulling into a parking space. Hit the brake. Instead of stopping, the car accelerated, jumpin... |
| Jan 18, 2025 | SERVICE BRAKES | While driving and starting to brake the whole dashboard lights up stating there is brake failure. An... |
| Jul 29, 2023 | SERVICE BRAKES | At times, when you start the car, on the screen where the radio and Honda link and Bluetooth are a m... |
| May 30, 2022 | SERVICE BRAKES | There is pulsating vibrations when applying brakes. This vehicle is rarely driven and has only logge... |
| Feb 12, 2022 | SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | There have been multiple times where the automatic emergency braking system engaged almost causing a... |
| Aug 1, 2021 | SERVICE BRAKES | Steering wheel shaking violently when braking especially at highway (down hill) speed. |
| Oct 13, 2017 | SERVICE BRAKES | I AM HEARING A CLICKING NOISE WHEN I STEP ON THE BRAKES. I TOOK IT RO HONDA AND THEY SAID IT'S SOMET... |
| Mar 30, 2017 | SERVICE BRAKES | WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT AND PUSHING THE BRAKE LIGHTLY, THE CAR ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY ... |
| Mar 12, 2017 | SERVICE BRAKES | VEHICLE IS 16 MONTHS OLD WITH ONLY 5,200 MILES ON IT. BRAKING ACTION CURRENTLY SEEMS UNAFFECTED, HOW... |
| Nov 23, 2016 | SERVICE BRAKES | SINCE PURCHASING NEW, I HAVE NOTICED A PECULIAR PHENOMENON WHEREBY THE BRAKE PEDAL DEVELOPS A VERY H... |
| Sep 22, 2016 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 HONDA PILOT. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE OR DRIVE, THE CONTACT HEARD... |
| Apr 23, 2016 | SERVICE BRAKES | COLLISION MITIGATION BRAKING SYSTEM (CMBS) DOES NOT WORK IN STAGE 2 OR STAGE 3. ONLY THE WARNING LI... |
| Mar 21, 2016 | SERVICE BRAKES | I MOVED CAR OUT OF DRIVEWAY SO FRIEND COULD LEAVE GARAGE. WHEN I WENT TO PUT CAR BACK IN DRIVEWAY, T... |