2005 Honda Pilot engine problems

88 complaints about engine have been filed for the 2005 Honda Pilot, which is 9% of all its NHTSA complaints.

Complaints: 88 9% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage: 99,000 miles 83 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires: 1 and 1
Injuries and deaths: 1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When engine problems show up

Based on 83 complaints that include mileage. 11% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.

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Mileage	Complaints
0k to 20k miles	3
20k to 40k miles	2
40k to 60k miles	4
60k to 80k miles	10
80k to 100k miles	23
100k to 120k miles	15
120k to 140k miles	12
140k to 160k miles	11
160k to 180k miles	1
180k to 200k miles	0
200k+ miles	2

What the data shows

Of the 83 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 99,000 miles, and 11% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash, 1 fire, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

Unfortunately, our each vehicle has been targeted and caused car accident from 2010 to present day. In 2012, our mazda mpv 2006 engine was destroyed or replaced at the work place during working at hilton hotel. Our acura mdx 2002 VIN # [xxx] and current honda pilot 2005 VIN # [xxx] were under controlled and involved car accident in 2017 and 2018 because of targeting. I have noticed and reported to local police and insurance behalf of this cases which can stop suddenly or slowly.

Reported at 30 miles, November 2017 CrashInjury

Radiator failed, causing loss of transmission fluid, causing loss of motion. The car stopped dead in the road and could not move on its own power. From contact with other honda pilot and honda ridgeline owners, I learned that this type of failure occurs frequently at around 100,000 miles. The single radiator unit cools both the engine and the transmission fluid.

Reported at 113,000 miles, June 2013

Engine problems in other years

Engine problems across all Honda models