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2012 Honda Pilot air bags problems

Owners reported air bags problems in 20 complaints for the 2012 Honda Pilot, 9% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
20 9% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
59,000 miles 12 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
7 and 0
Injuries and deaths
12 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When air bags problems show up

Air bags complaints by mileage, 2012 Honda Pilot Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 59,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 2 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 1 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 3 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 3 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 1 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 1 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 59,000 miles
Based on 12 complaints that include mileage. 50% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles2
20k to 40k miles1
40k to 60k miles3
60k to 80k miles3
80k to 100k miles1
100k to 120k miles1
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 12 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 58,000 miles, and 50% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 7 crashes, 12 injuries.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 honda pilot. The contact stated that while he was at stop the vehicle was crashed into from the rear by another vehicle traveling 60 MPH. The impact pushed the contact's vehicle forward, causing the contact to crash into a brick wall and then a tree. The front and side air bags all failed to deploy. The contact suffered injuries to the head, neck, back, left side of the body and the left leg. The front seat passenger suffered injuries to the head, face and legs.

Reported at 19,000 miles, October 2013 CrashInjury

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 honda pilot. The contact stated that the air bag indicator illuminated. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was approximately 55,000.

Reported at 55,000 miles, June 2017

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