2014 Honda Pilot problems
Owners have filed 153 complaints with NHTSA about the 2014 Honda Pilot. Engine is the most reported problem area, at 22% of complaints. After that come body & structure (13%) and wheels (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 153 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 22% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 11 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 9 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 31,000 miles 86 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 32 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 22 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 13 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 7 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 86 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 31,000 miles. For engine specifically, the median reported mileage is about 29,000 miles (14 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 11 complaints mention a crash; 9 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2014 ranks 17th most-complained-about out of 24 model years of the Honda Pilot with enough data (96 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 3 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
We had a huge buck deer run into the drivers side of the vehicle and the drivers side air bag did not deploy. The passengers side air bag did deploy. This is noted in the police report and at the auto body shop where vehicle was towed to. The vehicle was in motion when the deer hit us. The estimate to the insurance company is $9,000.00.
No deployment of airbag upon head-on collision. Fitchburg mass.police crash report # 16-1706-AC. Driver came into my lane of traffic and struck front end of my vehicle.
On april 17, 2016 at 3.30 pm while forward parking my vehicle, I experienced a sudden uncontrolled acceleration, resulting in the vehicle impacting the wall in front of my parking spot. The wall was apx. 20 ft from the car at the time of this incident. I had my foot on the brake during the later stages of the parking maneuver and speed was minimal <5 km/h). Before coming to a standstill, the engine sprung to maximum RPM without me ever touching the accelerator.
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 honda pilot. While driving at an unknown speed, the tires, seats, and rear of the vehicle vibrated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician replaced the tires and performed an alignment; however, the failure persisted. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 5,500.....updated 04/23/15 ..updated 05/07/15 ...updated 06/03/15..updated 06-16-15 updated 9/20/2017
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 honda pilot. While driving 60 MPH, the vehicle shook and the brakes failed to stop the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the rotors were warped and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was out of alignment. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The VIN was unknown. The approximate failure mileage was 50,000.