2016 Honda Pilot engine problems

821 complaints about engine have been filed for the 2016 Honda Pilot, which is 34% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

Complaints: 821 34% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage: 72,000 miles 236 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires: 5 and 9
Injuries and deaths: 1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When engine problems show up

Based on 236 complaints that include mileage. 38% 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	20
20k to 40k miles	37
40k to 60k miles	33
60k to 80k miles	46
80k to 100k miles	30
100k to 120k miles	24
120k to 140k miles	25
140k to 160k miles	9
160k to 180k miles	8
180k to 200k miles	3
200k+ miles	1

What the data shows

Of the 236 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 72,000 miles, and 38% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 5 crashes, 9 fires, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2016 honda pilot. While driving at 55 MPH, the engine shut off and the entire instrument panel illuminated. The contact noticed smoke emitting from the front driver side. After lifting the hood, flames emitted from the passenger side near the engine. The contact was able to extinguish the fire. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 1,600.

Reported at 1,600 miles, July 2015 Fire

While driving all warning lights activated cycling through each of them. The vehicle lost almost all power causing a very unsafe and potentially fatal condition. Several transmission and other codes were noted following the incident. Honda tech line admitted that this condition was known to them very well but refuses to correct the problem unless it occurs repeatedly. Online research shows this is a common problem but does not appear to have already been addressed by the ntsb.

Reported at 39,000 miles, June 2018

Engine problems in other years

Engine problems across all Honda models