2020 Honda Pilot forward collision avoidance problems
132 complaints about forward collision avoidance have been filed for the 2020 Honda Pilot, which is 16% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 132 16% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 13,000 miles 10 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When forward collision avoidance problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 5 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 10 forward collision avoidance complaints that report mileage, the median is about 12,000 miles, and 80% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
I own a 2020 Honda Pilot EX with approximately 58,000 miles. Every time I drive on two-lane roads, I receive a bright orange “Brake” warning from the Automatic Emergency Braking system when vehicles in the opposite lane are passing by. The system falsely detects an imminent collision, even though the oncoming vehicles are safely in their lane. The system then applies the brakes unnecessarily.
This vehicle has been nothing but problems since day 1. It began with the sunroof leaking and causing puddles in the front and rear passenger floors. That issue required 4 trips to the dealer. The speakers then began popping and the radio and dash would completely shut off while driving. Fixing that has been attempted 5 times and the radio still continues to have problems.
Other problems reported for the 2020 Honda Pilot
- Electrical system 215 complaints
- Engine 104 complaints
- Lane departure 55 complaints
- Fuel system 54 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 35 complaints
- Brakes 26 complaints
- Cruise control 16 complaints
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Forward collision avoidance problems across all Honda models