2021 Honda Pilot engine problems

114 complaints about engine have been filed for the 2021 Honda Pilot, which is 15% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.

Complaints: 114 15% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage: 51,000 miles 10 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 10 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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Mileage	Complaints
0k to 20k miles	2
20k to 40k miles	3
40k to 60k miles	0
60k to 80k miles	2
80k to 100k miles	1
100k to 120k miles	0
120k to 140k miles	1
140k to 160k miles	1
160k to 180k miles	0
180k to 200k miles	0
200k+ miles	0

What the data shows

Of the 10 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 50,000 miles, and 50% were reported before 60,000 miles.

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

What owners wrote

2021 Honda Pilot is subject to "rapid acceleration". We had no notification of this issue until the vehicle drove itself into our home on its own causing damage to the car and our home. Only after we did some research did we know Honda had this issue.

October 2023 CrashInjury

The contact owns a 2021 Honda Pilot. The contact stated that while driving in stop and go traffic, the Auto START/STOP feature malfunctioned causing the vehicle to lose electrical power and shut off. During the failure, the display and instrument panel became inoperable. Additionally, the turn signals were inoperable, and the shifter could not be shifted to neutral. Triple AAA was called to the scene and was able to get the vehicle restarted by recharging the battery.

Reported at 29,000 miles, March 2023

Engine problems in other years

Engine problems across all Honda models