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Total NHTSA Complaints
147
Owner filings recorded
#1 Reported Problem
Driver Assistance & Safety Tech
56 reports (38.1%)
Crash Incident Reports
7
Filings citing a crash
Fire & Injury Reports
4
0 fire • 4 injury filings
Defect Investigation Analysis

Executive Problem Findings

AutoUtility currently tracks 147 official NHTSA owner defect complaints for the 2022 Honda Pilot. Driver Assistance & Safety Tech issues are the most frequently reported category, appearing in 56 complaints (38.1% of submitted records). Among these NHTSA complaint records, 7 filings cite a crash, 4 report one or more injuries.

Methodology Notice: Consumer complaints are unverified voluntary submissions to the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI). Filings are not normalized for sales volume or vehicle mileage and do not constitute an audited component failure rate.
Incident & Severity Profile
  • • Total Owner Reports: 147 complaints submitted under federal penalty.
  • • Primary Subsystem: Driver Assistance & Safety Tech accounts for 38.1% of submissions (56 reports).
  • • Secondary Systems: Electrical System (32), Engine & Cooling (23).
  • • Crash Incidents: 7 filings cite an impact or collision.
  • • Thermal Incidents: 0 filings cite smoke or fire.
  • • Reported Casualties: 4 injury filings • 0 fatality filings.
Category Distribution

Reported Defect Categories for 2022 Honda Pilot

Factual proportion of owner complaints categorized by automotive subsystem in NHTSA records

Driver Assistance & Safety Tech
56
38.1%
Electrical System
32
21.8%
Engine & Cooling
23
15.6%
Brakes & Traction Control
20
13.6%
Powertrain & Transmission
14
9.5%
#1 38.1% SHARE

Driver Assistance & Safety Tech

56 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI for this subsystem.

⚠️ 7 Crash 🩹 3 Injury
⚠️ 1 Associated Recall Campaign
#2 21.8% SHARE

Electrical System

32 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI for this subsystem.

⚠️ 3 Crash
#3 15.6% SHARE

Engine & Cooling

23 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI for this subsystem.

⚠️ 1 Crash
#4 13.6% SHARE

Brakes & Traction Control

20 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI for this subsystem.

⚠️ 3 Crash 🩹 2 Injury
⚠️ 1 Associated Recall Campaign
Deterministic Text Analysis

Recurring Symptoms Identified in Owner Reports

Specific mechanical, electrical, and driver-assist defect symptoms identified via deterministic narrative analysis

Powertrain & Transmission 6.8%

Loss of Motive Power While Driving

10 complaint narratives describe this symptom.

NHTSA Narrative Match
Driver Assistance & Safety Tech 2%

Unintended / Sudden Acceleration

3 complaint narratives describe this symptom.

NHTSA Narrative Match
Federal Oversight

Official NHTSA Defect Investigations (1)

Formal engineering analyses and preliminary evaluations opened by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation

ODI Action #EA25004 OPEN Engineering Analysis (EA)
Opened: 2025-03-26 • Active
Subject / Subsystem
No Restart After Auto Start/Stop Engages
Affected Component
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:CRANK/CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR
Recall Linkage
No direct recall linkage
On June 3, 2022, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened Preliminary Evaluation PE22005 after the agency received VOQs and several field reports concerning the Auto Idle Stop (AIS) feature on 2016-2019MY Honda Pilot vehicles. The complaints allege that the engine fails to restart on its own from a complete stop at a traffic light or road intersection with the AIS function engaged. The subject vehicles are equipped with a 3.5L engine with a 9-speed automatic transmission. On January 6, 2023, Honda released service bulletins 23-008 and 23-009. These service bulletins address the failure to restart issue in the 2016-2019MY Honda Pilot vehicles, as well as the 2015-2020 Acura TLX, 2016-2020 Acura MDX, 2019-2022 Honda Passport, and 2020-2023 Honda Ridgeline vehicles. The repair outlined in the service bulletins is a two-stage countermeasure to remedy the issue. The first stage is a Programmed Fuel Injection (“PGM-FI”) software update. The second stage is only deployed if the software update fails to remedy the issue. The second stage, depending on the model and model year, consists of replacement of the starter assembly, starter relays, and a valve adjustment. Additionally, Honda extended the warranty coverage to 10 years with unlimited mileage for vehicles requiring the second stage component replacement. ODI continues to receive complaints of the AIS failure to restart, with many complainants alleging the campaign countermeasures had been completed.NHTSA has reviewed Honda's Information Request Letter responses involving warranty claims, lawsuits, and consumer complaints in addition to ODI's own data. This Engineering Analysis is being opened to further consider the potential safety defect, including gathering additional data regarding Honda’s service campaign efficacy. ODI is additionally expanding the scope to encompass all vehicles addressed in Honda’s service bulletins 23-008 and 23-009 as well as newer model year vehicles, which are substantially similar to the vehicles covered by the service campaign. To review the ODI reports cited in the Opening Resume ODI Report Identification Number document, go to NHTSA.gov.
Consumer Filings

Recent NHTSA Owner Reports for 2022 Honda Pilot

Representative defect filings submitted by owners to the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation

Steering System ODI #11759895
Filed: 08/27/2026
Defect Report

"The steering box has failed twice in under 60000 miles 53601-TG7-A02"

Incident Date: 08/06/2026 NHTSA Component: STEERING
Engine & Cooling ODI #11759233
Filed: 08/24/2026
Defect Report

"What component or system failed or malfunctioned, and is it available for inspection upon request? Has the problem been reproduced or confirmed by a dealer or independent service center? Per the quote from the dealership where the issue was diagnosed: Looks like you are going to need a new engine..."

Incident Date: 08/23/2026 NHTSA Component: ENGINE
Engine & Cooling ODI #11759105
Filed: 08/24/2026
Defect Report

"commonly experiences battery drain, the radio is making Popping or crackling sounds from speakers"

Incident Date: 01/01/2024 NHTSA Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE
Air Bags & Restraints ODI #11758816
Filed: 08/22/2026
🩹 1 Injury

"1.The vehicle’s airbag unexpectedly deployed while the vehicle was in Park and the driver was attempting to reverse out of a parking space. Multiple airbags deployed, including the driver-side airbags, the front airbag near the windshield area, and the long side/curtain airbag extending toward the..."

Incident Date: 08/22/2026 NHTSA Component: AIR BAGS
Steering System ODI #11758801
Filed: 08/22/2026
Defect Report

"With about 59,800 miles, a rattling noise under the driver's side of the car began near the end of June, 2026 and gradually became louder, specially on bumpier streets. By the last week of July 2026, the steering started getting erratically stiffer becoming harder to control the direction of the..."

Incident Date: 06/25/2026 NHTSA Component: STEERING
Multi-Year Trend

Complaint History for Honda Pilot

Reported defect complaint volume across sibling model years (2015–2026)

Model Year NHTSA Complaints Crash Reports Safety Recalls Detailed Report
2015 Honda Pilot 108 7 4 View 2015 Problems →
2016 Honda Pilot 1688 23 8 View 2016 Problems →
2017 Honda Pilot 913 9 4 View 2017 Problems →
2018 Honda Pilot 436 9 7 View 2018 Problems →
2019 Honda Pilot 886 13 13 View 2019 Problems →
2020 Honda Pilot 480 10 11 View 2020 Problems →
2021 Honda Pilot 423 12 10 View 2021 Problems →
2022 Honda Pilot Current Page 147 7 5 Current
2023 Honda Pilot 134 3 5 View 2023 Problems →
2024 Honda Pilot 109 2 6 View 2024 Problems →
2025 Honda Pilot 190 11 4 View 2025 Problems →
2026 Honda Pilot 0 0 1 View 2026 Problems →
Exhaustive System Audit

Detailed NHTSA Component Breakdown for 2022 Honda Pilot

Complete distribution of consumer defect reports across all 58 granular NHTSA system and subsystem classifications

Vehicle Component / System Total Complaints Crash Reports Fire Reports Injury Entries Fatality Entries
Other / Uncategorized NHTSA category: UNKNOWN OR OTHER 18 0 0 0 0
Forward Collision Avoidance NHTSA category: FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 14 0 0 1 0
Electrical System NHTSA category: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 9 0 0 0 0
Engine NHTSA category: ENGINE 8 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE 6 0 0 0 0
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE,LANE DEPARTURE 6 0 0 0 0
Powertrain NHTSA category: POWER TRAIN 6 0 0 0 0
Steering NHTSA category: STEERING 5 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 4 0 0 0 0
Service Brakes NHTSA category: SERVICE BRAKES 4 0 0 0 0
Air Bags NHTSA category: AIR BAGS 3 0 0 1 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE,LANE DEPARTURE 3 0 0 0 0
Structure & Body NHTSA category: STRUCTURE 3 0 0 0 0
Suspension NHTSA category: SUSPENSION 3 0 0 0 0
Tires NHTSA category: TIRES 3 0 0 0 0
Back Over Prevention / Camera NHTSA category: BACK OVER PREVENTION 2 1 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 2 1 0 0 0
ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 2 0 0 0 0
LANE DEPARTURE,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 2 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 2 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE 2 0 0 0 0
SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 2 0 0 0 0
STRUCTURE,VISIBILITY/WIPER 2 0 0 0 0
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES 2 1 0 2 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,BACK OVER PREVENTION,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 1 1 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,LANE DEPARTURE,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,BACK OVER PREVENTION 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE 1 1 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 1 0 0 0 0
Engine & Cooling NHTSA category: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 1 0 0 0 0
ENGINE,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 1 0 0 0 0
EQUIPMENT,BACK OVER PREVENTION 1 0 0 0 0
Fuel System NHTSA category: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE 1 0 0 0 0
Fuel & Propulsion System NHTSA category: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
Lane Departure Warning NHTSA category: LANE DEPARTURE 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 1 0 0 0 0
Service Brakes NHTSA category: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC 1 0 0 0 0
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,POWER TRAIN 1 0 0 0 0
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 1 1 0 0 0
SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE,BACK OVER PREVENTION 1 0 0 0 0
SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 1 0 0 0 0
SERVICE BRAKES,LANE DEPARTURE 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,SUSPENSION,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 1 0 0 0 0
STRUCTURE,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 1 0 0 0 0
SUSPENSION,POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES 1 0 0 0 0
SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES 1 0 0 0 0
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 1 0 0 0 0
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 1 0 0 0 0
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM,LANE DEPARTURE 1 0 0 0 0
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 1 0 0 0 0
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,VISIBILITY/WIPER 1 0 0 0 0
Vehicle Speed Control NHTSA category: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 1 1 0 0 0
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
WHEELS,SERVICE BRAKES 1 0 0 0 0
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Related Official Reports for 2022 Honda Pilot

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Search Intelligence

Quick Answers: Common Problems & Reliability Questions for the 2022 Honda Pilot

Direct, deterministic answers synthesized from verified United States government databases for the 2022 Honda Pilot

What are the most common reported problems with the 2022 Honda Pilot?

In official NHTSA consumer records, the most frequently cited issue area for the 2022 Honda Pilot is Driver Assistance & Safety Tech, appearing in 56 records (38.1% of submitted filings).

Secondary reported categories include Electrical System (32) and Engine & Cooling (23).

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI)

Is the 2022 Honda Pilot a reliable vehicle?

AutoUtility does not issue subjective reliability scores or commercial ratings. In official United States government records, NHTSA tracks 147 consumer defect complaints and 5 safety recall campaigns for the 2022 Honda Pilot.

Reviewing documented component complaint distributions, recall remedy notices, and active federal investigations provides an objective, evidence-based view of the vehicle's historical safety and defect record.

Cross-reference official safety recall campaigns →
Source: NHTSA ODI & Safety Recalls Databases

Are there crash, fire, or injury reports associated with the 2022 Honda Pilot?

Among consumer complaint records on file with NHTSA for the 2022 Honda Pilot, 7 filings cite a crash, 0 cite smoke or fire, and 4 report one or more injuries.

Incident entries represent consumer descriptions at the time of submission to federal authorities and do not establish mechanical causation or legal liability.

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Consumer Logs

Has NHTSA formally investigated defects on the 2022 Honda Pilot?

NHTSA ODI records list 1 formal defect investigation involving the 2022 Honda Pilot (1 currently open).

Federal defect investigations are formal engineering evaluations opened when safety defect trends emerge, and do not by themselves establish a confirmed defect or mandatory recall.

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Registry
Official US Government Data Provenance

The complaint records on this page are retrieved directly from the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) public database under 49 CFR Part 576.

Local Production Store Compiled: August 2026 • Deterministic Audited Dataset • Zero Dynamic External API Runtime Latency.