Honda Pilot Fuel System Problems

Owners have filed 880 complaints about fuel & propulsion system problems with the Honda Pilot — 9% of all Pilot complaints. The worst model years are 2019 (198), 2016 (191) and 2017 (142). Problems typically start around 59,000 miles. 7 related recalls have been issued.

880complaints
2019worst year
59ktypical miles
7related recalls
18crashes
10fires

Fuel System complaints by model year

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Fuel System complaints per model year, Honda Pilot.
YearComplaintsShare of year's complaintsTypical mileage
2025157%16,000 miles
202476%—
202353%—
2022106%5,000 miles
2021235%54,000 miles
20205411%54,000 miles
201919822%60,000 miles
201812528%80,000 miles
201714215%39,000 miles
201619111%56,000 miles
201566%90,000 miles
201454%—
2013135%30,000 miles
2012169%40,000 miles
2011103%50,000 miles
201044%100,000 miles
200911%98,000 miles
200854%18,000 miles
200731%124,000 miles
200662%30,000 miles
200571%100,000 miles
2004183%90,000 miles
2003162%116,000 miles

Which parts fail

  • Storage › Tank assembly
    9
  • Delivery › Fuel pump
    9
  • Fuel injection system
    5
  • Storage
    2
  • Storage › Tank assembly › Filler pipe and cap
    2
  • Delivery › Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
    2
  • Fuel injection system › Injectors
    2
  • Fuel injection system › Fuel rail
    1

Components named in complaints (fuel pump, injectors, fuel tank, hybrid and EV propulsion).

Mileage when the problem started

  • Under 25k
    5118%
  • 25k–50k
    6723%
  • 50k–75k
    6322%
  • 75k–100k
    4415%
  • 100k–150k
    4716%
  • 150k+
    145%

What owners report

The contact owns a 2025 Honda Pilot. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle inadvertently lost motive power in the middle of the road. The contact stated that after opening and closing the door, the vehicle was able to restart. After restarting the vehicle, the vehicle returned to normal functionality, but the failure became a regular occurrence. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who determined that the fuel injection electronic control unit (FI-ECU) required a software update. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure reoccurred. After investigating the failure, the contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V031000 (Fuel System, Gasoline, Electrical System); the VIN was included, but the vehicle was already repaired under the recall. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. …

2025 Pilot · 16,000 miles · Mar 2025

The contact owns a 2025 Honda Pilot. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle, there was an abnormal fuel odor inside the cabin of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, who was unable to detect the odor. The vehicle was not repaired. Additionally, the contact stated that while driving approximately 65 MPH with the cruise control activated, the Forward Collision Avoidance feature independently activated, causing the vehicle to abruptly decelerate. During the failure, the message "Reduce Speed" was displayed, but no other vehicles or objects were nearby. The cause of the failure has not yet been determined. The local dealer and manufacturer were notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 18,000.

2025 Pilot · 18,000 miles · Mar 2025

recall has been open since December of that year I have documentation that I took it last year to get this recall fix and your web site is stating that it is incomplete. today 11/12 at 7:30am my engine caught on fire there was a lot of witness at the elementary school waving me down that my car was on fire. I panic and got away from the elementary where a lot of kids and families where present and went where there was no one insight and rush and got my set of 2 year old twins and my 3 year old son out there car seats and ran from the car and called 911 the fire department came and put out the fire and I have a report from them as well. now that I remember about this recall I remember it stating that if this recall wasn't fix that it can start a fire so I put two and two together and order my car fax report and seen that this was never completed. and have paper work that it was completed.

2024 Pilot · Nov 2025 · fire

The vehicle came to a complete stop while attempting to enter the Highway. As I accelerated to gain speed, and the vehicle halted down to stop, all sensor warning systems started to light up on the dashboard: Adaptive Cruise Control, Automatic Emergency braking, Lane Departure Warning, Parking Collision Warning, Lane Keeping Assistance -- all sensors flashing simultaneously. As our vehicle stopped, the vehicles around us in the Highway had to abruptly stopped as well, causing a serious hazard, not only to myself and my family, but also the potential for a serious injury to other as well. This incident happened to us twice, and my passenger was able to record a video of the dashboard, as all the sensors were flashing and the vehicle switch to neutral on its own coming to a stop. …

2024 Pilot · Jun 2026

I wanted to share a very scary incident that occurred while I was slowly creeping into a parking space in a parking garage. With my foot over the brake, as there were children in the area from a car that had parked to the right of mine, my car suddenly surged forward at a high rate of speed. It ultimately crashed into the 3-foot safety wall with tension wires of the parking garage. Clearly there is an issue with the propulsion system that accelerated my car forward. It's unknown to me if there was also an electrical issue involved in this propulsion failure. The car is available for inspection. The Honda dealer examined the vehicle but was unable to reproduce the issue, indicating that there was nothing wrong with the car, no codes stored of any relation to this incident, and that it was safe to drive. …

2023 Pilot · Jun 2025 · crash

When I filled up on gas and I used 88 instead of regular 87 fuel so a day after I filled up with gas I turn on the vehicle all of the lights came on warning that the awd system didn't work and the lane departure didn't work and cruse control didn't work. And when I went to the dealer they couldn't figure it out until the pulled the gas out saying we put the wrong gas in the car

2023 Pilot · Jul 2024

The contact owns a 2022 Honda Pilot. The contact stated while driving at approximately 35 MPH, the accelerator pedal was depressed; however, the vehicle hesitated. The contact stated that the emissions warning light was illuminated. The contact had taken the vehicle to a local dealer, where it was diagnosed and determined that the entire fuel system needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The contact stated that the failure recurred, and the emissions warning light illuminated again. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 5,020.

2022 Pilot · 5,000 miles · Oct 2022

I was driving home at 4am on I-95 with my children in the car. My car has had a history of "juttering" and making a vibrational noise, but on the way home there was an issue with acceleration when using the gas pedal, and slow to gain speed. There were times when the gas pedal didn't respond to my foot depression at all, and did not accelerate. When I was almost home, many lights came on my dash including: Blind Spot warning, emissions systems problem, transmission problem apply parking brake when parked, stop driving when safe transmission problem see manual. The car is not driveable at this time and sitting in my driveway. I have no idea where to tow it to or what to do or how much it will cost

2022 Pilot · Jun 2026

Related recalls (7)

Fuel system, gasoline › Storage › Tank assembly › Filler pipe and cap

NHTSA recall 24V-900 · Nov 27, 2024 · 205,760 vehicles

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2023-2024 Passport and 2023-2025 Pilot vehicles. The fuel filler neck tube and fuel filler pipe may separate, allowing fuel to leak.

Remedy: Dealers will inspect and repair the fuel filler neck tube and pipe as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 7, 2025. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138.

Fuel system, gasoline › Delivery › Fuel pump

NHTSA recall 23V-858 · Dec 18, 2023 · 2,490,460 vehicles

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2013-2023 Honda Accord, Civic Coupe, Civic Sedan, Civic Hatchback, Civic Type R, CR-V, HR-V, Ridgeline, Odyssey, Acura ILX, MDX, MDX Hybrid, RDX, RLX, TLX, 2019-2022 Honda Insight, Passport, 2020 Honda CR-V Hybrid, 2018-2019 Honda Clarity PHEV, Fit, and 2015-2020 Honda…

Remedy: Dealers will replace the fuel pump module, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed September 6, 2024. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are KGC and KGD.

Fuel system, gasoline › Delivery › Fuel pump

NHTSA recall 21V-215 · Mar 25, 2021 · 624,552 vehicles

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2019-2020 Acura MDX, MDX Sport Hybrid, RDX, TLX, Honda Accord, Civic Hatchback, Insight, 2019 Acura ILX, Honda Accord Hybrid, Civic Coupe, Civic Coupe Si, Civic Sedan, Civic Sedan Si, Civic Type R, Fit, HR-V, Odyssey, Passport, Pilot and Ridgeline, and 2018-2019 CR-V…

Remedy: Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel pump assembly, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed May 18, 2021. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138.

Fuel system, gasoline › Storage

NHTSA recall 17V-219 · Mar 30, 2017 · 136 vehicles

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2016 Honda Pilot 2WD and AWD vehicles. The affected vehicles have fuel tanks that may leak.

Remedy: Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel tank, free of charge. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's number for this recall is KE8.

Fuel system, gasoline › Storage › Tank assembly

NHTSA recall 16V-417 · Jun 9, 2016 · 39 vehicles

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain model year 2015 Acura MDX 2WD and MDX 4WD vehicles, 2016 Acura MDX 4WD vehicles, 2015-2016 Honda Odyssey vehicles, and 2016 Honda Pilot 2WD and 4WD vehicles.

Remedy: Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel tanks, free of charge. Owners may contact Honda/Acura customer service at 1-888-234-2138. The recall began on July 29, 2016.

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Fuel system, gasoline › Storage › Tank assembly

NHTSA recall 12V-063 · Feb 17, 2012 · 8,709 vehicles

Honda is recalling certain model year 2012 pilot and Acura mdx vehicles. The vent shut float (vsf) valve case in the fuel tank assembly does not meet the design specifications.

Remedy: Honda will notify owners and dealers will inspect the vsf assembly date and, if necessary, replace the fuel tank assembly, free of charge. The safety recall began on March 13, 2012.

Fuel system, gasoline › Storage › Tank assembly

NHTSA recall 04V-541 · Nov 18, 2004 · 61 vehicles

On certain sport utility vehicles, some fuel tanks were improperly manufactured.

Remedy: Dealers replaced the fuel tank. All owners were notified by telephone on November 10, 2004.

Frequently asked questions

Which Honda Pilot years have fuel system problems?

By NHTSA complaints, the 2019 (198), 2016 (191), 2017 (142), 2018 (125) and 2020 (54) model years. Fuel System complaints make up 22% of all complaints for the 2019.

Is there a recall for Honda Pilot fuel system problems?

Yes — 7 recalls, including 24V-900 (filler pipe and cap, Nov 27, 2024); 23V-858 (fuel pump, Dec 18, 2023); 21V-215 (fuel pump, Mar 25, 2021). Recall repairs are free at authorized dealers; check a specific car with the VIN recall check.

At what mileage do Honda Pilot fuel system problems start?

Across all years, half of the complaints with a recorded mileage happened before about 59,000 miles; 41% happened before 50,000 miles.

What part fails most often?

Owners most often name the storage › tank assembly (9 mentions), followed by the delivery › fuel pump (9).

Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) — owner complaints through October 20, 2026, recalls and defect investigations; fuel economy from the EPA. Complaints are unverified reports and are not proof of a defect. How we rate model years.