2025 Honda Pilot

Small SUV · gas

★ Open to everyone — one of the ten most-registered models this year.

Fuel economy
22mpg1
19 city · 27 highway
CO₂ 402 g/mi · 250 g/km2
Fuel cost
$2,4003
per year · EPA's estimate
Power
285hp4
rated
Crash rating
5of 5 ★5
frontal 4 · side 5 · rollover 4
4 recall campaigns6
Kerb weight
4,440lb8
2,014 kg
Warranty
3yr10
36,000 mi
How much to run it22 mpg · $2,400 / yr
Combined
22 mpg1EPA
EPA test cycle, combined · configuration PILOT FWD
City · highway
19 · 27EPA
EPA test cycle, mpg
Tailpipe CO₂
402 g/mi2EPA250 g/km
tailpipe rating, driven as rated on the test cycle · 250 g/km
Fuel, per year
$2,4003EPAEPA's estimate
EPA's own annual estimate, on EPA's assumptions (15,000 miles, 55% city, EPA's fuel price)
At this week's price
$2,709 / yr3EPA · EIA$13,546 over five years
estimate — 13,800 mi at $4.319 per gallon, EIA US regular, 2026-09-14
How it performs285 hp
Power
285 hp4EPArated
the rated figure — EPA test-car data
Engine
3.5 L, 6 cylindersEPA
as listed in the EPA fuel-economy file
Transmission
Automatic (S10)EPA
as listed in the EPA fuel-economy file
Drive
Front-wheel driveEPA
as listed in the EPA fuel-economy file
How safe5 of 5 ★ · 4 recalls
Crash rating
★★★★★5NHTSA
NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings, front-wheel-drive 2025 Pilot · as of 2026-09-10
Frontal · side · rollover
4 · 5 · 4NHTSAof 5 stars each
the three tests behind the overall rating
Recall campaigns
NHTSA recall register, campaigns naming PILOT (2025) · as of 2026-09-10
4 campaigns, what and when
  • 2024-11-27Fuel system, gasoline · storage · tank assembly · filler pipe and cap — A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire. 24V900000
  • 2025-01-23Electrical system · software — An engine stall or loss of power can increase the risk of a crash or injury. 25V031000
  • 2025-02-05Seat belts · rear/other — A non-functioning seat belt cannot properly restrain the seat occupant, increasing the risk of injury during a crash. 25V056000
  • 2025-06-12Service brakes, hydraulic · pedals and linkages — A brake pedal that shifts out of position can prevent the driver from applying the brakes as intended, increasing the risk of a crash or injury. 25V391000
Complaints per 10,000 built
8.187NHTSA197 complaints, 15 severe · 240,955 built
computed here: 197 complaints ÷ 240,955 built (NHTSA early-warning production, 2026 Q1); no publisher states the rate
What owners complain about
Electrical system41Steering38Forward collision avoidance · automatic emergency braking32Engine30Service brakes30

See these complaints at NHTSA ↗

How big4,440 lb
Kerb weight
4,440 lb8NHTSA2,014 kg
the crash-tested vehicle (NHTSA NCAP); corroborated by the EPA test weight
EPA test weight
4,750 lb9EPA2,155 kg
EPA equivalent test weight class — the loaded class it was tested at, not kerb weight
Class
Small SUVEPA
the publisher's own vehicle class
Body
as NHTSA lists it
Ownership3 yr / 36,000 mi
Warranty
3 years10Honda36,000 mi
Honda's published 2025 warranty statement, compiled into carstandings.com's warranty table
On the road in New York
15,18411NY DMV
NY DMV registration file, 2026-09-02

Notes and sources

  1. Fuel economy: EPA combined test-cycle figure for the configuration PILOT FWD (19 city, 27 highway). EPA data dated 2025-08-22, the date EPA wrote the workbook in 25data.zip.
  2. CO₂: EPA's tailpipe rating for the car driven as rated on the test cycle — 402 g/mi, or 250 g/km.
  3. Fuel cost: EPA's own annual estimate for this car is $2,400, on EPA's assumptions. At this week's price it is $2,709: 13,800 mi a year at the EPA combined figure, priced at $4.319 per gallon — the U.S. Energy Information Administration's weekly U.S. average for regular gasoline, all formulations, on 2026-09-14. Five years at that price: $13,546. Both are estimates; neither is a measured figure.
  4. Power: 285 hp is the rated figure, from EPA test-car data.
  5. Crash rating: NHTSA's overall rating for the front-wheel-drive 2025 Pilot — frontal 4, side 5, rollover 4 stars. NHTSA data as of 2026-09-10.
  6. Recall campaigns: NHTSA's count for this nameplate (PILOT), as of 2026-09-10. Each is repaired free of charge by dealers.
  7. Complaints per 10,000 built: computed here from NHTSA's complaint count for the Pilot nameplate (197, of which 15 describe a crash, fire, injury or death) and the 240,955 vehicles NHTSA's own early-warning production reports place on it (2026 Q1). No publisher states the rate itself.
  8. Kerb weight: the crash-tested vehicle (NHTSA NCAP), 4,440 lb (2,014 kg); corroborated by the EPA test weight.
  9. EPA test weight: 4,750 lb (2,155 kg) is the equivalent test weight class EPA tested this configuration at, not the kerb weight.
  10. Warranty: 3 years or 36,000 miles, from Honda's published 2025 warranty statement, compiled into carstandings.com's warranty table.
  11. Registrations: 15,184 Pilots of this model year on New York's roads, from the NY DMV registration file as of 2026-09-02.
  12. This car is measured on the petrol scale: miles per gallon, the tailpipe CO₂ rating and whole-car horsepower. MPGe and charge-weighted CO₂ are electric-scale quantities and do not apply to it.
  13. Price: no free, resellable source publishes a price for any 2025 car sold in the United States, so none is shown for any car in this market.

Sources: EPA · NHTSA — about these sources →