2011 Honda Pilot Other or unknown Problems
- Complaints
- 23about this part
- Share
- 8%of 293 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 78,000miles
- Trend
- FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 23 complaints about the other or unknown of the 2011 Honda Pilot, 8% of the 293 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 78,000 miles. 1 a fire, according to the filers.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Purchased as used and the interior rear view mirror looks blurred and cannot see. It looks like it is scratched but it is inside of the mirror. This has almost caused an accident as I could not see the car coming up behind me and did not brake. Luckily then veered away at the last moment. If I could have seen them, I could have moved and gotten out of danger.”
NHTSA complaint #11364215, filed 2020-10, 170,718 miles“Some times when turn on my Pilot the srs ligt stay on in the dash bord for my whole ratite and another times does not stay on just for around 5 seconds I don't know what is that but the ligth is red and thats mean danger and someone told me thats something about the airbag. I bought this car in november 2016”
NHTSA complaint #10956186, filed 2017-02, 96,000 miles“My hatch door window has exploded for no reason what so ever while I and 2 other persons were standing and conversing. We all got cuts and were shaken from window explosion. Car was parked and not on or moving. It was very scary experience!”
NHTSA complaint #11024953, filed 2017-09, 76,000 miles“My 2011 Pilot was purchased new in aug 2011, has less than 68000 miles and I live in southern ca, yet: my battery died and had to be replaced apr 2018 (car was parked < 1hr and would not start, but started fine the hour before). My engine check transmission system light/warning came on and we had to add a quart of oil on july 18, 2019, even though I had an oil change done in may 2019 less than 500 miles before. On 7/24/19, my front windshield wipers stopped and today I had to have the motor replaced not just a fuse. …”
NHTSA complaint #11235163, filed 2019-07, 67,848 miles“Bought 2011 Pilot in may 2010, brand new. The brochure stated the vehicle has leather interior trim. To my dismay two years later, the center seat developed a crack and was taken to the dealer, and was told the seat was vinyl. Not leather! The hand rest on all doors and center console are all torn and stretched to reveal the trim was thin strips of some sort of rubber. Now all seats are also cracked and torn after the vinyl hardened. I feel as if I was fleeced by Honda. Had I known the interior was rubber and vinyl I would have stuck with the fabric seats. …”
NHTSA complaint #11240726, filed 2019-07, 109,000 milesOther or unknown: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 22% |
| 2025 | 28 | 13% |
| 2024 | 23 | 20% |
| 2023 | 24 | 16% |
| 2022 | 37 | 22% |
| 2021 | 85 | 19% |
| 2020 | 95 | 19% |
| 2019 | 171 | 19% |
| 2018 | 75 | 17% |
| 2017 | 138 | 15% |
| 2016 | 292 | 17% |
| 2015 | 19 | 17% |
| 2014 | 15 | 13% |
| 2013 | 35 | 13% |
| 2012 | 9 | 5% |
| 2011 | 23 | 8% |
| 2010 | 11 | 10% |
| 2009 | 3 | 2% |
| 2008 | 7 | 5% |
| 2007 | 10 | 5% |
| 2006 | 18 | 7% |
| 2005 | 29 | 4% |
| 2004 | 21 | 4% |
| 2003 | 34 | 5% |
Other parts of the 2011 Honda Pilot
68 complaintsBrakes
41 complaintsSteering
34 complaintsSuspension
34 complaintsEngine
31 complaintsElectrical system
26 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
21 complaintsBody and structure
19 complaintsVehicle speed control
18 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
16 complaintsFuel system
10 complaintsSeat belts
8 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2011 Honda Pilot
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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