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2019 Honda Pilot Brakes Problems

Complaints
43about this part
Share
5%of 927 total for the year
Median mileage
4,750miles
Trend
StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 43 complaints about the brakes of the 2019 Honda Pilot, 5% of the 927 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 4,750 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“While driving during the daytime on a road without any other vehicle in front of me or behind me, my car's automatic emergency braking system engaged on its own without any reason. When I brought the car to the dealership, the service advisor told me he had been getting other complaints about the same problem for this vehicle.”

NHTSA complaint #11364662, filed 2020-10, 5,300 miles

“9/8/20 at 7:45am a clear sunny morning on my way to work. I was stopped at a red light and when the light turned green I pushed on the accelerator. As soon as I started to pick up speed ~15-20 MPH, my Honda Pilot sensed another invisible collision hazard and engaged the automatic collision avoidance braking system. The automatic braking system slammed on the brakes and brought the vehicle to an immediate and compete stop while I was turning in the middle of the intersection and the truck behind me almost rear-ended me. …”

NHTSA complaint #11353801, filed 2020-09, 40,000 miles

“Our network components were not working. At high speeds, the adaptive cruise control would not brake properly and could have caused an accident. The brake sensor is not working properly. Upon taking to dealer for service, service technician said that this network issue has occurred on other cars. Strongly recommend an immediate inquiry to this issue as it affects the safety features touted by the car manufacturer, Honda. The solution is to reconnect the network components, this has still not resolved our issue.”

NHTSA complaint #11244860, filed 2019-08, 1,200 miles

“Honda Pilot 2019 -driving on a highway with my whole family with 3 kids at the back, at a speed ~40mph. The lane in which I was driving (right) slowed down, so moved to the left lane. That lane was also slowing as I can see the cars in the front slowing down and stopping. My attempts to stop the car proved futile. The car did not stop. 1) repeated pumping of the breaks did not yield to stop the car. Honda Pilot collided with the car in the front. 2) the cars system to slow the car while approaching a vehicle in the front did not function. …”

NHTSA complaint #11341273, filed 2020-07, 9,000 miles

“When applying the brakes, the brake pedal is low/soft. Also, when in stop-n-go traffic and applying the brakes, the brakes pedal goes lower and I have to press harder on the brakes. I took my car to stevens creek Honda in calif and they bled my brakes this helped a little but did not solve the problem. I called the next day to have my brakes looked at again for the same problem but the service manager said my brakes were normal. Now, I am going to upgrade my front pads with a non-Honda brake pad. I hope this works and does not void my warranty. …”

NHTSA complaint #11270513, filed 2019-10, 4,500 miles

Related service bulletins

Brakes: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202614%
20253315%
20241311%
20231711%
20222012%
2021286%
2020265%
2019435%
2018102%
2017273%
2016312%
20151211%
201498%
20134215%
20122917%
20114114%
201098%
20091410%
200875%
20072110%
20063413%
200513420%
2004224%
2003253%

Other parts of the 2019 Honda Pilot

Electrical system
266 complaintsEngine
241 complaintsFuel system
199 complaintsOther or unknown
171 complaintsForward collision avoidance
129 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
95 complaintsLane departure
74 complaintsBack-over prevention (rear camera)
42 complaintsVehicle speed control
30 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
24 complaintsElectronic stability control
18 complaintsBody and structure
13 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2019 Honda Pilot

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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