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2020 Honda Pilot Brakes Problems

Complaints
26about this part
Share
5%of 493 total for the year
Median mileage
3,350miles
Trend
FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 26 complaints about the brakes of the 2020 Honda Pilot, 5% of the 493 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 3,350 miles. 4 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.

“Brakes are too low and soft.idling is rough during cold start.I brought to the dealer last september 28,2020 but dealer did nothing.technician said there is nothing wrong with it.the dealer is holler Honda in orlando florida.this is my fourth Honda and only experience this.brakes are like that all the time.always stopping too close to the vehicle in front of me.”

NHTSA complaint #11362286, filed 2020-10, 4,100 miles

“The forward collision system in our 2020 Honda Pilot will alert us to brake, shake the steering wheel back and forth and beep with nothing in front of us or will do it when another vehicle is out of the alert zone in the opposite lane. We have taken it to our local dealer and they have not found an issue. We can be on backroads, main streets and recently on empty bridges.”

NHTSA complaint #11343361, filed 2020-08, 2,279 miles

“I got this car only 1 week; I heard the noise from steering wheel and the problem when I hit gas and shift the transmission. On july 13, I drop the car to fix for 2 days. Then, only 2 week after I have experienced cannot hit gas and I cannot hit the brakes. The all engine light, break light, tsa light and other 3 lights is coming. I have to tow my car to dealer shop. This car is bad car”

NHTSA complaint #11344095, filed 2020-08, 3,000 miles

“I was driving down the highway , had the cruise control set . 75 no other cars around when is slammed the breaks and the screen flashed a big red brakes box . Scared the life out of me . At random times the red brakes box with pop up”

NHTSA complaint #11306908, filed 2020-02, 1,000 miles

“1. Car flashes brake and sometimes brakes on its own when it detects an object along the side of the road or when a car may be approaching in the opposite lane or in a center turning lane. This has nearly caused an accident on two different occasions. Each time the lane we are in is clear and usually doesn't even have a vehicle in front of us. 2. When in cruise control the acc will detect a vehicle in front of us going maybe 2 mhp slower than our set speed and our car will abruptly slow down to about 10 MPH below the acc set point. …”

NHTSA complaint #11337254, filed 2020-07, 6,000 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 2020 Honda Pilot

Electrical system
214 complaintsEngine
101 complaintsOther or unknown
95 complaintsForward collision avoidance
90 complaintsFuel system
54 complaintsLane departure
44 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
35 complaintsVehicle speed control
16 complaintsBack-over prevention (rear camera)
12 complaintsElectronic stability control
10 complaintsEquipment
9 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
8 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2020 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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