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2021 Honda Pilot Brakes Problems

Complaints
28about this part
Share
6%of 450 total for the year
Median mileage
7,650miles
Trend
RisingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% higher than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 28 complaints about the brakes of the 2021 Honda Pilot, 6% of the 450 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 7,650 miles. 5 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.

Example complaints

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

“Recently , I stated seeing CMBC failure in my 2021 Honda Pilot 2wd. My car has 41500 miles in it. I took car to dealer ship and dealer ship says they are no recalls i need to change my camera. i am not understanding it's like brand new car and not driven many miles. i research on google and there are so many pilot owners having same problems. Can this be recall?”

NHTSA complaint #11666676, filed 2025-06

“Car in front of me stopped. My vehicle did not causing a rear end collision. I do not recall the brake warning flashing to alert me to brake. The automatic braking system did not seem to engage. Even though I pressed the brake pedal the vehicle did not seem to want to stop. It reminded me of a vehicle without power brakes. Nor did the wheels lock up or leave any skid marks from hard braking.”

NHTSA complaint #11613185, filed 2024-09

“when auto-idle engaged and car is stopped, it will not restart the car's engine. My safety was at risk because the event took place while I was in traffic with my family. The problem has not been reproduced. It is a problem known by Honda for many years. The vehicle has not been inspected. Unknown.”

NHTSA complaint #11597943, filed 2024-07

“It's been a while my vehicle acting up, the brake is not working the way it was, had complained to the dealer but stating everthing looks ok, but i know how my car drives, steering is getting hard something is wrong its not normal, I have another suv I can tell something mechanical is wrong”

NHTSA complaint #11628090, filed 2024-11

“I see that the NTSHA is already launching an investigation into certain Handa Passports and Insights. The 2021 (and likely other) Pilot Ibown has the same phantom emergency braking issue. This happens at least on a monthly basis if not more often. I will say there have been a half dozen times where the car did activate the emergency braking properly but all other times have been phantom braking where there was no immenent threat of a collision.”

NHTSA complaint #11578152, filed 2024-03

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Brakes: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202614%
20253315%
20241311%
20231712%
20222012%
2021286%
2020265%
2019435%
2018102%
2017273%
2016312%
20151211%
201498%
20134216%
20122917%
20114114%
201098%
20091410%
200875%
20072110%
20063413%
200513420%
2004224%
2003253%

Other parts of the 2021 Honda Pilot

Electrical system
136 complaintsEngine
112 complaintsForward collision avoidance
98 complaintsOther or unknown
85 complaintsLane departure
44 complaintsAir bags
32 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
31 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
25 complaintsFuel system
23 complaintsBack-over prevention (rear camera)
19 complaintsTires
13 complaintsVehicle speed control
8 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2021 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.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology