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Forward collision avoidancePart report

2021 Honda Pilot Forward collision avoidance Problems

Complaints
98about this part
Share
22%of 450 total for the year
Median mileage
10,486miles
Trend
RisingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% higher than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 98 complaints about the forward collision avoidance of the 2021 Honda Pilot, 22% of the 450 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 10,486 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.

“This seems to be an on going problem for many Honda owners according to the forums. My Adaptive Cruise Control, lane keeping assistant, collision mitigation, road departure mitigation, and auto high beams have all gone out after going to the car wash. I have cleaned the windshield but I find it crazy that this is a common problem and there is no recall.”

NHTSA complaint #11655288, filed 2025-04

“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

“My Honda has recently began displaying ADAS Failure where none of the features work including cruise control. I took to a mechanic and they displayed code U3000. This seems to be a common issue that Honda is not addressing. The fee to repair is over $1500 and the car is less than 5 years old. This is a safety issue.”

NHTSA complaint #11754390, filed 2026-08

“Here it is over two years later and passenger seat switch has not been replaced I was At Gunn Honda in 2/2024 and 6/2024 requesting an update of replacement answer was no parts. Here it is 5/2025 and I have nothing can you get this resolved asap? Recall: #OHB 2020-22 Multi-Model Seat Weight Sensor Safety Recall”

NHTSA complaint #11662459, filed 2025-05

“The vehicle will provide BRAKE warnings on the dash display or display the warning and auto-brake when on a 2 lane road, with only a painted divided line, when on a curve and an oncoming vehicle is coming wards my vehicle, but there is no apparent oncoming collision with the oncoming vehicle and with no vehicle in front of me. This has been intermittent and ongoing since vehicle purchase.”

NHTSA complaint #11648811, filed 2025-03

Forward collision avoidance: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202614%
20255626%
20241715%
20232014%
20224527%
20219822%
20208918%
201912714%
2018102%
2017232%
2016251%
201433%
201110%
200811%

Other parts of the 2021 Honda Pilot

Electrical system
136 complaints
Engine
112 complaints
Other or unknown
85 complaints
Lane departure
44 complaints
Air bags
32 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
31 complaints
Brakes
28 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
25 complaints
Fuel system
23 complaints
Back-over prevention (rear camera)
19 complaints
Tires
13 complaints
Vehicle 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 27, 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