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2023 Honda Pilot Brakes Problems

Complaints
17about this part
Share
11%of 148 total for the year
Median mileage
—not reported
Trend
Too newThis model year is less than 4 years old, so a trend is not meaningful yet.

NHTSA recorded 17 complaints about the brakes of the 2023 Honda Pilot, 11% of the 148 complaints for this model year. 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.

“Automatic Braking System (ABS) automatically applied brakes when I was 2 car lengths behind a vehicle that was turning and the sensor detected the vehicles brake lights. There was enough space between my vehicle and the one in front of me that was turning for me to stop if needed.”

NHTSA complaint #11641765, filed 2025-02

“The Pilot emergency braked on its own as I was driving 30mph on a rural road, throwing myself and my children forward in our seats as the vehicle came to a stop. It was a violent action. No other vehicles or people were around us and no reason for the braking should have occurred.”

NHTSA complaint #11553929, filed 2023-11

“7/25/2025 i was driving my wife’s pilot between 55 and 60 mph when the vehicle alerted me to several warnings and the braking system stuck at the top of the pedal not allowing the vehicle to slow in a construction zone. I was able to limp the vehicle home but the vehicle was extremely difficult to slow at red lights. The vehicle was towed from residence after sitting and the tow truck driver said the vehicle was not showing any warning signs. The dealership in paducah test drove the vehicle and did not see anything wrong with it. …”

NHTSA complaint #11677041, filed 2025-07

“Vehicle will randomly display multiple warning lights- usually starting with the braking system, until all warnings are triggered. This has happened about 10 times so far. Happens in a variety of driving situations. When car is parked, it then requires multiple presses on start button to turn the car off. Every time this happens the rear lift gate is completely disabled and unable to open. About 11/15/2023 I have a video of the errors I can provide- it is a large file and can’t be attached with the other photos. …”

NHTSA complaint #11556303, filed 2023-11

“our family was driving on the interstate at 70mph, when the electronic system malfunctioned. The car said every system was failing and to see dealer immediately. The car immediately stopped accelerating, steering wheel shook, and car was difficult to control on the busy, holiday weekend interstate traffic. We had to be towed to Honda dealership, where they fixed the problem and we were good to go. 30 minutes later on the busy interstate, the same problem occurred again. Electrical, braking system, brakes started smelling hot. …”

NHTSA complaint #11556570, filed 2023-11

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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 2023 Honda Pilot

Seat belts
36 complaints
Electrical system
28 complaints
Other or unknown
24 complaints
Forward collision avoidance
20 complaints
Steering
19 complaints
Engine
13 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
11 complaints
Seats
10 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
10 complaints
Body and structure
6 complaints
Fuel system
5 complaints
Lane departure
5 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2023 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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