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Forward collision avoidancePart report

2025 Honda Pilot Forward collision avoidance Problems

Complaints
56about this part
Share
26%of 216 total for the year
Median mileage
3,200miles
Trend
Too newThis model year is less than 4 years old, so a trend is not meaningful yet.

NHTSA recorded 56 complaints about the forward collision avoidance of the 2025 Honda Pilot, 26% of the 216 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 3,200 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.

“While driving on the highway my vehicle out of nowhere activated the automatic collision break system. The breaks were activated or pressed automatically and my vehicle had a sudden jerk becase of the quick, sudden drop in speed. The car had an immediate drop in speed about 20-30 mph then resumed to pick up speed to the original speed eventually picking up to normal speeds.”

NHTSA complaint #11682107, filed 2025-08

“All of the safety feature lights turned on. The dealer's solution was for me to pay attention when I drive and wipe the senor because everything works fine. I was also told to bring it in and they can get the lights to turn off by turning off all of the safety features.”

NHTSA complaint #11765719, filed 2026-09

“There are three dangerous systems in my 2025 Honda Pilot EX-L that should be permanently disabled or removed by the manufacturer or dealer. In order of danger; (1) Collision Mitigation Braking System, (2) Auto Idle Stop, and (3) Road Departure Mitigation System. All three of these systems have nearly caused wrecks for me several times. The Collision Mitigation Braking System (1) is especially dangerous for rear-end collisions to the vehicle using CMBS. …”

NHTSA complaint #11737822, filed 2026-05

“I was driving with my cruise control on, at the speed around 50 mph, thank goodness no other cars were around us, all of a sudden my car slammed on the brakes, a warning flashed but I happened so fast I wasn’t able to see what it said.”

NHTSA complaint #11735217, filed 2026-05

“On April 2nd, 2026. I was driving this car into a parking space. I had to be going 5 mph. Or slower. Probably even slower. Pulling in.. I applied the brakes of course. The car wouldn’t stop. My husband/passenger told me to STOP. I did stop. This car kept rolling and crashed/smashed/ hit the brick red building in front of us. No brake hold was displayed.. no nothing. No brake stop. Nooooo nothing. The car wouldn’t stop. I never in my life have ever experienced this.”

NHTSA complaint #11729504, filed 2026-04

Forward collision avoidance: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202614%
20255626%
20241715%
20232014%
20224526%
20219822%
20208918%
201912714%
2018102%
2017232%
2016251%
201433%
201110%
200811%

Other parts of the 2025 Honda Pilot

Electrical system
45 complaints
Steering
44 complaints
Brakes
33 complaints
Engine
33 complaints
Other or unknown
28 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
23 complaints
Lane departure
16 complaints
Fuel system
15 complaints
Vehicle speed control
15 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
14 complaints
Seat belts
12 complaints
Air bags
6 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2025 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.

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