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 2026-04Forward collision avoidance: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 4% |
| 2025 | 56 | 26% |
| 2024 | 17 | 15% |
| 2023 | 20 | 14% |
| 2022 | 45 | 26% |
| 2021 | 98 | 22% |
| 2020 | 89 | 18% |
| 2019 | 127 | 14% |
| 2018 | 10 | 2% |
| 2017 | 23 | 2% |
| 2016 | 25 | 1% |
| 2014 | 3 | 3% |
| 2011 | 1 | 0% |
| 2008 | 1 | 1% |
Other parts of the 2025 Honda Pilot
45 complaintsSteering
44 complaintsBrakes
33 complaintsEngine
33 complaintsOther or unknown
28 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
23 complaintsLane departure
16 complaintsFuel system
15 complaintsVehicle speed control
15 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
14 complaintsSeat belts
12 complaintsAir 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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