NHTSA Safety Recalls
2021 Honda Pilot Recalls
The 2021 Honda Pilot has 10 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 4, 2026.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2021 Honda Pilot. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 10
- Owner complaints
- 447
- Crashes reported
- 14
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2021 Honda Pilot, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
10 recalls on the 2021 Honda Pilot
Structure: frame and members
- Campaign
- 26V365000
- Reported
- June 4, 2026
- Vehicles affected
- up to 965,561
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2016–2020, 2022 Pilot, 3 other models
Air bags: sensor: occupant classification: front passenger
- Campaign
- 26V332000
- Reported
- May 21, 2026
- Vehicles affected
- up to 98,892
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2017–2020, 2022 Pilot, 16 other models
Air bags: sensor: occupant classification: front passenger
- Campaign
- 24V064000
- Reported
- February 1, 2024
- Vehicles affected
- up to 750,114
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2020, 2022 Pilot, 14 other models
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 23V858000
- Reported
- December 18, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,490,460
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2015–2020 Pilot, 19 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder
- Campaign
- 23V458000
- Reported
- June 29, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 124,077
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 135, light vehicle brakes
- Same campaign
- also 2022 Pilot, 4 other models
Back over prevention: display function
- Campaign
- 23V431000
- Reported
- June 15, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,209,673
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 111, rear visibility
- Same campaign
- also 2019–2020, 2022 Pilot, 2 other models
Visibility: rearview mirrors/devices: exterior
- Campaign
- 23V174000
- Reported
- March 16, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 339,404
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 111, rear visibility
- Same campaign
- also 2020 Pilot, 3 other models
Tires
- Campaign
- 20V725000
- Reported
- November 20, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 214
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- only the 2021 Honda Pilot
Back over prevention: sensing system: camera
- Campaign
- 20V439000
- Reported
- July 28, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 607,786
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 101, controls and displays
- Same campaign
- also 2019–2020 Pilot, 2 other models
Electrical system: software
- Campaign
- 20V440000
- Reported
- July 28, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 499,344
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 111, rear visibility
- Same campaign
- also 2019–2020 Pilot, 2 other models
2021 Honda Pilot complaints by year
NHTSA has received 447 owner complaints about the 2021 Honda Pilot, the newest on October 22, 2026. Of these, 14 describe a crash (3%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 10 injuries.
In complaints about the 2021 Honda Pilot, the component group named most often is the electrical system (30%), followed by the engine (24%) and the forward collision avoidance (22%).
1 of the 2021 Honda Pilot's 10 recalls also concerns the electrical system.
Where 2021 Honda Pilot owners gave the mileage (47 complaints), the median was 32,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System136
- Engine109
- Forward Collision Avoidance98
- Unknown Or Other84
- Lane Departure44
- Air Bags32
Complaints received, by year
| 2020 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 41 | |
| 2022 | 38 | |
| 2023 | 61 | |
| 2024 | 77 | |
| 2025 | 128 | |
| 2026 | 101 |
Complaints about the 2021 Honda Pilot peaked in 2025, when NHTSA received 128. 49% arrived between 2020 and 2024, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2021 vehicles, the 2021 Honda Pilot drew 2.9× the complaints of the median Honda Pilot year in the same window: 4th highest of the 20 ranked years.
That makes 2021 one of the Honda Pilot years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 447 complaints about the 2021 Honda Pilot are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Honda Pilot by model year
Other 2021 Honda models
Newest record on this page: October 22, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted