2017 Honda Pilot - Problems, Statistics, and Analysis

🔎 Common problems of the 2017 Honda Pilot

1,258 problems have been reported for the 2017 Honda Pilot. The following chart shows the 23 most common problems for 2017 Honda Pilot. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's engine and engine cooling with 446 problems. The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's electrical system (255 problems).

Table 1. Common problems of the 2017 Honda Pilot

📈 PPMY Index and Problem Occurrence Trend

In our research we use the PPMY index to compare the reliability of vehicles. The PPMY index of a certain model is defined as the problems reported per thousand vehicles per Year. The total sales of the 2017 Honda Pilot in the United States are 153,552 units [1]. If the total number of problems reported by Honda Pilot owners in the last 9 years is 1258, and the age of the vehicle is 9, the PPMY index can then be calculated as

      PPMY Index = 1258 / 153,552 / 9 * 1000 = 0.91.

For more information, refer to this page: A study of reliability comparison across Honda Pilot model year vehicles.

The following chart shows the number of problems reported during each of the service years since the debut of the 2017 Honda Pilot in 2017.

Table 2. PPMY Index and Problem Occurrence Trend

Service Year Number of Problems
  2026
65
  2025
145
  2024
147
  2023
144
  2022
322
  2021
145
  2020
114
  2019
64
  2018
59
  2017
2

📊 Compare the 2017 Honda Pilot with Other Model Years

When making the decision between buying a new or used Honda Pilot, the following table can be used to compare the 2017 Honda Pilot with the Honda Pilot from other model years. Note that the number of problems reported for the 2017 Pilot is 1,258 while the average number of problems reported for the 23 model years of the Honda Pilot is 527.

Table 3. Compare the 2017 Honda Pilot with other model years

Model Year Number of Problems
  2025 Pilot
226
  2024 Pilot
140
  2023 Pilot
162
  2022 Pilot
203
  2021 Pilot
590
  2020 Pilot
690
  2019 Pilot
1,257
  2018 Pilot
616
  2017 Pilot
1,258
  2016 Pilot
2,260
  2015 Pilot
136
  2014 Pilot
147
  2013 Pilot
352
  2012 Pilot
224
  2011 Pilot
378
  2010 Pilot
141
  2009 Pilot
166
  2008 Pilot
162
  2007 Pilot
263
  2006 Pilot
322
  2005 Pilot
931
  2004 Pilot
639
  2003 Pilot
864


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