2019 Honda Pilot - Problems, Statistics, and Analysis

🔎 Common problems of the 2019 Honda Pilot

1,257 problems have been reported for the 2019 Honda Pilot. The following chart shows the 24 most common problems for 2019 Honda Pilot. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's electrical system with 249 problems. The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's engine and engine cooling (212 problems).

Table 1. Common problems of the 2019 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 2019 Honda Pilot in the United States are 148,923 units [1]. If the total number of problems reported by Honda Pilot owners in the last 7 years is 1257, and the age of the vehicle is 7, the PPMY index can then be calculated as

      PPMY Index = 1257 / 148,923 / 7 * 1000 = 1.21.

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 2019 Honda Pilot in 2019.

Table 2. PPMY Index and Problem Occurrence Trend

Service Year Number of Problems
  2026
54
  2025
217
  2024
246
  2023
207
  2022
249
  2021
62
  2020
74
  2019
1

📊 Compare the 2019 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 2019 Honda Pilot with the Honda Pilot from other model years. Note that the number of problems reported for the 2019 Pilot is 1,257 while the average number of problems reported for the 23 model years of the Honda Pilot is 527.

Table 3. Compare the 2019 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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