283 of the 2,824 complaints about the Honda Pilot (10.0%) concern Fuel system, making it the model's #4 problem area. That share is 2.3× the Fuel system share across all tracked vehicles.
283Complaints · Fuel system
10.0%Share of complaints
2.33×vs. all vehicles
41Last 12 months
1.1%Share involving a crash or fire
4Related recalls
Analysis
By model year, Fuel system complaints peak with the 2019 model (144, 16% of that year's complaints) and are lowest for the 2023 model (2). 41 Fuel system complaints were filed in the last 12 months versus 115 in the 12 months before — the pace is falling.
Owners most often describe: “fuel”, “system gasoline”, “gasoline recall”, “distribution disconnect” and “reasonable”. 3 of these reports (1.1%) describe a crash or fire, with 3 injuries and 0 deaths mentioned.
4 recall campaigns relate to this area, most recently campaign 25V031000 (2025-01-23, model years 2023, 2024 and 2025).
Dear [NHTSA or Honda Customer Service], I am submitting this complaint to raise a serious safety concern regarding the automatic engine shutoff feature in my 2023 Honda Pilot EX-L.
Fuel system · 2025-08-01 · ODI 11677820
The contact owns a 2019 Honda Pilot. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V858000 (Fujel System, Gasoline) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable.
Fuel system · 2024-12-17 · ODI 11631271 · Fire
High Pressure Fuel Pump fails after implementing recall listed below. See recall information: December 18, 2023 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 23V858000 Fuel Pump May Fail Fuel pump failure can cause an engine stall while driving, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fuel system · 2026-08-29 · ODI 11760641
The vehicle came to a complete stop while attempting to enter the Highway. As I accelerated to gain speed, and the vehicle halted down to stop, all sensor warning systems started to light up on the dashboard: Adaptive Cruise Control, Automatic Emergency…
Fuel system · 2026-08-27 · ODI 11760170
Left home driving 5 min down the road the car suddenly started hiccuping as to power I almost wrecked it recovered but started again …was a prime example of that fuel pump issue …i turned around drove home barely made it going slow …smelling a low grade…
Fuel system · 2026-07-15 · ODI 11750706
2019 Honda pilot with under 60k miles, no obvious symptoms but Codes P219B and P0430 coming up, multiple sites reporting common recall for fuel injector issue with these codes.
Fuel system · 2026-07-02 · ODI 11748071
Excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA, trimmed for length. The ODI number is NHTSA's record identifier.
Related recalls
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM Campaign 25V031000 · 2025-01-23 · Model years: 2023, 2024, 2025
Summary: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2022-2025 Acura MDX Type-S, 2023-2025 Honda Pilot, and 2021-2025 Acura TLX Type-S vehicles. A software error in the fuel injection electronic control unit (FI-ECU) may cause an engine stall or a loss of power.
Remedy: Dealers will reprogram the FI-ECU software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 17, 2025. Owners may contact Honda's customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are EL1 and AL0.
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP Campaign 24V900000 · 2024-11-27 · Model years: 2023, 2024, 2025
Summary: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2023-2024 Passport and 2023-2025 Pilot vehicles. The fuel filler neck tube and fuel filler pipe may separate, allowing fuel to leak.
Remedy: Dealers will inspect and repair the fuel filler neck tube and pipe as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 7, 2025. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's number for this recall is OKM.
Summary: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2013-2023 Honda Accord, Civic Coupe, Civic Sedan, Civic Hatchback, Civic Type R, CR-V, HR-V, Ridgeline, Odyssey, Acura ILX, MDX, MDX Hybrid, RDX, RLX, TLX, 2019-2022 Honda Insight, Passport, 2020 Honda CR-V Hybrid, 2018-2019 Honda Clarity PHEV, Fit, and 2015-2020 Honda Accord Hybrid, Pilot, Acura NSX vehicles. The fuel pump inside the fuel tank may fail.
Remedy: Dealers will replace the fuel pump module, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed September 6, 2024. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are KGC and KGD. This recall is an expansion of NHTSA recall numbers 21V-215 and 20V-314.
Summary: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2019-2020 Acura MDX, MDX Sport Hybrid, RDX, TLX, Honda Accord, Civic Hatchback, Insight, 2019 Acura ILX, Honda Accord Hybrid, Civic Coupe, Civic Coupe Si, Civic Sedan, Civic Sedan Si, Civic Type R, Fit, HR-V, Odyssey, Passport, Pilot and Ridgeline, and 2018-2019 CR-V vehicles. The low-pressure fuel pump inside the fuel tank may fail.
Remedy: Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel pump assembly, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed May 18, 2021. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Note: This recall is an expansion of recall 20V-314.
How common are Fuel system problems on the Honda Pilot?
283 of the 2,824 complaints about the Honda Pilot (10.0%) concern Fuel system, making it the model's #4 problem area. That share is 2.3× the Fuel system share across all tracked vehicles.
Which Honda Pilot model years have the most Fuel system complaints?
By model year, Fuel system complaints peak with the 2019 model (144, 16% of that year's complaints) and are lowest for the 2023 model (2).
Is there a recall for Honda Pilot Fuel system problems?
4 recall campaigns relate to this area, most recently campaign 25V031000 (2025-01-23, model years 2023, 2024 and 2025).