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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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5FNYF5H35GB••••••2016 Honda PILOT
This build is quieter than most: 5 complaints against 9 for the average 2016 Honda PILOT build.
5on this build
1628on the model
186builds in total
Most reportedEngine 3Fuel/propulsion System 1Electrical System 1Power Train 1
What owners of this build wrote
EngineOct 2025
I took my car in for a safety recall and was not provided a loaner vehicle. Both the dealer and Honda have refused to provide me a rental and now I will be picking my vehicle up and driving it while it’s unsafe with children in the car
Power TrainMay 2025
I was on my way to work and was in a neighborhood going 25 mph and came to a stop. My engine cut off and would not restart. I bought the car with somewhere around 120,000 miles in 2021.. It is the end of May 2015 and the car has a little less than 152,000 on it. I kept up with…
Electrical SystemSep 2019
I have a 2016 honda pilot with 41k miles on it and out of the blue a light came on saying there's a "keyless remote system problem" checking online and it seems to be a issue with the majority of this model and around the same mileage. Some owners can't start their car and the…
Fuel/propulsion SystemMar 2018
The vehicle starts to stutter while driving down the street. In addition, while driving the RPM gauge fluctuates going down the highway while maintaining speed. Brought vehicle in to honda dealership they diagnosed the problem as fuel injector failed and it wasn't the first time…
EngineFeb 2025
While driving my Pilots RPM suddenly dropped and started to go up and down. My car started to lose power and the car suddenly slowed down as if it wanted to turn off. I was stopped in the middle of the road and turned off the engine. Waited 2 minutes to turn on again and was…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 5FNYF5H35GB048165 · decoded Aug 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.