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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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NHTSA publishes the first 11 characters of the VIN with every complaint — that identifies the plant, model year, body and engine. So these are reports from cars built exactly like this one, not an average across the whole model.
5FNYF5H55GB••••••2016 Honda PILOT
That is about average for the 2016 Honda PILOT — 9 complaints per build across 187 builds.
13on this build
1670on the model
187builds in total
2involved a crash
1involved a fire
4injuries
Most reportedFuel/propulsion System 3Electrical System 3Air Bags 2Structure 2
What owners of this build wrote
Air BagscrashNov 2024
I was hit in the front of the vehicle in the driver side by a large deer while traveling at 55 mph and you could smell airbag smoke but there was no airbag deployment whatsoever
EnginefireNov 2024
My friend drove my car and on the freeway the oil started leaking and the engine caught on fire and the car came to a complete halt. It has to be towed to the nearest Honda dealer and upon inspection found the following: DURING VISUAL INSPECTION FOUND HOLE ON THE BACK SIDE OF…
Electrical SystemNov 2025
My keyless start system is going off and on and this is supposedly a well known problem with this year and model and the start stop buttoning going off and car stalling etc. It says to report to you all online
Fuel/propulsion SystemApr 2023
Fuel pump inside the fuel tank failed while driving and caused my engine to stall and almost causing an accident in the highway. Several 2016 Pilots had a recall but my specific VIN does not show in the recall even though I had an issue with the Fuel Pump in 2023
StructureApr 2022
On the highway I can see the hood is vibrating and air is getting under it. I had a recall for the hood latch and believe I completed that service but am concerned that it’s still not safe
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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 5FNYF5H55GB016589 · decoded Oct 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.