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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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5FNYF6H73GB••••••2016 Honda PILOT
That is about average for the 2016 Honda PILOT — 9 complaints per build across 186 builds.
8on this build
1628on the model
186builds in total
Most reportedStructure 1Power Train 1Electrical System 1Engine 1
What owners of this build wrote
Fuel SystemApr 2025
The contact's son owns a 2016 Honda Pilot. The contact stated that her son smelled a gasoline odor in the cabin of the vehicle. The contact stated that the odor was very strong and that her son had taken the vehicle to an independent mechanic. The mechanic diagnosed the vehicle…
Unknown Or OtherApr 2024
This issue occurred [XXX]. The fuel door would not open when we were at the gas station to fill up. We opened the side panel inside the back of the vehicle and tried to open using the emergency lever but that did not work either. Had to take to our local Honda dealer, Swickard…
EngineSep 2022
We bought the car online from a Honda dealer located about 450 miles away in Arkansas and on [XXX] we met them in Dallas near the halfway point and they delivered the car It was a one owner with just under 29000 miles, had a clean carfax, title, etc. Over the next 10 days, we…
Electrical SystemDec 2020
I am getting an error message on the dash that reads 'keyless start system problem'. Stays on until I turn the car off and when I start the car the next time the message does not appear but when I start the car the next time it appears again
Power TrainJan 2020
Honda pilot 2016 jerks when accelerating that causes the transmission fluid to burn so it requires multiple transmission fluid flushes from the burnt oil. It is a safety concern when accelerating to pass other vehicles and something honda should be fixing so their cars don't…
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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 5FNYF6H73GB063143 · decoded Aug 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.