2021 Honda Pilot forward collision avoidance problems
98 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the forward collision avoidance on the 2021 Honda Pilot — 23% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“The entire ADAS suddenly failed. the vehicle started cycling through all warning indicators (adaptive cruise control problem, abs problem, lane keep assist problem, brake mitigation system problem etc) brought it to Honda today and they confirmed that the "multi purpose camera/millimeter wave radar…”
filed Sep 15, 2026
“Vehicle has multiple safety system failures. After extensive online research and multiple diagnostics, repair technicians indicating safety camera failure due to heat. Technician indicating significant increase specific to this vehicle of late. Excessive environmental temperature “frying” ADAS…”
filed Sep 9, 2026
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Forward Collision Avoidance problems in other Pilot years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Pilot | 54 | 27% |
| 2024 Pilot | 17 | 15% |
| 2023 Pilot | 19 | 14% |
| 2022 Pilot | 41 | 27% |
| 2020 Pilot | 83 | 17% |
| 2019 Pilot | 121 | 13% |
| 2018 Pilot | 10 | 2% |
| 2017 Pilot | 22 | 2% |
| 2016 Pilot | 24 | 1% |
| 2014 Pilot | 3 | 3% |
| 2011 Pilot | 1 | 0% |
| 2008 Pilot | 1 | 1% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2021 Honda Pilot
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.