2025 Honda Pilot steering problems
38 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the steering on the 2025 Honda Pilot — 19% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Lost power on steering wheel while driving, unable to turn left/right. All of the warning lights related to braking, lane assist, hill descent, adaptive cruise control, trailer stability assist, hill start assist, low speed breaking, auto-high beam, parking sensor detector, etc.. "All wheel drive…”
filed Sep 8, 2026
“We bought our 2025 Pilot in XXX. Within the first 500 miles, the steering wheel was locking up when trying to turn left or right. I was very concerned driving it that it could have locked up during driving and caused an accident. It was taken to Honda East in [XXX] where they agreed the steering…”
filed Aug 29, 2026
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Steering problems in other Pilot years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 Pilot | 9 | 45% |
| 2024 Pilot | 20 | 18% |
| 2023 Pilot | 18 | 13% |
| 2022 Pilot | 7 | 5% |
| 2021 Pilot | 4 | 1% |
| 2020 Pilot | 7 | 1% |
| 2019 Pilot | 9 | 1% |
| 2018 Pilot | 4 | 1% |
| 2017 Pilot | 8 | 1% |
| 2016 Pilot | 18 | 1% |
| 2015 Pilot | 3 | 3% |
| 2014 Pilot | 4 | 3% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2025 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.