My 23 Pilot had a missing tire pressure sensor. I think it was scarier than serious but they took care of it and my car has been trouble free for a year, 12K, and I am happy with my decision. I did a lot of research on this engine before I signed on the dotted line. ‘Love your videos! Thank you!

Love the info as always.. I have a 2023 Honda Pilot Elite.. I love the vehicle... So do my family and friends.. I spoke so highly of the Pilot my brother went and got one.... As for issues only thing I have had problem with is passenger 2nd row electric automatic seat fold and slide not working anymore... Appt 1/19 Balise Honda in Springfield MA... I will drop a follow up in the comments when I find out what happened, why and how they addressed the situation... Thanks for all the great current content... Wish you and your family all the best in the new year...

Early build ‘23 Elite owner with 17.5k miles now. Most reliable new Honda I’ve owned. Nothing has broken or stopped working so far. No warped rotors! Wireless charging is a bust IMO and have a 6.8mm panel gap on driver door (but still shuts with the typical Honda quality thud). Overall super smooth vehicle and very happy.

Great review! When you think of all the moving parts and tech in todays cars, and that this is a first year production, those are very minimal problems IMO.

Thanks for the updates! I know this video refers to the 2023 Pilot but as a side note, in 2016 we purchased a brand new Honda Pilot Touring with the 9at. It currently has 58,000 miles and to date we have had absolutely no issues with it. Hoping with regular maintenance, it continues that way for several years to come as these are not cheap vehicles

Great job Brayan

So far in 2700 miles it has been amazing over the last 2 months. Super smooth and quiet. Nice solid quality interior with Zero squeaks rattles or anything over large bumps or small bumps. Smooth Jseries engine. Trans and awd is also smooth. Drive train is smooth as a luxury vehicle buy just not that powerful. Feels very well built. Inside and out. Top notch Bose system too. 24 elite black/brown interior looks sharp but in a very understated and under the radar type of way. Hope it’s built to last like my older Hondas and Acura.

Appreciate the video! Looking to get the wife into a '24 later this year when interest rates come down. Especially with new cars and all the technology these days I think it's best avoiding the first model year of a redesign so they can work out the small issues.

i have a 2023 Honda Pilot Trail sport, love your channel. I been looking for a video on how to install oil catch can, but can't find anything out there yet. i was wonder if you can do a video for it. Thank you

Great review as usual, sad to see gear shifter goes into buttons as you mentioned too risky near the cup holders, and a nightmare if you have kids in the car.

No issues on these Pilots for us yet, but we haven't sold too many Pilots. Really hope they fixed the rotor issues. On my 3rd set in my Passport. Really trying to hold out for a new gen Passport, but every time I drive a new Pilot I seriously consider it even though I have no use for a 3rd row. It drives amazing.

Happy New Year! If you have already covered (video) "sticky steering wheel" issue on some Honda and Acura vehicles, please point me in the right direction, so I can check it out. If not, could you please make a video about this, indicating the real issue and what is being done to remedy this. Thank you!

Can you reset the transmission computer by putting the car in accessory mode and holding the accelerator down until the check engine light goes off?

2k miles on my 2024. Like others said, transmission downshifts for no reason if u take your foot off the gas. But the shifting up is smooth. My wife loves it.

Thank you for the transparency and awareness. It is sad to see a honda product with these silly issues, obviously a quality control issue. I now am contemplating shall i change my cars. 99 acura RL 589k miles still running, and I also bought a 04 Acura RL with 44k miles, which i will start driving when the 99 goes. It's just not made like the older cars

Any issues with the rear camera crapping out? Mine still functions but it’s very colorful with a lot of purple hue

Only annoyance in my 2500miles of ownership is a rough 8-7 downshift while cruising around 60-70mph. Repeatable every time and many others on the forums have commented on the same issue . Very little assistance from dealers stating “it is a trait of the car”. Hopefully a software update in the future will address it. Not a huge annoyance but to a lifelong manual transmission driver, it feels like a gear grind and makes me cringe. Rest of the shifts are butter smooth and if you are more aggressive with the throttle at this speed, it drops to 6th gear which goes in smooth.

'23 Pilot Elite with 4000 miles. Only issue we've had is the battery was drained over night. Took the vehicle to the dealer and they could not figure out what drained it. Great car so far. I'm not real big on the high engine rev when starting from a stopped position

I have the Honda Pilot 2023 Elite. I too am also concerned about liquids and food dropping in the shifter console. I have had a very small accident or two wondering at which point will I see an issue. I did have an issue with Apple Car Play refusing to connect for about a week. And just like that the issue went away. Other than that…no issues and completely satisfied with my purchase. In it for the long term!

My driver side puddle light just started flickering, and yeah it kinda makes it look a bit unreliable or cheap. When we first bought it the rear hatch harness was not staying attached/sealed where it enters the body and would have been letting water in coming off the roof, dealer fixed it quickly though.

I wish the Pilot was also built in the Marysville plant where they currently build the RDX and MDX. I think that facility is better than the one in Alabama where the Pilot is built.

No problem so far with my 23 Elite with 2500 miles but will have the dealer fix the pull strap for the third row seat when the first service is due because the velcro is facing the wrong way so the strap won't stay put!

I have a tapping sound from the engine when I start it. Im not sure if it's lifter noise or direct injection. Is this normal? It does go away after the car is driven. Honda also short filled the oil by a qt which I'm not happy about.

They do look really nice. How do you like it compared to the previous gen?

Our Elite has been solid overall until recently we noticed a water spot on the headliner. Pano roof leak they said it was the sunroof frame so they got that swapped out but still in shop since the headliner is on back order. Can’t wait to get it back been over a month.

No mechanical issues thus far (8K miles). The paint had some issues that were addressed by the dealer.

I was able to fix my warped rotors on my 2020 Pilot by performing a brake bedding procedure. I was able to get the rotors hot enough to even out the brake pad material on the rotors. Still on the original pads and rotors with 87K kms (54K miles).

thank you for all the videos, can you show me where the AC drainage hose on the 2023 Honda Pilot Trail sport. i notice a bad smell coming out of my AC. I like to clean out the drainage hose to see if it help. Thank you

Would required way too much R&d and not enough return imo on its last legs of these ice engines would be my best guess.

Got our 23Elite at the beginning of Feb 23. We drive a lot and we're at 28k miles to date. Other than the puddle lights (known issue not exclusives to Pilots) being replaced at around 10k, there's been no issues. We had a 16 Pilot EXL that this replaced and it's light years ahead of the old generation cars.

window visors are 🔥🔥🔥

Have a 23 Pilot with May23 build date, currently have the moonroof water issue, scheduled to have unit repaired/replaced on Tuesday

Thanks very much for making this video - we just drove home a 2024 Pilot Elite yesterday, putting about 80 miles on it. Thankfully it was rattle-free (those really bug the crap out of me) as it should be brand new. Love it so far (for the 20 hours of ownership) 🙂 Do you know what running changes have been made on the assembly line since the 2023 came out? Hopefully those window problems have been addressed. Overall though it sounds like it's been a solid release of a brand new model. This is my first Honda, so I'm crossing my fingers that it will make me proud by running great for at least the next decade (we still have a 2001 Suburban so we keep our cars until the wheels fall off.) Quick question that you have probably addressed already: I'm a stickler for proactive maintenance, so, at what mileage would you recommend replacing the timing belt (and whatever is nearby)? I would much rather pay the price of the replacement belt versus the price of a new engine :-) :-) And what other maintenance do you suggest I do earlier than what the manual says? For example, I really like changing the oil on a new engine around 500 - 1,000 miles just to get any of the bits of metal that will come free like any other normal car engine. What do *you* suggest? And, if I pay for my own early oil change, will the Honda dealership change it (as part of the 2-year "free" maintenance) at the recommended interval, or must the light come on indicating 15% remaining oil life before they will do the change? So anything else that you think ought to be in the maintenance schedule that isn't, or ought to be at a more frequent interval, please let us all know. Thanks again, and Happy New Year!

Can you do a video like this on the 23 Accord?!?!

Is it normal for the rear brake pads to wear out faster than the front in a 10th gen accord?

Great car so far but only have 2700 miles on it. The right side door did lock and wouldn't open. Scheduled for hinda to take a look at it but then it started to work again🤷‍♂️

I have 18K miles on my elite. My puddle lights went out within a month. From what I hear the replacements stop working too, so I'm not even going to have them fixed. The other issue is when the HVAC fan is on during cold days something rattles until the cabin warms up. Again, not sure if it's even worth fixing. Plus it would be nearly impossible to replicate at the dealer by the time I drive there and it has warmed up. Other than that, I absolutely love my Pilot.

One BiG thing Irks me. Im in Canada and i got the 23 trailsport. It didnt come with all the 369 camera and other features like the US versions. I WISH i could have this corrected by Honda .

Coming from toyota and changing into a pilot elit 23 from rav4 limited i can see the different pros and cons both brands have but overall quality control is very low on honda. Ny rav 4 was a model from japan not US or canada made, so quality control was tight but honda had paint spectcles i see fogging on my hood paint light painting over weld points. Welds not even grinded smooth is almost as if they were in a rush. Rear passenger seat had a big burn pattern like someone took an iron and pressed it against the seat. Honda dealer told me it was normal nd i can always have the seats changed under warranty "supposedly " My driver side puddle light went out. My driver rear seat in second row window shade rip off randomly and rolled back into the door. My passenger side roof rail had a loose weather strip somehow it came loose broke umoff and vonstantly whipped on the roof. Took it to the dealer they ripped it off and other new strip they said is on back order and i have to wait though. Ive nvr mounted anything on the roof racks so this was just failure. Maybe is a honda thing or a pilot thing but when you let go of the wheel the car always pulls left. I had 3 alignments done. Dont let them fool you with the automated aligment the machine reads when you bring your car into the honda dealer, most dealers have this new built in aligmenet in the floor where a computer reads your tire tread and alignemmet. I pused for a real alignemet done by the laser mavhine and they realized i did have a mis alginenent. They supposedly correct it but my car was still pulling left then they thought of aligning ny sterring wheel because my honda badge on my sterring whel was crooked. Car still pulls to the left. I gave up. The automatic cruise control, dont count on it it works when it wants to work. Itl pick days where the car whil drive onto another lane without reason. Is not consitent on my toyota i was able to let it steer without issues as long as is not a hard curve but with honda i cant trust it. All i can is the pilot is very spvious and is something toyotras dont really offer since they go for the low roof sporty roof. I tested it in the snow storm we had here in ny yesterday and there where some scary moments but regained control. It did well. I dont like the hard set safety features. The car wont accelerate if your door is ajar or open. Sometimes itl let you but innan emergency this can be fatal if your tryna run away from say.. a wild animal if your offroading or camping or a zombie hoard. Your car wont take offf because someone in panic left the door open. That to me is stupid. Also auto start will cool the car to 72 degrees only. Toyota lets u autor start and the car cools to wme setting you had it as in full balat ac on a hot day. I appreciate the setting it has on autostart for einter time , if is less than 42 degreess itl trun on the heated sterring wheel heared seats and heat the car to 72 degrees. I also appreciate honda giving us for free the roll down windows with key remote option. Sometjing toyota would charge you for. Like i said , theres pros and cons. If you get an elite please know the car is going to sag on the left read side. The rear left wheel has a compartment above it for the wheel replacement items, so the metal jack and bar and other equipemnt is all located there thus creating weight on the suspension so the car sags a little so dont go thinkin u have a bad tire or your suspension is bad. I advise you blast the heat on your new pilot when you get it to stress out the heater and get whatever new fumes it may produce. It is very toxic. When i started using the heat there would be times id get this horrible smeel of like burnt rubber or wires in the car. I assumed it was the heater off gasing since i got the car in the summer and i am now in the winter time. Ofgas it so u dont have to deal with it with your family. If your curious to what this smell is like youl always smell it when you step out of the car for soem reaosn when you get out of th pilot theres this heat wave under the car it bruns your legs and has a mechanical burnt smell. Same smell that sneaks inside the cabin with the heater. But is always there atleast in my pilot elite.

These newer engines seem to be thirsty for oil. My first oil change was done at 3k, which alert was given of low oil level of 50%. Current oil levels at 9k is 30% but I’m considering just adding oil cause honda care only covers 2 oil changes per year at due recommended 6k miles intervals. Bummer there are alot of issues in the first few thousand miles of owner ship. Starting to see they’re affecting the market value of these models and basically giving them out at drastically reduced below msrp prices these days since few many people would purchase them due to inventory build up and strategic production release.

@3:19 that’s what she said! But in all seriousness, are some of these quality issues related to the auto worker’s struck that’s been going on?

Got a 2024 Pilot a months ago. Adaptive Cruise Control randomly disengages on dry day. Windshield liquid sensor keeps lighting up every time I break. Taking to a dealer next week.

Bought 2 transports. zero issues. 1 has 25k, the other 12k

Even though I don’t’ have a pilot I’m making a comment because someone else might experience this issue. Have a 22 Passport, interior drivers side and passenger door handles are intermittently difficult to open, they just have a lot of resistance when actuating them and then most time they work normal. Just curious if you have seen this. Thanks

i have the 2023 honda pilot base model and all my dashboard lights came on monday, went away then came back the next day. brought it into the dealership and was told the left rear wheel sensor needs to be replaced. i was told i was the 4th car to brought in for this issue - except the other 3 for the for the right rear wheel sensor. i have less than 5000 miles on mine and bought it in august

The middle row right seatbelt chime keeps going off over though there is someone there and seatbelted. Is there an easy fix for this?

had spool valve leak new that dripped on 02 sensor causing smoke and CE light.. rest ok so far..

The biggest annoying thing is the vibration coming through the driver footwell/pedal during highway bc cruise. Ruins the ride quality Some other annoying issues 1. The black window trim popping off 2. The passenger side fuse box door falling off 3. My driver side strut did fail but think that’s just me 4. Movement in the driver seat during hard breaking but can repro shaking the seat

Do Honda Passport and Honda Pilot have different engines and transmission?

Surprised that they kept a timing belt. Why not go to a timing chain.

Remember the old HONDA slogan (WE MAKE IT SIMPLE ) boy do I long for those days !!!!! Remember the civic HF model (63 MPG and NO it wasn’t a hybrid !!)

5,600+ miles in and no issues mechanically. Will keep an eye on the seals. Only issue I’ve had is the front passenger regulator being changed under warranty. Seemed to have been an issue from factory as that was noted the first time I used the window during rainfall. Only other issue to bring to the dealers attention are the seam sealers. A few of them on the doors have not been applied properly. My driver’s door has this amd it’s usually where there are angles. I am aware of others having this as well (have seen pics). Seems to have improved as my friends 24 models doesn’t have it.

Done 2 engines at our dealer already. Same issue. Comprised rear bank head gasket. Both vehicles. Both had a split in the gasket in the same spot. Almost like when assembling the gasket they folded it. Other than that no real issues that arent major.

Problems 😢😢

Bought ours new a year ago…so far: leaking sunroof (dealer had it for 2-1/2 months waiting on parts). New headliner replacement, drivers seat motor failure, front windshield factory defect with spots in between laminated glass was replaced, rear brake light trim piece replaced because it was falling off…and only 10k miles. Worst Honda we have had. And that is a shame because we have bought Hondas for years.

Anyone had issues with a strange squealing noise in the rear? Just started happening today. Thought there was a rock in the wheel, but after research I found a Reddit form with the identical sound. Can’t find a solution to it.

Also. There is NO WAY to lock the vehicle while its running???

Hood struts foreal. For 54k no hood struts?

‘23 Pilot Elite with 8 K on the clock in 4 months. Puddle lights are out, on order. The charge pad is useless for my IPhone 14 Pro Max. Otherwise Just a blown tire, my fault and a curb. I can’t believe they still give you crappy scissor jacks. I guess having a spare tire is a plus these days.

What happened to Honda quality

mine's a guzzler😢6 KM per litre only!!

I’ll bet you really miss the FAKRA problems like they had in the last generation. Lol

2024 had an oil leak from the top of the engine at 1000 miles. Dealer repaired.

Warning Honda Fraud! I purchased a 2023 Pilot Trailsport with the factory tow hitch, the day I planned on using it I realized it was missing the trailer wiring harness! 😡

Under the hood is filthy!

they should put the Acura RDX engine in it.

Hondas lost me with a turbo and cvt

DA...n panoramic roofs need to be OUTLAWED.. they're USELESS and STUPID.... nothing but leaks waiting to happen- as well as WEAKENING the structure of the vehicle.

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Not going to buy one.. Toyota is where my money goes!! None of these issues.. this guy trying to minimize headaches for $40or$50,000 prices.. this is good to know to stay away !!!! Buy Toyota