Overview & Reviews

The 2003 Honda Pilot is an all-new crossover SUV from Honda. It features eight-passenger seating, standard all-wheel drive, a 240-horsepower V6 and optional DVD-based navigation and entertainment systems.

User Reviews:

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  Failed Struts are Dangerous! - 2003 Honda Pilot
  By Bliss - July 21 - 7:45 am

  I bought a Honda because I had always heard how reliable they were. They are just about the ugliest cars on the market, but the Pilot had several features that I really wanted, seating for eight passengers, integrated DVD system, and fairly good gas mileage. The warranty is not nearly as good as Hyundai, but I didnt think that would be an issue.

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  Seats to die from - 2003 Honda Pilot
  By linuxrlz - July 2 - 2:00 am

  I love the quality and solid feel of the car. The stereo sounds great. The seats are to die from. I am 55 and have owned many cars and a truck and these are by far the most uncomfortable seats I have ever had the displeasure to sit in. There is no place to put my feet, so they are usually skewed under the brake pedal or some other uncomfortable place. The front wheel well protrudes into the drivers and passengers compartment area. There is plenty of room otherwise and it looks big inside. The dealer treated me with kid gloves and the salesman even came out to my house to pick me up from my house to drive me to the dealership.

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  Awesome Family Vehicle - 2003 Honda Pilot
  By Soren - June 15 - 10:00 am

  I work in the automotive industry and have therefore had plenty of opportunity to test drive almost all suvs available on the market thoroughly. The Pilot is hands down the number one suv as far as comfort, usefullness and value. It is very roomy, rides extremely well, has great power, and unlike its domestic rivals it is, like any other Honda product, reliable!

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  monster - 2003 Honda Pilot
  By orly - May 14 - 2:00 am

  It comes with a lot of details that are really good and were the the things that attracted me to but it. Nevertheless, I have found some areas that need some improvement. spend a lot of gas; 12mpg city and 15mpg in highway. I know is an SUV, however, japanesse cars are known for being gas econimic. glove compartment needs more space; only a book fits there. last seats row could use a little bit more of height, when I sat one day at that row, I felt as if I was seating by the curb of the road, my knees were way high and I am only a 5.5 foot tall guy. when carrying something on a hitch (four bicycles) the rear suspension buckles. thanks

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  Good value, but you get what you pay for - 2003 Honda Pilot
  By TXgrosz - April 1 - 2:00 am

  Bought an Lx(base) couple of months ago, and in one word its nice. Decent performance,good handling for a midsice SUV and generally its been a comfortable,stable and reliable vehicle. With the base Lx model, however, its short on features. No keyless entry, no window tint,etc. Something you expect when you pay $30K. You get what you pay for, I guess.

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  Very Good Midsized Option - 2003 Honda Pilot
  By Mark Moulton - March 7 - 10:00 am

  It was a hard choice between the Pilot and the Pathfinder. The Pathfinders ride was more supple, the interior was of a higher grade material, it had more traditional SUV rugged yet svelt styling and the standard equipment list was much better. Pathfinder also has a better choice of exterior and interior colors and allows buyers to negatiate price, I was ready to buy 1 at 1K below invoice with rebate! In the end though, i chose the the Pilot for its much better gas milage, more room, and far superior expected resale value. I also had some concerns about a pending complete redesign of the Pathfider.

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  New Pilot - 2003 Honda Pilot
  By K2skier - November 30 - 2:00 am

  We couldnt decide between the Pilot or Highlander.The Pilot won out because of its space plus The engine on the Pilot seemed stronger and the Pilot had better road stabality. . We had a very positive dealer experience in NJ. We live outside Philadelphia and would had to have ordered a pilot at MRSP. In Nj, close to LBI, we found a pilot that had been ordered but not picked up. We paid $500 below MRSP plus trade and some cash down. Roof rack and cross bars were thrown in along with rear mud guards.We have put on 500 miles and love driving our new pilot. Highly recommend it.

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  Do not buy first year model - 2003 Honda Pilot
  By matt - October 25 - 2:04 pm

  I purchased this vehicle new. I have 42,000 miles on vehicle. Not typical Honda quality. Warranty items replaced recalled: new vent, new console top, transmission oil cooler kit recal, and finally EGR valve recall. The VTM4 light and Engine service light has been coming on for the last 1000 miles. I have had it to the dealer 4 to 5 different times and it is still not fixed. The last thing the replaced was the VTM4 control module $800 dollars and it did not fix it. This has been very frustrating and you would not expect this from a Honda product that cost $32,000 new. Very disappointing.

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  Handling Woes - 2003 Honda Pilot
  By Barbara Kollar - September 26 - 10:00 am

  I bought this vehicle as a replacement for a much beloved mini-van but found that I do not like what I call the wobblies (basically not great handling on back twisty roads which my area is loaded with).I have been told by the dealership that this is normal with such a large heavy vehicle, I still dont like it.

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  plain jane for the average joe - 2003 Honda Pilot
  By mr.x - September 26 - 10:00 am

  hondas reputation was a huge factor while considering suvs. and i owned an acura integra 13 years with few problems. 3rd row seat much too tight for adults to squeeze into and styling is, at best, generic. i liked the styling of the highlander better but i felt honda offered more for the buck. rides great, leather seats super comfy, but i feel the engine could be a tad peppier- it seems to slightly wheeze under acceleration. but for the money, you cant beat it