Overview & Reviews

User Reviews:

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  Great upgrade - 2016 Honda Pilot
  By Mark Wilke - December 8 - 10:18 pm

  This is our fourth Honda, we traded our 2011 Odyssey on this new Pilot and wow what a nice upgrade. The SUV drives great, it has some great safety features with plenty of power balanced with efficiency. We drove a few other SUVs prior to making this purchase and pilot is great value for your money. All the reliability of a Honda with some luxury features that just outshine other vehicles in this price range. Perfect for our family moving out of the mini van stage. Still plenty of room if our College/Career aged Sons join us on a trip or if we need to haul any gear. But a very respectable ride for work and pleasure, love the features of remote start, adaptive cruise, and lane keeping. Really nice for day trips for work or weekend getaways.

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  Worth the money! - 2016 Honda Pilot
  By Lee Nguyen - November 18 - 12:05 pm

  Own this car for less than a month and it drives like a dream. This is my 4th new Honda and I know I can expect this standard of performance for many years to come

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  Love that Honda is concerned with safety! - 2016 Honda Pilot
  By Ohio Momma - November 3 - 3:57 pm

  We love our Pilot! It is sporty and stylish. If comparing it to our 2012 Honda Odyssey, it has less leg room in each row and less cargo room in the back. I am short and can easily climb into the back of the Odyssey to get an item that has rolled (b/c our 3rd row is folded) to right behind the 2nd row. With the Pilot, I have to get a running start and jump into the back of it b/c it sits so much higher. Compared to other SUVs on the market (in its class) there is no comparison. The Pilot is the best! We also considered a GMC Terrian or Acadia, but the safety features on the Pilot (with Honda Sensing) pulled us away from those options. The Acadia wasnt even "small overlap" crash tested!... This momma isnt going there... if you arent crash testing, I am not buying! The Toyota Highlander looks nice also as well as the Nissian options, but we felt the Pilot was for us! We love our Honda Odyssey, so that probably aided in our decision. Pros- -Roomy front seats -lots of small areas for storage and cup holders -love the body style -Love the Touring details... like that the car knows where I want my seat. I am 5 ft tall and my hubby is 61", so we are constantly trying to find that sweet spot, where the seat is in just the right place, so I love that with my key the car knows its me and puts the seat right back where I like it!! Cons- -One of my biggest complaints would be that compared to our Honda Odyssey, there are very few air vents in the 2nd and 3rd rows. On a hot summer day those little, sweaty peeps back there want some air pouring on them! My poor baby, who is rear facing, gets no air vents pointed in his direction due to where they are located. -When "Eco" is on the pick-up from stopped to going is SOOOO slow! Dont pull out unless you have a lot of time to get moving. BUT, if you turn "Eco" off the pick-up is GREAT!

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  Love love love! - 2016 Honda Pilot
  By Lori - October 18 - 2:26 am

  It took me several weeks of dealing with car dealerships until I found exactly what I wanted (color, trim). Ive owned it for about a month and Im very impressed with the highway and city mpg. We drove on our first long trip and we were averaging 28mpg.

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  Big machine - 2016 Honda Pilot
  By Robert Faulk - September 12 - 9:32 pm

  Is this SUV too wide for your garage? It is hard to get into the back seats unless you buy running boards. Remarkably quiet and smooth riding. Good acceleration.

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  Givers Remorse. - 2016 Honda Pilot
  By Don Thompson - July 17 - 9:51 am

  We gave away our 2004 EXL Pilot with 210,000 miles on it. We had remorse. We missed our Pilot. I particularly liked the new styling of the 2016 Pilot. Looks similar to the more expensive Infinity SUV. My wife and I like everything about the vehicle. From the camera on the right hand mirror,the back up camera with 3 options, the cargo space which easily handles 4 sets of golf clubs, instrument panel, moon roof, lower insurance cost than our trade-in 2012 Toyota Highlander SE,dual blue tooth--handles two phones, and more features. Only 400 miles on the vehicle at this time. Cant comment on maintenance costs and reliability, however if it performs like our 2004 Pilot I will be very satisfied.

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  2016 EX 2 months review - 2016 Honda Pilot
  By Greg bill - June 17 - 12:06 am

  Purchase for wife who drove 2012 MDX. This is better and less $. Wife loves the how the middle seat slides forward to let the grandkids into the 3rd seat. Bought used with 4K miles for $34K. Fastest car Ive ever owned. Electronics are quirky. Radio display drops channels and then they reappear later on the screen. Overall quality seems great. Great ride and easy to drive. Love the 2016 styling. Would recommend.

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  Great so far! - 2016 Honda Pilot
  By Rebecca.mattis@gmail.com - May 14 - 3:34 pm

  I got this car last week and am loving it so far. Very smartly designed, super sleek look, and incredibly comfortable.

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  Great Car - 2016 Honda Pilot
  By John - May 8 - 12:41 am

  I traded in my 2010 Toyota Sienna last October. The first thing the 2016 Pilot impressed me is its fuel economy. It is much better than my Toyota van. In the Minnesota winter, I could get average of 20 mpg for mixed local and freeway drivings. The new Pilot is also very quiet, much lower road noise compared to the minivan I had. The ride is so smooth and stable. On a smooth road, you just cant feel the speed you are driving. With the AWD, it handles so well on snow. The car doesnt look big from outside, but sitting inside you feel its quite roomy. I had 8 adult rides several times and never heard anyone complained. Before I bought the Pilot, I read much about the problems with the same 9-speed transmission on Jeep. But I never had any issue with my transmission. It always shifts smoothly up and down, and reacts swiftly. I guess Honda must have a better software control. The lane keeping technology works very well even with poor road marks, at night, and in rain conditions. I really enjoy driving the 2016 Pilot.

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  Piloting the Pilot - 2016 Honda Pilot
  By Gene Qualls - April 29 - 12:40 pm

  The Honda Pilot is awesome. The third row seat is the best in the class for comfort and room. We have the Touring version so it only comes with the push button shifter. It works okay but the regular gear shift would have been easier to use. The only other minor complaint is that the engine stops every time that you stop and it is very annoying. You have to remember to turn it off every time you start the vehicle. If you could set that one time and not have to remember to do it every time that would be great. It enhances the mileage but it feels like it has a miss. Oh well, I just have to remember to reset it every time.