2025 Honda Pilot Review, Pricing, and Specs (2024)

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What are people paying for a 2025 Honda Pilot? ›

The price of the 2025 Honda Pilot starts at $41,295 and goes up to $55,675 depending on the trim and options.

Other than the design updates introduced with the Pilot Black Edition, the features offered in the 2025 Honda Pilot are identical to those provided in the 2024 model year.

2024 Honda Pilot Pricing

The 2024 Honda Pilot has a starting sticker price of $38,485, with the range-topping Pilot Elite kicking off at $53,875. But Kelley Blue Book Fair Purchase Pricing currently suggests paying $2,109 to $3,540 less than MSRP, depending on trim and equipment. These prices are updated weekly.

Honda Pilots built between 2006 and 2008, as well as 2017 to 2021 models, have considerably fewer reported complaints than other model years. This is despite the investigation into engine stop-start system failures in the later model years and a recall involving the hood latch on 2016 to 2019 Pilots.

According to third parties, like RepairPal, the Toyota Highlander has an overall reliability rating of 4.0 out of 5.0,⁵ with an average annual repair and maintenance cost of $489. The 2024 Honda Pilot comes in with a score of 3.5 out of 5.0,⁶ with a higher expected yearly cost of $542.

Yes, with proper care, a Honda Pilot can last up to 200,000 miles, and in some cases even longer, reaching close to 300,000 miles for owners who are very meticulous with their care. So, Honda Pilots can last a long time with proper maintenance.

The 2025 Honda Pilot isn't available in a hybrid version.

The current Pilot offers a powerful and fuel-efficient 3.5L V6 engine, delivering impressive driving performance alongside excellent gas mileage.

Both the EX-L and Touring offer standard eight-passenger seating, while the Touring also enables you to opt for a seven-passenger configuration depending on your needs. The seven passenger model changes the one-touch 2nd-row seats to perforated, heated 2nd-row captain's chairs for a luxury ride.

Based on data from 30 vehicles, 568 fuel-ups and 146,298 miles of driving, the 2024 Honda Pilot gets a combined Avg MPG of 20.28 with a 0.30 MPG margin of error. Below you can see a distribution of the fuel-ups with 10 outliers (1.73%) removed.

The average total annual cost for repairs and maintenance on a Honda Pilot is $542, compared to an average of $573 for midsize SUVs and $652 for all vehicle models.

How much is the Honda Pilot fully loaded? ›

The 2025 Honda Pilot has a starting sticker price of $41,295, with the range-topping Pilot Black Edition kicking off at $55,675. But Kelley Blue Book Fair Purchase Pricing currently suggests paying $1,026 to $1,313 less than MSRP, depending on trim and equipment.

Unlike the Pilot's competitors, there's no need to choose between eight-passenger bench seat or seven-passenger captain's chairs at the dealer. Bear in mind that this feature isn't offered on the TrailSport. Because of its full-sized spare tire, there's no space for the requisite cubby.

Quick Answer: Avoid 2003, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2017, and 2019 Honda Pilots. The biggest Honda Pilot transmission problems appeared in the 2003, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2017, and 2019 versions of the Honda Pilot. The rest of the models provide much better in this category.

Unlike those models, which utilize body-on-frame construction, the Pilot uses a car-like unibody structure derived from the Honda Odyssey minivan and shared with the Acura MDX SUV that Honda's luxury arm released two model years earlier.

Use of unleaded gasoline of 87 octane or higher is recommended. Honda recommends TOP TIER Detergent Gasoline where available.

2025 Honda Pilot Pricing

The 2025 Honda Pilot has a starting sticker price of $41,295, with the range-topping Pilot Black Edition kicking off at $55,675.