2013 Honda Pilot structure problems
47 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the structure on the 2013 Honda Pilot — 17% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“The factory clear coat and paint on the roof of this 2013 Honda Pilot are delaminating and peeling away from the metal. The failure began about 1.5 years ago and continues to spread; in places it has now progressed through the paint to bare metal that is corroding and rusting. The vertical body…”
filed Jun 21, 2026
“Paint has peeled completely off of areas of the body--including the roof above the windshield and others. This peeling has occurred without any physical damage to the body itself”
filed Feb 16, 2025
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Structure problems in other Pilot years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Pilot | 3 | 2% |
| 2024 Pilot | 4 | 4% |
| 2023 Pilot | 6 | 5% |
| 2022 Pilot | 7 | 5% |
| 2021 Pilot | 4 | 1% |
| 2020 Pilot | 6 | 1% |
| 2019 Pilot | 11 | 1% |
| 2018 Pilot | 17 | 4% |
| 2017 Pilot | 15 | 2% |
| 2016 Pilot | 53 | 3% |
| 2015 Pilot | 9 | 8% |
| 2014 Pilot | 20 | 17% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2013 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.