--- title: "Honda Pilot Parts and Specs" description: "Oil type and capacity, battery group size, tire fitment, wiper sizes, service intervals, and known problems for every Honda Pilot from 2012 to 2025. Sourced and confidence-labelled." url: "https://whichcarparts.com/cars/honda/pilot" updated: "2026-08-21" --- # Honda Pilot Parts, Specs and Maintenance Guide Every maintenance specification for the 2012-2025 Honda Pilot, organised by generation. 2012 through 2025, 3 generations covered. ## Quick facts: 2023-2025 Pilot | Quick fact | Value | | --- | --- | | Engine oil | 0W-20, 5.8 qt | | Battery | Group 48 (H6) | | Tire size | 255/60R18 (base trim) | | Wiper blades | 26" / 22" / 14" rear | | Max towing | 5,000 lbs | | Cabin filter | Honda 80292-TYA-A41 | ## Honda Pilot maintenance guides ### Oil & filter Viscosity, capacity, filter part numbers, change interval [Read more](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/honda/pilot/oil). ### Battery BCI group size, cold cranking amps, AGM or flooded [Read more](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/honda/pilot/battery). ### Tires & wheels Factory sizes by trim, pressures, bolt pattern, lug torque [Read more](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/honda/pilot/tires). ### Wiper blades Driver, passenger and rear blade lengths [Read more](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/honda/pilot/wipers). ### Air & cabin filters Cabin and engine air filter part numbers, locations, intervals [Read more](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/honda/pilot/filters). ### Bulbs Headlight, fog and marker bulb types [Read more](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/honda/pilot/bulbs). ### Brakes Rotor diameters, pad references, service notes [Read more](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/honda/pilot/brakes). ### Fluids Transmission fluid, coolant, brake fluid and capacities [Read more](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/honda/pilot/fluids). ### Service schedule What's actually due at every mileage interval [Read more](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/honda/pilot/service-schedule). ### Problems & reliability Documented failures, recalls, and which years to avoid [Read more](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/honda/pilot/common-problems). ### Oil light reset Step-by-step maintenance light reset, no tools [Read more](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/honda/pilot/oil-reset). ### Key fob battery Which coin cell the remote takes [Read more](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/honda/pilot/key-fob-battery). ### Specs Towing, weight, fuel tank, fuel economy [Read more](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/honda/pilot/specs). ## Which Honda Pilot generation do you have? Specifications change at generation boundaries, not every model year. Two cars four years apart often take the identical oil, filter, and battery. | Generation | Model years | Body style | Engines | Oil | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 4th generation (YG1/YG2) | [2023-2025](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/honda/pilot/2023-2025) | 3-row mid-size SUV (FWD or i-VTM4 AWD; shares platform with Passport) | 1 | 0W-20 | | 3rd generation (YF5/YF6) | [2016-2022](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/honda/pilot/2016-2022) | 3-row mid-size SUV (FWD or i-VTM4 AWD) | 2 | 0W-20 | | 2nd generation (YF3/YF4) | [2012-2015](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/honda/pilot/2012-2015) | 3-row mid-size SUV (FWD or VTM-4 4WD) | 1 | 0W-20 | ## About the Honda Pilot 5L V6 across every model year in this file. The 2nd generation (2009-2015, covered here from 2012) uses the port-injected J35Z4 with i-VTEC and Variable Cylinder Management (VCM) cylinder deactivation and a 5-speed automatic, VCM's oil-consumption and piston-ring wear problems became infamous enough that Honda settled a class action extending powertrain warranty coverage, and the same engine family fouls spark plugs and throws misfire codes when it happens. The 3rd generation (2016-2022) jumped to 280 hp with the J35Y6, split between a conventional 6-speed automatic (LX, EX) and a ZF-sourced 9-speed automatic (EX-L, Touring, Elite) that earned a reputation for harsh shifting and torque-converter judder addressed by several Honda TSBs, plus a 2026 recall for rear subframe corrosion and two separate fuel-pump recall campaigns. The 4th generation (2023-2025) switched to the non-VTEC, DOHC J35Y8 (285 hp) mated to a new 10-speed automatic, added the off-road TrailSport trim, and introduced its own headaches, infotainment freezes and a 2025 brake-pedal-pivot-pin recall. Across the range: 0W-20 full synthetic oil, the same 15400-PLM-A02 spin-on filter, a 94 ft-lb lug torque (higher than most Honda cars), and Honda's Maintenance Minder governing service timing instead of a fixed mileage chart. Towing tops out at 5,000 lbs on AWD/i-VTM4 trims, the Pilot's main draw as a family tow vehicle, versus 3,500 lbs on FWD. ## Honda Pilot by model year - [2025](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/honda/pilot/2025) - [2024](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/honda/pilot/2024) - [2023](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/honda/pilot/2023) - [2022](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/honda/pilot/2022) - [2021](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/honda/pilot/2021) - [2020](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/honda/pilot/2020) - [2019](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/honda/pilot/2019) - [2018](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/honda/pilot/2018) - [2017](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/honda/pilot/2017) - [2016](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/honda/pilot/2016) - [2015](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/honda/pilot/2015) - [2014](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/honda/pilot/2014) - [2013](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/honda/pilot/2013) - [2012](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/honda/pilot/2012) ## Sources - [AMSOIL lookup, 2024/2025 Pilot 3.5L J35Y8 oil capacity 5.5 qt (w/o filter) / 5.8 qt (with filter)](https://www.amsoil.com/lookup/auto-and-light-truck/2025/honda/pilot/3-5l-6-cyl-engine-code-j35y8-7/) - [Honda Techinfo, 2025 Pilot Specifications (5.8 US qt engine oil)](https://techinfo.honda.com/rjanisis/pubs/om/ah/at902525iom/enu/details/131247047-16992.html) - [Wikipedia, Honda Pilot 4th generation (J35Y8, 285 hp, DOHC non-VTEC)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_Pilot) - [College Hills Honda, 2023-2027 Pilot maintenance parts (17220-61A-A00 air filter, 80291/80292-TYA cabin filter)](https://www.collegehillshonda.com/category/4thgen-honda-pilot-maintenance-parts.html) - [Honda Parts Connection, 12290-6FB-A01 spark plug, 2023-2025 Pilot](https://www.hondapartsconnection.com/oem-parts/honda-2023-2025-honda-pilot-spark-plug-122906fba01) - [AutoZone, 2023/2024 Honda Pilot Group 48/H6 AGM battery](https://www.autozone.com/batteries-starting-and-charging/battery/honda/pilot/2023) - [T&T Honda, 2025 Honda Pilot tire size guide (TrailSport 265/60R18 all-terrain)](https://www.tandthonda.ca/tools-resources/2025-honda-pilot-tire-size-a-guide-for-every-trim-level) - [Car and Driver, 2023 Honda Pilot TrailSport specs (13.8-in front / 13.0-in rear rotors, curb weight, MPG)](https://www.caranddriver.com/honda/pilot) - [Honda News, 2023 Pilot Specifications & Features (18.5-gal fuel tank, curb weight)](https://hondanews.com/en-US/honda-automobiles/releases/release-4e58b4e0fcd795affa5685a66a1953ae-2023-honda-pilot-specifications-features) - [Transmission Digest, servicing the Honda 10-speed transmission (ATF Type 2.0, ~9.0 qt total)](https://www.transmissiondigest.com/how-service-honda-10-speed-transmission/) - [WardsAuto, Honda recalls 259K vehicles for brake pedal pivot pin defect](https://www.wardsauto.com/news/archive-auto-honda-recalls-259k-vehicles-for-brake-pedal-pivot-pin-nhtsa/751426/) - [recalledbrands.com, NHTSA 25V-391000, 2023 Honda Pilot brake pedal pivot pin](https://recalledbrands.com/recalls/NHTSA-25V391000-2023-HONDA-PILOT) - [Go-Parts, 2023-2025 Honda Pilot infotainment black-screen troubleshooting](https://www.go-parts.com/garage/stereo-receiver-honda-pilot-2023-2025) - [WiperBladesUSA, 2025 Honda Pilot wiper size chart (26/22/14 in)](https://www.wiperbladesusa.com/wiper-size/honda/pilot/2025) - [Sierra Honda of Monrovia, 2025 Pilot trim levels (TrailSport ground clearance, towing)](https://www.sierrahondaofmonrovia.com/2025-honda-pilot-trim-levels-explained/) Specifications vary with engine option, production date, and market.