--- title: "Honda Pilot Battery Size and CCA" description: "How the Honda Pilot battery specification changed from 2012 to 2025, compared generation by generation. The Honda Pilot uses a BCI group 48 (H6) battery. AGM is required, not optional. Fitment, replacement notes, and what to check before you buy." url: "https://whichcarparts.com/cars/honda/pilot/battery" updated: "2026-08-21" --- # Honda Pilot Battery Size (BCI Group and CCA) The specification is not the same across every year we cover, the table below shows exactly where it changes. ## Has the Honda Pilot battery specification changed by year? | Model years | Group size | CCA | Type | Location | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [2023-2025](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/honda/pilot/2023-2025/battery) | Group 48 (H6) | N/A | AGM required | Engine bay, driver side | | [2016-2022](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/honda/pilot/2016-2022/battery) | Group 35 | 600 CCA | FLOODED | Engine bay, driver side | | [2012-2015](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/honda/pilot/2012-2015/battery) | Group 35 | 600 CCA | FLOODED | Engine bay, driver side | ## Full specifications by generation The battery on a Honda Pilot is set by its generation, not its model year, so each generation has one page carrying the complete figures, part numbers and fitment notes for every year it covers. - [2023-2025 Honda Pilot Battery](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/honda/pilot/2023-2025/battery) - [2016-2022 Honda Pilot Battery](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/honda/pilot/2016-2022/battery) - [2012-2015 Honda Pilot Battery](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/honda/pilot/2012-2015/battery) ## Honda Pilot battery: common questions ### What size battery does a Honda Pilot take? BCI group 48 (H6). Group size is a physical dimension and terminal-position standard, so a battery from a different group may not clamp down or may put the terminals on the wrong side. ### Does the Honda Pilot need an AGM battery? Yes. This vehicle requires AGM, not flooded. A flooded battery in a start-stop system is cycled far harder than it is designed for and fails early. ### Where is the battery on a Honda Pilot? Engine bay, driver side. ### Does a Honda Pilot need the battery registered after replacement? Every 4th-gen Pilot trim uses idle-stop and requires the AGM Group 48/H6 battery, no flooded option like the LX/EX of the previous generation. ## 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/) ## Find your exact Pilot - [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) More Honda Pilot guides: - [Oil & filter](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/honda/pilot/oil) - [Tires & wheels](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/honda/pilot/tires) - [Wiper blades](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/honda/pilot/wipers) - [Air & cabin filters](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/honda/pilot/filters) - [Bulbs](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/honda/pilot/bulbs) - [Brakes](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/honda/pilot/brakes) - [Fluids](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/honda/pilot/fluids) - [Service schedule](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/honda/pilot/service-schedule) - [Problems & reliability](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/honda/pilot/common-problems) - [Oil light reset](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/honda/pilot/oil-reset) - [Key fob battery](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/honda/pilot/key-fob-battery) - [Specs](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/honda/pilot/specs) Specifications vary with engine option, production date, and market.