--- title: "Honda Pilot Headlight and Bulb Sizes" description: "How the Honda Pilot headlight bulbs specification changed from 2012 to 2025, compared generation by generation. Headlight bulb types vary by trim on the Honda Pilot. Full bulb chart for every position, plus whether LED replacements fit the factory housings." url: "https://whichcarparts.com/cars/honda/pilot/bulbs" updated: "2026-08-21" --- # Honda Pilot Headlight and Bulb Sizes The specification is not the same across every year we cover, the table below shows exactly where it changes. ## Has the Honda Pilot headlight bulbs specification changed by year? | Model years | Low beam | High beam | Fog | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [2023-2025](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/honda/pilot/2023-2025/bulbs) | LED (all trims; sealed projector unit, no user-replaceable bulb) | LED (all trims) | N/A | | [2016-2022](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/honda/pilot/2016-2022/bulbs) | H11 (halogen, LX/EX/EX-L); full-LED headlights on Touring/Elite | 9005 (HB3) on halogen trims | H11/LED depending on trim | | [2012-2015](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/honda/pilot/2012-2015/bulbs) | H11 (halogen) | 9005 (HB3) | H11 (where equipped) | ## Full specifications by generation The headlight bulbs 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 Bulbs](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/honda/pilot/2023-2025/bulbs) - [2016-2022 Honda Pilot Bulbs](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/honda/pilot/2016-2022/bulbs) - [2012-2015 Honda Pilot Bulbs](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/honda/pilot/2012-2015/bulbs) ## Honda Pilot headlight bulbs: common questions ### What headlight bulb does a Honda Pilot use? LED (all trims; sealed projector unit, no user-replaceable bulb) for the low beam and LED (all trims) for the high beam. Trims with factory LED or HID projectors use a sealed assembly instead and are not bulb-serviceable. ### Can you put LED bulbs in a Honda Pilot? Physically, yes, LED replacements exist in every common base. Whether they work well depends on the housing: a reflector housing designed around a halogen filament scatters LED output into oncoming traffic instead of down the road. Projector housings tolerate the swap far better. Some vehicles also flag the lower current draw as a bulb-out fault. ## 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) - [Battery](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/honda/pilot/battery) - [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) - [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.