Enter the 17-character VIN of your Honda Pilot to see the factory basics. Free, with no registration.
Look on the dashboard, the driver's door frame or in the registration document.
Type all 17 characters. The letters I, O and Q are never used in a VIN.
See the factory basics for free, and order a full report for the history behind the VIN.
To check a car Honda Pilot, paste its 17-character VIN into the decoder below; you get the manufacturer, the model year and the country of manufacture at no cost. We have versions in our data for the model Honda Pilot: 7. They span 2002 - present, come in the body styles SUV and show a power of 285 hp. The first three characters identify the manufacturer and region, the 10th stands for the model year, and the 11th often marks the plant.
Keep in mind that a decoded VIN says nothing about a vehicle's past: no accidents, no mileage, no theft flags and no owner list are stored in it. Check the 10th character of the VIN on the car Honda Pilot against the model year stated in the papers or the advert. If the two disagree, ask the seller to explain.
2002 - present
Production years
243 - 285 hp
Power
1
Body styles
7
Versions
Versions and generations in our data. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
| Version | Years | Body | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honda Pilot I | 2002 - 2005 | SUV | 243 - 258 hp |
| Honda Pilot I (facelift 2006) | 2006 - 2008 | SUV | 248 hp |
| Honda Pilot II | 2008 - 2012 | SUV | 253 hp |
| Honda Pilot II (facelift 2012) | 2012 - 2015 | SUV | 253 hp |
| Honda Pilot III | 2016 - 2019 | SUV | 280 hp |
| Honda Pilot III (facelift 2019) | 2019 - 2022 | SUV | 280 hp |
| Honda Pilot IV | 2022 - present | SUV | 285 hp |
The 10th character of the VIN is the model year. For the Honda Pilot, with model years 2002 - present in our data, these are the characters to expect. The letters repeat every 30 years, so always confirm the year against the car itself.
On the driver's side, visible through the windshield.
On a sticker on the door frame or the edge of the door.
Printed in the vehicle registration or title.
Stamped on the firewall or the frame on many models.
A VIN is built from six parts, and each one says something about the vehicle. Our guides explain how to read it and what it can and cannot tell you.
Enter the 17-character VIN and see the factory basics in seconds.
Our data lists model years 2002 - present across 7 versions of the Honda Pilot. The VIN of a particular car shows its model year in the 10th character.
It is the 10th character. For the Honda Pilot the characters to expect are 3 (2003), 4 (2004), 5 (2005), 6 (2006), 7 (2007), 8 (2008), 9 (2009), A (2010), B (2011), C (2012), D (2013), E (2014), F (2015), G (2016), H (2017), J (2018), K (2019), L (2020), M (2021), N (2022), P (2023), R (2024), S (2025), T (2026).
7 versions, in 1 body style, with power up to 285 hp. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
The usual places are the dashboard just under the windshield, the frame of the driver's door and the registration document. Compare them with each other.
No. Accident history is not part of the VIN. The decoder returns manufacturer, model year and country of manufacture, while damage records come from a paid vehicle history report.
Yes. The decoder is free and open to everyone, so no account, login or registration is required.