Crash Test 2003 - 2005 Honda Pilot (Frontal Impact) IIHS

Honda Pilot
2003-05 models
FRONTAL OFFSET TEST

OVERALL EVALUATION: Good
Structure/safety cage Injury measures Restraints/dummy kinematics
Head/neck Chest Leg/foot, left Leg/foot, right
Acceptable Good Good Good Good Good

Important: Frontal crash test ratings can be compared only among vehicles of similar weight.
Test details:

The Honda Pilot was introduced in the 2003 model year.

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has evaluated the crashworthiness of the Pilot in two 40 mph frontal offset crash tests into deformable barriers. In the first test, the frontal airbags deployed late, with the result that high forces were recorded on the dummy's head, indicating the likelihood of head injuries. This led Honda to modify the frontal airbag deployment characteristics on models produced after August 18, 2003. Also, Honda initiated a safety improvement campaign to modify at its cost vehicles produced earlier.

The Institute tested a second Pilot with the modified airbags, and the airbags inflated much earlier. Ratings of the Pilot are based on the results of the second test, except structural performance is based on both tests.

Honda has told the Institute that the 2006 models are sufficiently re-engineered that the the ratings for 2003-05 models will not carry over.

Restraints/dummy kinematics — Dummy movement was well controlled in the second test. After the dummy moved forward into the airbag, it rebounded into the seat without its head hitting any stiff structure that could cause injury.

Injury measures — In the second test, measures taken from the dummy indicate a low risk of any significant injuries in a crash of this severity.

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• Pilot
• Crash
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[alexkvaskov]

Trust me, every car manufacturer has imperfecties, and I am sure that American ones have more.

[mottis379]

honda is best car ever! i had accord but i'm gonna buy pilot next year

[Annihilator1111]

the 2003-2008 Honda Pilot was assembled in

Alliston, Ontario, Canada (2003–2007)

Lincoln, Alabama, USA

[aaroncowan]

where can i find the original source vid for this? The video is longer at 1:35 than the one on the IIHS video channel. Their's doesn't have the first run, with the airbag deploying late and the horn staying on--any way I can get the link to that?

[keiakary]

beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee­eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee­ep

[makemebad747]

airbag was late

[donutthrowinbdass]

that would be a great job for all rice lovers....crash test dummies.......

[jbrown122]

good thing to know.

you'll be okay though. right?

[sleeksilver]

I don't think I was too excited there, chief.

[jbrown122]

calm down.

[sleeksilver]

You are an idiot. Watch ANY other test.

Five stars front and side for the Pilot of all years...