The 2025 Honda Pilot SUV has achieved the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s (IIHS) top accolade, the 2024 TOP SAFETY PICK+ (TSP+) rating. This honor is a result of the Pilot’s superior performance in Crash Worthiness evaluations, pedestrian front crash prevention, and headlight performance. Notably, enhanced rear seat belts in the 2025 Pilot have significantly improved second-row passenger protection in the updated moderate overlap front test. This achievement contributes to a total of five Honda models now earning 2024 TSP ratings or higher.
Adhering to Honda’s “Safety for Everyone” philosophy, all 2025 Pilot models come equipped with the Honda Sensing® suite of safety and driver-assistive technologies. This comprehensive package includes Collision Mitigation Braking System™ (CMBS™) with Pedestrian Detection, Forward Collision Warning, Road Departure Mitigation (RDM) with Lane Departure Warning (LDW), Lane Keeping Assist System (LKAS), and Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC). Honda Sensing® is now standard across all new Honda models, with nearly 8 million Honda vehicles featuring these safety systems on U.S. roads today.
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The Pilot also benefits from Honda’s Advanced Compatibility Engineering™ (ACE™) body structure, designed to protect occupants in a variety of frontal collisions. When the Pilot was redesigned for the 2023 model year, enhancements to the ACE™ structure were made to improve crash compatibility with smaller vehicles and occupant protection in oblique frontal collisions. The 2025 model builds on this with updated load-limiting retractors for the outboard second-row seats to further mitigate potential injuries.
In addition to IIHS testing, every fully evaluated Honda model in the NHTSA’s 2024 and 2025 model year NCAP testing has received a 5-Star Overall Vehicle Score.
For more detailed information on the safety features of the Honda Pilot, visit the “Safety & Driver-Assistive Technology” section of the Pilot press kit.
Honda 2024 IIHS Award Winners:
- 2024 Honda Accord (TSP+)
- 2024 Honda CR-V (TSP)
- 2024 Honda HR-V (TSP+)
- 2024 Honda Odyssey (TSP)
- 2025 Honda Pilot (TSP+)
Honda’s Commitment to Safety
Honda’s dedication to road safety is encapsulated in its global slogan, “Safety for Everyone.” The company aims to achieve zero traffic collision fatalities involving Honda motorcycles and automobiles by 2050. Honda operates advanced crash-test facilities in Ohio and Japan and is a leader in crashworthiness, collision compatibility, and pedestrian safety.
Honda’s passive safety features include the proprietary ACE™ body structure and next-generation driver and passenger front airbag technology, which provide high-level collision protection. Active safety and driver-assistive systems, such as those in Honda Sensing® and AcuraWatch™ technologies, aim to reduce collision frequency and severity, serving as a bridge to more automated future vehicles.
For more information on Honda’s safety initiatives, visit Honda Safety.
About Honda
Honda offers a diverse lineup of vehicles through over 1,000 U.S. dealers, including the Civic, Accord, HR-V, CR-V, Passport, Prologue, Pilot, Ridgeline, and Odyssey. The brand also features electrified vehicles like the Prologue, Accord hybrid, CR-V hybrid, and Civic hybrid, which made up more than a quarter of Honda’s auto sales in 2023.
With over 40 years of automobile production in America, Honda operates 18 major manufacturing facilities in North America. In 2023, over 99% of Honda vehicles sold in the U.S. were made in North America, with about two-thirds produced in America using domestic and globally sourced parts.
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