The Lemon IndexU3000 is a manufacturer-specific code, so its exact meaning depends on the make. Full U3000 page
20 owner complaints · the #2 code Honda Pilot owners name · 10% of Honda Pilot complaints that name a code (every car: 1.5%)
2016–2022 Honda Pilot · most: 2022 (6), 2020 (5), 2019 (5)
Honda Pilot owners named U3000 in 20 complaints to the U.S. government (NHTSA), most often on the 2022, 2020 and 2019 model years. Complaints are owner reports, not proof of a defect.
Honda Pilot model years that report U3000
Owner complaints naming U3000, by model year. Raw counts: years that sold more get more complaints, so this is each model year's record, not a failure rate.
Symptoms owners describe with U3000
- Warning lights and electrical faults40%8 of 20 complaints
- Brakes or ABS act up20%4 of 20 complaints
- Stalls or shuts off10%2 of 20 complaints
Share of the complaints naming U3000 whose text also describes each problem. A complaint can describe more than one.
Recalls on these Honda Pilot years
- Electrical · 2019, 2020, 2021 · issued 2020
Incorrect central network software programming may cause several errors to occur that can delay or prevent the rearview camera image from displaying. NHTSA 20V440000 - Electrical · 2016 · issued 2015
In the affected vehicles, when one of the safety systems such as tire pressure monitoring, anti-lock braking or electronic stability control malfunctions, there is potential that the instrument panel will not illuminate … NHTSA 15V668000
2 recalls for the same systems (electrical) on the Honda Pilot model years above. A recall for the same system isn't proof it's behind U3000. Recall work is free at any dealer: check a VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with our VIN check.
Keep going
- U3000: meaning, causes and every car that reports it
- Honda Pilot reliability by year
- 2022 Honda Pilot problems and recalls
Other codes Honda Pilot owners report
P0430 P219A P219B P0304 P0369 P0741 P0087 P0301 P0420
U3000 on other cars
Honda Odyssey (51) · Ford Fusion (24) · Ford Explorer (23) · Ford Escape (15) · Acura MDX (11) · Honda Passport (11)
The details
How we count
We read every owner complaint in the NHTSA file whose text names this trouble code, and count the ones filed about this model (matched by the make, model and model year on the complaint). Mileage is what the owner entered on the form.
Parts: a complaint counts for a part when one of the owner's own sentences names that part together with a cause word (failed, bad, diagnosed, caused by, leaking ...) or a repair word (replaced, repaired, new, reprogrammed ...). "Came back" means the same complaint also says the problem returned or the repair didn't fix it. These are counts of what owners wrote, not a diagnosis, and one complaint can name several parts.
Complaints are reports, not proof of a defect, and most owners never file one. Popular models get more complaints, so the counts are not a failure rate. The code meaning is the standard SAE J2012 definition in our own words, or the carmaker's meaning where we verified it for that make.
What U3000 means
U3000 is a manufacturer-specific code: each carmaker decides what it means, so the same code can point to different problems on different brands. We haven't verified its meaning for Honda yet. A dealer or a scanner with the maker's software can tell you exactly.
Check the complaints yourself
NHTSA complaint numbers (search them at nhtsa.gov): 11775150, 11769429, 11767801, 11767756, 11767231, 11765141, 11764242, 11757830, 11756019, 11754390, 11748645, 11739442 and 8 more.
Quick answers
Which Honda Pilot years have the most U3000 complaints?
In complaints to NHTSA, owners of the 2022 (6), 2020 (5), 2019 (5) Honda Pilot named U3000 most (20 complaints in all, 2016–2022). Raw counts, not a failure rate.
Sources: NHTSA owner complaints that name U3000 on the Honda Pilot, counted by The Lemon Index; NHTSA recalls; repair bills owners named. Meanings: SAE J2012 in our own words. Owner reports, not a diagnosis or repair advice for your car.