2016-2022 Honda Pilot MPG & Fuel Cost

EPA rates the 2016-2022 Honda Pilot at 21–23 MPG combined across 25 configurations and 7 model years. The most efficient version, the 2022 Pilot 3.5L 6-cyl FWD, is rated 23 MPG (20 city, 27 highway).

Every model year of the 2016-2022 Honda Pilot tops out at 23 MPG combined, so no year is better than another.

Yes. Ratings changed in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022.

The previous generation (2009-2015 Honda Pilot) is rated 18–20 MPG combined and costs $3,190–$3,630 a year to fuel; the 2016-2022 model is rated 21–23 MPG and costs $2,880–$3,110 a year.

Driving 15,000 miles a year at regular gasoline $4.36/gal (U.S. average, Sep 2026), the Pilot 3.5L 6-cyl FWD costs about $2,880 a year. Across all 3 configurations the cost runs $2,880–$3,070 a year. That is a $190 difference between the cheapest and the costliest configuration.

About $19.20 per 100 miles for the Pilot 3.5L 6-cyl FWD at regular gasoline $4.36/gal (U.S. average, Sep 2026), and between $19.20 and $20.47 across all configurations. That is the annual cost over 15,000 miles divided by 150.

The Pilot 3.5L 6-cyl FWD is rated 20 city and 27 highway MPG, so it is more efficient on the highway, by 7 MPG.

The Pilot 3.5L 6-cyl FWD costs about $2,880 a year to fuel, $150 more than the class median of $2,730, and less than 4 of 10 small SUV configurations. The comparison covers all 287 rated small SUV configurations for MY2022, not weighted by sales.

The most efficient configuration stays at 23 MPG. Its annual cost stays at $2,880. EPA lists 3 configurations for 2022 against 2 configurations for 2021. See the 2021 Honda Pilot for that year.