2004 Honda Pilot LX review from North America

Nothing whatsoever. I'd recommend this vehicle in a heartbeat!

I love our Pilot. It was the best decision we've made as a family buying this. We've had the car four months and nothing has gone wrong.

It averages about 20-21 mpg in mixed driving, which is why I rated this a 6 for running costs. On straight highway I've gotten as high as 27 mpg. The price of fuel is the thing that costs.

Besides the initial check by my mechanic to make sure I wasn't buying a lemon, the only thing that I've had to get done is an oil change.

We drive 100 miles a day, so we needed a vehicle that is reliable, will start, can haul baby items as well as people. The second row is very roomy. The third row is really only good for kids, which we've done on one road trip. The seats are comfortable.

The dash is well laid out. I love the seat warmers and the three 12v outlets that are in the first and second rows. I can now have my GPS and my satellite radio plugged in at the same time without any problem. I use a two outlet lighter adapter in my other car and it's not the greatest. It pops out and you lose signal intermittently.

One of the few negatives that I can relate is that the car can be shifted from Park to Drive with the key turned in the ignition. This is probably not a design flaw but a person flaw, since we've never had a 4WD vehicle before. My husband found this out first-hand. He was waiting for me to fill the gas tank so he shut the car off, but then turned the key so he could hear the radio. He then forgot that he turned off the car but put the car into Drive. Thank God he realized when there was no power for anything so he shifted into Park and then started the car. The gas station has a slight incline before you get into traffic so it could have been an accident waiting to happen.