2016 Honda Pilot: trims, real prices & how to pick yours

29 builds left the factory as a 2016 Pilot, each a different combination of engine, transmission and body identified by the first eight characters of its VIN. The 17 main configurations sell for $5,750–$27,998 today.

  • 17 main configurations
  • 50,769 vehicles built
  • 1,255 for sale right now
  • $5,750–$27,998 typical price range

Which Pilot is yours?

Enter a VIN — the 17 characters on the windshield or the title — and we’ll match it to its exact factory configuration, typical price and equipment.

Works with any VIN — a different year or model takes you straight to its own page.

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What actually differs

EXL · 4WD Touring · 4WD Elite · 4WD EXL
Typical price today $14,900 $15,925 $16,680 $14,201
For sale right now 284 193 165 121
Vehicles built 11,230 6,914 5,827 5,401
Same on every 2016 Pilot
  • Engine 3.5L 6-cyl
  • Power 280 hp
  • Drivetrain Four-wheel drive
  • Transmission Automatic
  • Fuel Gasoline
  • Body Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
  • Seats 8
  • Doors 5-door

What people actually pay

1,545 price observations · updated Aug 30, 2026
EXL · 4WD
$14,900
Touring · 4WD
$15,925
Elite · 4WD
$16,680
EXL
$14,201
Touring
$15,900
EX · 4WD
$15,345
$5,577 $10,877 $16,178 $21,478 $26,778
Price trend

Median down $1,574 over the last 12 months.

2016 Pilot price history →
Will it hold value?

A Pilot typically keeps about 53% of its price over 5 years — a 5-year-old one runs about $7,999 today.

Pilot depreciation by year →
Cost to run

20/27 mpg city/highway. Roughly $2,020/yr on fuel at 15,000 miles.

EPA estimate for the 2016 Pilot

Safety, in plain English

NHTSA overall crash rating

★★★★★ 5 / 5

8 recalls on file for this model year — check any specific VIN before you buy.

What 5FNYF6H5-G means

5FN YF6H5 · G
5FN
the World Manufacturer Identifier Honda registered — assembled in the United States
YF6H5
together encode the Pilot line — Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV), 3.5L 6cyl, Four-wheel drive — as Honda filed it, these five characters are read as one block, not letter by letter
G
in position 10 — model year 2016
9, 11–17
differ on every car: check digit, plant code and the serial number
Real VINs from this run 5FNYF6H5 XGB082139 5FNYF6H5 3GB074674 5FNYF6H5 7GB034260
12 rare configurations — mostly fleet, export or irregular VIN patterns. Fewer than 20 known vehicles each.

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