Factory build sheet
2018 Honda Pilot LX
Build 5FNYF6H1-J · 3.5L 6cyl · Four-wheel drive · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 5FNYF6H1 and position 10 reads J. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Pilot whose VIN starts 5FNYF6H1 and carries J in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 1,286 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 1,286 known VINs
- 28 listed for sale now
Factory specification
As filed by Honda with NHTSA for this build. Fields the filing does not record are left out entirely — a missing row means no recorded value, not a missing feature.
Engine
- Displacement
- 3.5 L
- Cylinders
- 6
- Configuration
- V-Shaped
- Engine model
- J35Y6
- Engine manufacturer
- Honda
- Valve train
- Single Overhead Cam (SOHC)
- Horsepower
- 280 hp
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Drive type
- Four-wheel drive
- Transmission
- Automatic
- Forward speeds
- 6
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)/Multi-Purpose Vehicle (MPV)
- NHTSA body type
- MULTIPURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLE (MPV)
- Doors
- 5
- Seats
- 8
- Seat rows
- 3
- Manufacturer
- AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC.
Weight rating
- GVWR class
- Class 1D
- GVWR
- 5,001–6,000 lb
Gross vehicle weight rating is the loaded ceiling set by the manufacturer, not the car's own weight.
Driver assistance, as built
- Forward collision warning Standard
- Crash imminent braking Standard
- Lane departure warning Standard
- Lane keeping assistance Standard
- Adaptive cruise control Standard
Systems the filing does not record are not listed above. Check the window sticker of the exact car before you rely on any single feature.
What this build asks today
Asking prices of live dealer listings decoded to this exact configuration — narrower than the trim-level figure, because every car counted here shares the same engine, transmission and drivetrain.
$16,753 median asking price · 53 listings · as of Aug 30, 2026
Low 2% of listings $2,209 Top 2% of listings $23,571
The same build, other model years
Honda used the VIN pattern 5FNYF6H1 for 6 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
- 2016 LX 3.5L 6cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 1,295 vehicles code G $13,995
- 2017 LX 3.5L 6cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 685 vehicles code H $15,995
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2018 You are here code J $16,753
- 2019 LX 3.5L 6cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 2,214 vehicles code K $18,586
- 2020 LX 3.5L 6cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 385 vehicles code L $15,999
- 2021 LX 3.5L 6cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 258 vehicles code M $24,199
How this VIN pattern is read
A 17-character VIN carries two kinds of information: what was built, and which one it is. This page is the first kind — the nine highlighted positions.
| Positions | Characters | What they encode |
|---|---|---|
| 1–3 | 5FN | AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC. · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | YF6H1 | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | J | Model year — 2018 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
NHTSA safety ratings
Crash-test results are published per model year and body style, so they cover the 2018 Honda Pilot as a whole rather than this build alone.
Overall
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Frontal crash
★★★★ ★ 4 / 5
Side crash
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Rollover
★★★★ ★ 4 / 5
7 recall campaigns are recorded for the 2018 Pilot. Recalls are issued per VIN range — check the VIN of the car you are looking at, not the model.
1,286 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 5FNYF6H1-J shares the specification above.
- 1,286 Known VINs
- 28 Listed for sale now
- 53 Priced listings
- $16,753 Median asking
Vehicles of this build
A fixed sample of 1 vehicles carrying this configuration — each with its own history page. The sample refreshes quarterly, not nightly, so it stays put between visits.
Cars are filed by a fixed rule based on the VIN, so a car never moves between groups.
Neighboring configurations
Other factory configurations of the Pilot, each with its own build sheet. The set is fixed by the VIN patterns themselves, so it does not shuffle as prices or inventory move.
- 2018 EX 3.5L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 2,831 vehicles · $17,065 median
- 2018 EX Sensing 3.5L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 154 vehicles
- 2018 EXL 3.5L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 9,786 vehicles · $18,671 median
- 2018 EXL-N 3.5L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 863 vehicles · $19,890 median
- 2019 EX 3.5L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 2,424 vehicles · $18,368 median
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Where this data comes from
Specification fields are decoded from the manufacturer's filings in the NHTSA vPIC database, keyed on VIN positions 1–8 and 10. We publish the filed values as they stand and leave out anything the filing does not record.
Prices are asking prices from 53 live dealer listings decoded to this build , last updated August 30, 2026 . They are what sellers ask, not what buyers paid.
Vehicle counts come from the 1,286 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.