Factory build sheet
2021 Honda Pilot EX
Build 5FNYF6H3-M · 3.5L 6cyl · Four-wheel drive · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 5FNYF6H3 and position 10 reads M. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Pilot whose VIN starts 5FNYF6H3 and carries M in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 4,009 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 4,009 known VINs
- 41 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
- 9
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
- Blind spot warning 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.
$23,455 median asking price · 65 listings · as of Aug 30, 2026
Low 2% of listings $13,995 Top 2% of listings $30,998
The same build, other model years
Honda used the VIN pattern 5FNYF6H3 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 EX 3.5L 6cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 2,459 vehicles code G $15,345
- 2017 EX 3.5L 6cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 1,744 vehicles code H $15,689
- 2018 EX 3.5L 6cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 2,831 vehicles code J $17,065
- 2019 EX 3.5L 6cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 3,190 vehicles code K $17,995
- 2020 EX 3.5L 6cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 2,708 vehicles code L $21,526
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2021 You are here code M $23,455
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 | YF6H3 | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | M | Model year — 2021 |
| 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 2021 Honda Pilot as a whole rather than this build alone.
Overall
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Frontal crash
★★★★ ★ 4 / 5
Side crash
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Rollover
★★★★ ★ 4 / 5
10 recall campaigns are recorded for the 2021 Pilot. Recalls are issued per VIN range — check the VIN of the car you are looking at, not the model.
4,009 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 5FNYF6H3-M shares the specification above.
- 4,009 Known VINs
- 41 Listed for sale now
- 65 Priced listings
- $23,455 Median asking
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.
- 2021 EX-L 3.5L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 16,005 vehicles · $25,555 median
- 2021 Touring-7 3.5L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 5,300 vehicles · $27,197 median
- 2021 Black 3.5L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 4,169 vehicles · $29,448 median
- 2022 Sport 3.5L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 2,443 vehicles · $27,073 median
- 2022 Elite 3.5L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 5,376 vehicles · $33,431 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 65 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 4,009 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.