Where each one leads
Honda Pilot
- On Canada's official test the most frugal 2026 Honda Pilot uses 11.0 l/100 km, the 2021 Porsche Macan Turbo 12.5.
Porsche Macan Turbo
Ahead on none of the like-for-like measures.
Only measures that do not depend on how many cars were sold: pass and failure rates against cars of the same age, ratings, fuel use and CO₂. How we compare
At a glance
| Honda Pilot | Porsche Macan Turbo | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | 2003–2026 | 2015–2024 |
| New cars registered in Europe | — | 11,126 (2014–2022) |
EEA new-car registrations (CC BY 4.0) · DVLA licensed vehicles (OGL v3.0) · RDW (CC0) · Traficom (CC BY 4.0) · generations: Wikidata (CC0).
Reliability and problems
| Honda Pilot | Porsche Macan Turbo | |
|---|---|---|
| New York safety inspections failed | 1.4% | — |
| … against cars of the same year | −19% | — |
| US owner complaints | 9,380 | 5 |
| Most complaints about | Engine | Air bags |
| Model year with most complaints | 2016 (1,717) | 2016 (2) |
| US recall campaigns | 62 | 7 |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | 2,670 | 1,583 |
| NHTSA defect investigations | 52 | 4 |
Complaint, recall and bulletin counts grow with the number of cars sold and are not adjusted for it. UK MOT: DVSA anonymised MOT results (OGL v3.0); New York: DMV inspections; complaints, recalls, bulletins and investigations: NHTSA (public domain); odometer: RDW (CC0).
Safety
| Honda Pilot | Porsche Macan Turbo | |
|---|---|---|
| NHTSA overall rating | 5★ (2027) | — |
NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, most recent rated model year (public domain).
Fuel, emissions and price
| Honda Pilot | Porsche Macan Turbo | |
|---|---|---|
| Official combined fuel use, Canada | 11.0 l/100 km (2026) | 12.5 l/100 km (2021) |
| Real-world use in Europe, petrol | — | 12.6 l/100 km |
| Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe | — | 261 g/km |
| Average power of new cars in Europe | — | 324 kW (434 hp) |
| Average mass in running order | — | 2,020 kg |
Canada: NRCan Fuel Consumption Ratings, most frugal version of the latest year (OGL Canada). Europe: EEA monitoring of new-car CO₂ and on-board fuel meters (OBFCM), CC BY 4.0. Price: RDW catalogue price (CC0). Finland: Traficom (CC BY 4.0).