I'm not a Honda Fan, but I have to admit the new Pilot is very good. We considered buying one, and it was on the final cut list. Reliability of Hondas is very good; and between the two my money is on the Pilot.
I tend to stick with American and German, so for me to like the Pilot is somewhat amazing....
Quoted from pcprogrammer:I don't like the newer 2016/2017 Pilots, they are smaller now and seem more car-like in their design. Plus I like the traditional 5 or 6 speed transmissions, the newer ones scare me a bit the reliability probably isn't proven.
So were the older ones. The underlying platform was car based. If you are open to the 16-17 stay with the lower trim models. The 6 speed transmission is very good (in the lower trim models). I think the top trim model is a 9 speed, which may be a little less proven......