Yes. Apple lists the Honda Pilot as a CarPlay-compatible vehicle for model years 2017 to 2025, on its official list of available models (checked September 15, 2026). Two things that list does not tell you: whether CarPlay is standard or optional on your trim, and whether it is wired or wireless. Both take a minute to check, and both matter if you are adding an accessory.
Honda Pilot CarPlay by model year
Apple lists the Pilot by year range, so the year of your car is the first thing to check. A 2016 Honda Pilot is not on the list; the Pilot first appears for 2017. Honda models start appearing on Apple's list in 2016, so the Pilot is not the earliest; 2 Honda models appear before it. Apple's list runs to 2025 for the Pilot as of September 15, 2026; a 2026 car is not on it yet.
- 2014 Honda Pilot: not on Apple's list
- 2015 Honda Pilot: not on Apple's list
- 2016 Honda Pilot: not on Apple's list
- 2017 Honda Pilot: on Apple's list
- 2018 Honda Pilot: on Apple's list
- 2019 Honda Pilot: on Apple's list
- 2020 Honda Pilot: on Apple's list
- 2021 Honda Pilot: on Apple's list
- 2022 Honda Pilot: on Apple's list
- 2023 Honda Pilot: on Apple's list
- 2024 Honda Pilot: on Apple's list
- 2025 Honda Pilot: on Apple's list
"Not on Apple's list" is not the same as "cannot have CarPlay": a dealer software update or an aftermarket head unit can add it to an older car, and Apple's list would not show that. It means only that Apple does not list a factory CarPlay option for the Pilot in that year.
What Apple's list says, and what it does not
Apple's own footnote is the caveat that applies here: CarPlay "is either standard or available as an option," and "some models may support CarPlay or car keys only in certain configurations." So a 2017 Honda Pilot in a base trim may have been sold without it, and a later one may have it on every trim. The list does not distinguish wired from wireless CarPlay at all.
The one-minute check
Plug an iPhone into the car's USB port with a cable. If CarPlay appears on the screen, the car has wired CarPlay and that port is the data port. If the car connects your phone without a cable and there is no port that launches CarPlay when plugged in, the car has wireless-only CarPlay. If nothing appears either way, that particular car does not have CarPlay, whatever the list says about the model.
Why wired or wireless matters
Accessories that plug into CarPlay, such as a wireless CarPlay adapter, an AI Box that adds Android apps to the screen, or a back-seat camera that shows on the screen, all use the wired CarPlay port. A Honda Pilot with wired CarPlay can take them; one with wireless-only CarPlay cannot, because there is no port for them to plug into. The 5-point compatibility checklist covers the rest of what to check before buying one, and an adapter or an AI Box comes down to how often you sit parked with the screen on.
Questions we get
Does the 2016 Honda Pilot have CarPlay?
Not according to Apple's list, which starts the Pilot at 2017. A 2016 car may have had it added by a dealer update or an aftermarket unit; the plug test tells you.
Does the 2017 Honda Pilot have CarPlay?
2017 is the first model year Apple lists for the Pilot. Whether it is on your car depends on trim, so check the specific car with the plug test.
What year did the Honda Pilot get CarPlay?
2017, as far as Apple’s list goes: that is the first model year it lists for the Pilot. It was one of 3 Honda models to appear that year; every car that joined the list in 2017 is on one page.
Is CarPlay standard on the Honda Pilot?
Apple's list does not say; it depends on the year and trim, so check the specific car with the plug test.
Does the Honda Pilot have wireless CarPlay?
Apple's list does not distinguish wired from wireless, and whether a given year or trim has wired, wireless, or both is not something the list records. The only reliable answer for a specific car is the plug test: if a cable launches CarPlay, it has wired; if the phone connects with no cable and no port launches it, it is wireless-only. Some cars have both.
Does the Honda Pilot have Android Auto?
Google’s Android Auto compatibility page works by brand, not by model: it lists Honda as "Models from 2016+" (checked September 21, 2026). Whether a particular Pilot has it depends on the year and trim, the same as CarPlay; an Android phone on a cable is the same one-minute test.
Will a CarPlay AI Box or back-seat camera work in a Honda Pilot?
If the car has wired CarPlay, yes; if it has wireless-only CarPlay, no. Run the plug test first.
Not sure about your exact car?
Send us the year, make, model and trim and we will tell you what Apple's list says and what to check on the car itself, before you buy anything. Email hello@cabinory.com or message us on Messenger. A person replies, usually within a few hours.
Other Honda models on Apple's list
This page is only about the Pilot. If your question is the brand one, do Hondas have CarPlay, and from which year is answered on one page covering all 12 Honda models. Every other make is in the full searchable list, with a CSV download.
- Does the Honda Accord have CarPlay? (2016 to 2025)
- Does the Honda Civic have CarPlay? (2016 to 2025)
- Does the Honda CR-V have CarPlay? (2017 to 2025)
- Does the Honda Ridgeline have CarPlay? (2017 to 2025)
- Does the Honda Odyssey have CarPlay? (2018 to 2025)
- Does the Honda Fit have CarPlay? (2018 to 2020)
- Does the Honda Clarity have CarPlay? (2019 to 2022)
- Does the Honda HR-V have CarPlay? (2019 to 2025)
- Does the Honda Insight have CarPlay? (2019 to 2022)
- Does the Honda Passport have CarPlay? (2019 to 2025)
- Does the Honda Prologue have CarPlay? (2024 to 2025)
Sources
- Apple, CarPlay available models (checked September 15, 2026), including the footnote on standard or optional availability and configurations.
- Google, Android Auto compatible vehicles (checked September 21, 2026), brand card for Honda.