Honda Odyssey problems, complaints & recalls by model year
Across 9 model years (2018–2026), NHTSA has logged 3,433 owner complaints and 27 safety recalls for the Honda Odyssey. That averages 79.4 complaints per year on the road — more complaints than typical (index 1.97 against all tracked vehicles). Within the Minivans segment it ranks #4 of 4 by complaints per year (#1 = fewest); the segment average is 52.0.
Counts are normalized by time on the road, not by sales volume: a popular model generates more reports than a rare one, and complaints are not verified individually. How we count
Analysis
The trend is improving. Measured on complaints filed in the first two years on the road and compared with other vehicles of the same model year, the 2023 and 2024 models run 66% below the 2018 and 2019 models (39 early complaints per model year versus 127).
The 2025 model year has the highest rate (233.2 complaints per year) and the 2021 model year the lowest (25.2). Model years 2019 and 2025 run at least 50% above this model's average of 79.4 complaints per year on the road across its tracked model years. Model years 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 run at least 40% below this model's average of 79.4 complaints per year on the road.
Across all tracked model years the most common problem area is Electrical (23.2% of complaints), followed by Engine (22.4%) and Driver-assist systems (14.9%). 65 complaints (1.9%) describe a crash or fire; across all model years owners report 125 injuries and 3 deaths.
In the last 12 months owners filed 1,343 complaints versus 750 in the previous 12 months — up 79%. The 2025 model year generated the most recent reports (387). Across model years, half of all reported incidents occur within 57 months of the model year's start.
Recalls: 27 recall campaigns across the tracked model years, most of them received in 2020 (5). 4 NHTSA investigations have covered this model, 2 still open; the latest is “Inadvertent Deployment of Side Air Bags” (preliminary evaluation, opened 2025-10-28, closed 2026-06-25).
Every other tracked model among Minivans has fewer complaints per year, including Toyota Sienna, Kia Carnival and Chrysler Pacifica.
Model years at a glance
| Year | Complaints | Complaints per year on the road | Complaint index | Last 12 months | Recalls | Most common issue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1,000 | 113.8 | 2.82 | 214 | 16 | Electrical | View › |
| 2019 ▲50%+ | 984 | 126.3 | 3.13 | 305 | 20 | Electrical | View › |
| 2020 | 481 | 70.8 | 1.75 | 184 | 14 | Electrical | View › |
| 2021 Fewest complaints | 146 | 25.2 | 0.62 | 45 | 8 | Electrical | View › |
| 2022 | 138 | 28.8 | 0.71 | 37 | 9 | Electrical | View › |
| 2023 | 102 | 26.9 | 0.67 | 34 | 5 | Electrical | View › |
| 2024 | 117 | 41.9 | 1.04 | 89 | 3 | Engine | View › |
| 2025 ▲50%+ | 417 | 233.2 | 5.78 | 387 | 2 | Engine | View › |
| 2026 Too new to rank | 48 | 48.0 | 1.19 | 48 | 2 | Engine | View › |
▲50%+ = 50%+ above this model's average yearly rate. “Too new to rank”: under two years on the road, so the model year cannot be named the one with the fewest complaints yet. 1.00 means the same rate as the comparison group. 2.00 means twice as many complaints per year on the road. Complaints in first 2 years on the road: vs. same-year average. How we count
Trend · vs. same-year average
Complaints in first 2 years on the road ÷ All-vehicle average (1.00)
When complaints were filed
Last 12 months: 1,343 · Previous 12 months: 750 Rising
Problem areas
Electrical ›
795 · 23.2% · 1.47 vs. all vehicles · Rising
Engine ›
769 · 22.4% · 1.0 vs. all vehicles · Rising
Driver-assist systems ›
510 · 14.9% · 2.59 vs. all vehicles · Within ±30% year on year
Unspecified or other ›
301 · 8.8% · 0.98 vs. all vehicles · Rising
Transmission / powertrain ›
289 · 8.4% · 0.72 vs. all vehicles · Rising
Fuel system ›
227 · 6.6% · 1.52 vs. all vehicles · Within ±30% year on year
Body & structure ›
207 · 6.0% · 0.66 vs. all vehicles · Rising
Airbags & seat belts ›
124 · 3.6% · 0.95 vs. all vehicles · Rising
Brakes ›
100 · 2.9% · 0.48 vs. all vehicles · Rising
Wheels, tires & suspension ›
48 · 1.4% · 0.56 vs. all vehicles · Rising
Other
40 · 1.2% · 0.63 vs. all vehicles · Too few recent reports to judge
Steering
20 · 0.6% · 0.09 vs. all vehicles · Too few recent reports to judge
Lighting
3 · 0.1% · 0.06 vs. all vehicles · Too few recent reports to judge
Only problem areas with at least 40 complaints get their own page.
Vehicle age at incident
Median age at incident: 57 months
What owners report
I was stopped at a red light. When the light turned green, I stepped on the gas pedal to proceed forward. The vehicle suddenly stopped and shifted into Park on its own. The emergency brake light also came on, and the vehicle would not move.
I was driving on a parkway with my children aged [XXX] & [XXX]. No warning lamps or messages were present at any point before this incident: While driving straight ahead on the parkway my vehicle drove over a pothole causing the side airbags to deploy without…
there is a very common issue with Hondas that the front camera behind the rear view mirror shuts down which causes many safety systems to shut down and nit work this happened to my car it is very unsafe as i am now missing five very important safety features…
Both rear coil springs rusted completely through and failed at approximately 57,876 miles on this 2021 Honda Odyssey. This is a premature failure of a primary suspension safety component.
3rd row Magic seat malfunction. Metal is bending/ Flaring out of place allowing ball/wire to slip so car can not unlatch seat from floor and fold.
Excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA, trimmed for length. The ODI number is NHTSA's record identifier.
Segment peers · Minivans
| # | Models | Complaints | Complaints per year on the road | Complaint index | Trend | Recent activity | Recalls | Most common issue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toyota Sienna | 615 | 27.6 | 0.68 | Worsening | Rising | 17 | Other |
| 2 | Kia Carnival | 507 | 45.8 | 1.13 | Improving | Rising | 7 | Electrical |
| 3 | Chrysler Pacifica | 2,728 | 49.8 | 1.23 | Improving | Within ±30% year on year | 36 | Engine |
| 4 | Honda Odyssey | 3,433 | 79.4 | 1.97 | Improving | Rising | 27 | Electrical |
Recalls by year received
- Campaigns: 27
- Do-not-drive / park-outside: 0
- Over-the-air fix: 0
Safety recalls: 2018 (16) · 2019 (20) · 2020 (14) · 2021 (8) · 2022 (9) · 2023 (5) · 2024 (3) · 2025 (2) · 2026 (2)
Investigations
- Engine failure Open
The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) has received 414 reports of connecting rod bearing failures in the 3.5L V6 engine used in the following vehicles: Model Years (MY) 2018-2020 Acura TLX, MY2016-2020 Acura MDX, MY2016-2020 Honda Pilot, MY2018-2020 Honda Odyssey, and MY2017-2019 Honda Ridgeline. The subject engine failures were analyzed as part of a Recall Query (RQ24013). It was determined…
- No Restart After Auto Start/Stop Engages Open
On June 3, 2022, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened Preliminary Evaluation PE22005 after the agency received VOQs and several field reports concerning the Auto Idle Stop (AIS) feature on 2016-2019MY Honda Pilot vehicles. The complaints allege that the engine fails to restart on its own from a complete stop at a traffic light or road intersection with the AIS function engaged. The subject …
- Inadvertent Deployment of Side Air Bags Closed
On October 28, 2025, the Office of Defects Investigations (ODI) opened PE25018 to investigate complaints of inadvertent deployment of the side curtain and/or side thorax air bags. These complaints concern model year (MY) 2018-2022 Honda Odyssey vehicles manufactured by American Honda Motor Co. (Honda). Honda issued recall 26V227 on April 9, 2026, to address concerns of inadvertent side air bag dep…
- Engine failure Closed
On November 8, 2024, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened Recall Query RQ24013 to assess the scope of Honda recall 23V-751 after receiving complaints that alleged connecting rod bearing failures in vehicles that were not within the scope of recall 23V-751. In November 2023, Honda recalled 248,999 various Model Year (MY)2016–2020 Honda and Acura vehicles equipped with the 3.5L V6 engine…