2024 Honda Odyssey problems, complaints & recalls

Typical Rising

NHTSA has received 117 owner complaints about the 2024 Honda Odyssey, or 41.9 per year on the road — a typical number of complaints (complaint index 1.04, where 1.00 is the average of all tracked vehicles). Among the 89 model-year 2024 vehicles we track, it ranks #65 of 89 by complaints per year (#1 = fewest). Against other Honda models its rate is 41% lower; against other Minivans it is 19% lower.

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

Complaints filed between 2023-12-18 and 2026-10-13. Median delay from incident to filing: 5 days.

117Complaints

41.9Complaints per year on the road

1.04Complaint index vs. all tracked vehicles

3Recalls

0.9%Share involving a crash or fire

89Last 12 months

Analysis

The previous model year (2023) drew 26.9 complaints per year, fewer than this one. The following model year (2025) drew 233.2 per year, more than this one. In its first two years on the road the 2024 model collected 36 complaints, 49% lower than the average vehicle of the same model year.

The most common problem area is Engine (38.5% of complaints), followed by Electrical (21.4%) and Unspecified or other (12.8%). Engine complaints are 1.7 times as common here as across all tracked vehicles. 1 report (0.9%) describes a crash or fire; owners mention 5 injuries and 0 deaths.

Half of the reported incidents happened within 26 months of the model year's start; the busiest period was the third year (60% of incidents). In the last 12 months 89 new complaints were filed, versus 22 in the 12 months before — up 305%.

NHTSA lists 3 safety recalls for this model year. 1 NHTSA investigation covers this model year; the most recent is “No Restart After Auto Start/Stop Engages” (engineering analysis, opened 2025-03-26, still open).

Complaint index

vs. all tracked vehicles1.04
vs. other Honda models0.59
vs. other 2024 models1.08
vs. other Minivans0.81
Complaints in first 2 years on the road · vs. same-year average (36)0.51
#65 of 89 · 2024Rankings ›

1.00 means the same rate as the comparison group. 2.00 means twice as many complaints per year on the road.

Other model years

2018113.8 per year2.82
2019126.3 per year3.13
202070.8 per year1.75
202125.2 per year0.62
202228.8 per year0.71
202326.9 per year0.67
202441.9 per year1.04
2025233.2 per year5.78
202648.0 per year1.19

Honda Odyssey problems, complaints & recalls by model year ›

What owners complain about

Engine45 · 38.5% · 1.73×
Electrical25 · 21.4% · 1.36×
Unspecified or other15 · 12.8% · 1.42×
Driver-assist systems7 · 6.0% · 1.05×
Transmission / powertrain6 · 5.1% · 0.44×
Brakes6 · 5.1% · 0.85×
Body & structure6 · 5.1% · 0.56×
Fuel system2 · 1.7% · 0.39×

vs. all vehicles: 1.00 = All-vehicle average

Problem areas: Electrical · Engine · Driver-assist systems · Unspecified or other · Transmission / powertrain · Fuel system · Body & structure · Airbags & seat belts · Brakes · Wheels, tires & suspension

When complaints were filed

Crashes reported: 1
Fires reported: 0
Injuries: 5
Deaths: 0

Vehicle age at incident

<1 yr10.3%
1–2 yrs29.9%
2–3 yrs59.8%
3–5 yrsnot reached yet
5+ yrsnot reached yet

Median age at incident: 26 months

What owners report

The contact owns a 2024 Honda Odyssey. The contact stated that while entering the vehicle through the rear passenger-side sliding door, the door began to close automatically while the leg of the contact's child was still outside of the vehicle.

Body & structure · 2026-08-31 · ODI 11760912
Vehicle Safety Complaint – Automatic Sliding Door Injury to Child To the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, I am submitting this complaint to report what I believe may be a serious safety defect involving the automatic sliding door on my Honda…

Unspecified or other · 2026-07-16 · ODI 11750858
I purchased a used 2024 Honda Odyssey in September 2026 with approximately 12,000 miles. The vehicle intermittently experiences delayed starting and extended cranking when attempting to start the engine.

Engine · 2026-10-13 · ODI 11771004
My 2024 Honda Odyssey repeatedly failed to restart after the automatic idle stop system engaged at traffic lights. On numerous occasions, the engine shut off normally but would not restart when I attempted to resume driving.

Engine · 2026-10-12 · ODI 11770635
The middle row passenger side seat stopped functioning. The lever on the middle row seat that must be used to allow third row passengers to exit or enter the vehicle does not work. So the seat will not move forward to allow exit if necessary as intended.

Other · 2026-10-08 · ODI 11769819

Excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA, trimmed for length. The ODI number is NHTSA's record identifier.

Segment peers · 2024 · Minivans

Models	Complaints	Complaints per year on the road	Complaint index
2024 Toyota Sienna	66	23.7	0.59
2024 Chrysler Pacifica	71	25.4	0.63
2024 Kia Carnival	75	26.9	0.67
2024 Honda Odyssey	117	41.9	1.04

Safety recalls (3)

AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGER Campaign 26V332000 · 2026-05-21

Summary: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2018-2021, 2023 Acura TLX, 2019-2024 RDX, 2017-2020, 2022-2026 MDX, 2017-2021, 2023, 2025 Honda Ridgeline, 2017-2022 Pilot, 2019-2021 Passport, 2018-2026 Odyssey, 2019-2022 Insight, 2019-2021 HR-V, 2018-2020 Fit, 2020-2022 CR-V Hybrid, 2017-2022 CR-V, 2017-2018, 2021 Civic Type R, 2017-2021 Civic hatchback, 2016-2020 Civic coupe, 2016-2022 Civic, 2017-2022 Accord Hybrid, and 2016-2022 Accord vehicles. The front passenger seat weight sensor may crack and short circuit, which can cause the air bags to deploy unintentionally during a crash.

Risk: Air bags that deploy unintentionally during a crash increase the risk of injury.

Remedy: Dealers will replace the seat weight sensors, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 7, 2026. Owners may contact Honda's customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are BOL, WO9, OOA, WOM, XOH, NOC, POD, BOE, UOF, POB, EOG, AOI, QO8, TOJ, DO7, and SOK. This recall expands previous NHTSA recall number 24V064. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning May 29, 2026.

EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY:WHEELCHAIR RESTRAINTS/SECUREMENT:LATCH/ANCHOR: Campaign 25V877000 · 2025-12-17

Summary: Vantage Mobility, LLC (VM) is recalling certain 2021-2026 Honda Odyssey, 2021-2025 Chrysler Pacifica, and Toyota Sienna vehicles equipped with QRT-Deluxe and QRT-Max wheelchair restraints. The retractors may not lock, preventing the wheelchair from being properly secured.

Risk: An unsecured wheelchair can move during transit, increasing the risk of injury.

Remedy: Dealers will inspect and replace the retractors, free of charge. Owner notification letters was mailed January 27, 2026. Owners may contact Vantage Mobility customer service at 1-800-488-9082.

STEERING Campaign 24V114000 · 2024-02-15

Summary: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2023-2024 Odyssey and 2024 Acura RDX vehicles. The steering gear box assembly may not have been tightened properly, allowing water to enter the assembly and cause corrosion and binding gears.

Risk: Corroded and binding steering gears can result in a loss of steering control and increase the risk of a crash.

Remedy: Dealers will replace the electric power steering rack, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 4, 2024. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are LHU and FHT.

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Investigations

No Restart After Auto Start/Stop Engages Open

EA25004 · engineering analysis · ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE · Opened 2025-03-26 · Model years: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025

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 …