2025 Honda Odyssey problems, complaints & recalls

Far more Rising

NHTSA has received 417 owner complaints about the 2025 Honda Odyssey, or 233.2 per year on the road — far more complaints than typical (complaint index 5.78, where 1.00 is the average of all tracked vehicles). Among the 86 model-year 2025 vehicles we track, it ranks #85 of 86 by complaints per year (#1 = fewest). Against other Honda models its rate is 227% higher; against other Minivans it is 348% higher.

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 2025-02-14 and 2026-10-13. Median delay from incident to filing: 3 days.

417Complaints

233.2Complaints per year on the road

5.78Complaint index vs. all tracked vehicles

2Recalls

0.7%Share involving a crash or fire

387Last 12 months

Analysis

The previous model year (2024) drew 41.9 complaints per year, fewer than this one. The following model year (2026) drew 48.0 per year, fewer than this one.

The most common problem area is Engine (55.9% of complaints), followed by Electrical (19.7%) and Unspecified or other (13.4%). Engine complaints are 2.5 times as common here as across all tracked vehicles. 3 reports (0.7%) describe a crash or fire; owners mention 7 injuries and 0 deaths.

Half of the reported incidents happened within 17 months of the model year's start; the busiest period was the second year (75% of incidents). In the last 12 months 387 new complaints were filed, versus 30 in the 12 months before — up 1,190%.

NHTSA lists 2 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 vehicles5.78
vs. other Honda models3.27
vs. other 2025 models4.86
vs. other Minivans4.48
#85 of 86 · 2025Rankings ›

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

Engine233 · 55.9% · 2.51×
Electrical82 · 19.7% · 1.25×
Unspecified or other56 · 13.4% · 1.49×
Transmission / powertrain16 · 3.8% · 0.33×
Brakes9 · 2.2% · 0.37×
Driver-assist systems6 · 1.4% · 0.24×
Body & structure5 · 1.2% · 0.13×
Steering3 · 0.7% · 0.11×

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: 3
Fires reported: 0
Injuries: 7
Deaths: 0

Vehicle age at incident

<1 yr25.2%
1–2 yrs74.8%
2–3 yrsnot reached yet
3–5 yrsnot reached yet
5+ yrsnot reached yet

Median age at incident: 17 months

What owners report

I purchased a brand-new 2025 Honda Odyssey in June 2024. The vehicle currently has approximately 18,000 miles. The Auto Idle Stop system has repeatedly shut the engine off at traffic lights and failed to restart it.

Engine · 2026-10-08 · ODI 11769775 · Crash
Ever since taking delivery of my vehicle, we notice a strong machinery/oily smell lingering on ourselves (clothes/hair) and our children’s car seats and strollers that are in the vehicle when it is warm outside and the ac is being used.

Unspecified or other · 2026-07-29 · ODI 11753399
The auto stop/restart failed regularly at intersections. Being stopped at intersections and having to try to restart the vehicle was not safe for us or others at the intersection.

Engine · 2026-10-13 · ODI 11770842
The Auto Idle Stop feature malfunctions when coming to a full stop with the brake pedal depressed. The car stopped and then the engine shut down. It was difficult to restart the engine.

Unspecified or other · 2026-10-12 · ODI 11770623
Vehicle intermittently failed to start. On one occasion following an Auto Idle Stop event, the restart was difficult (details in the "additional details" field).

Electrical · 2026-09-29 · ODI 11767897

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

Segment peers · 2025 · Minivans

Models	Complaints	Complaints per year on the road	Complaint index
2025 Chrysler Pacifica	30	16.8	0.42
2025 Kia Carnival	193	108.0	2.68
2025 Toyota Sienna	267	149.3	3.7
2025 Honda Odyssey	417	233.2	5.78

Safety recalls (2)

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.

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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 …