Honda Odyssey Reliability by Year
Based on 2M+ real complaints filed with the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
15,905 NHTSA complaints (1990–2026).Complaint rate: 187.3 per 1,000 vehicles.
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Should I buy a Honda Odyssey?
Quick answer from 15,905 NHTSA complaints · 1990–2026
Honda Odyssey reliability depends heavily on the model year. Several years show complaint spikes well above the model's own average, while others are meaningfully cleaner. The most commonly reported issue across all years is automatic transmission. Pick the right year and this Odyssey can be a reasonable used buy; pick the wrong one and you're inheriting known problems.
- 2017 Honda Odyssey· 45 complaints
- 2023 Honda Odyssey· 133 complaints
- 2022 Honda Odyssey· 162 complaints
- 2018 Honda Odyssey· 1,488 complaints
- 2019 Honda Odyssey· 1,405 complaints
Keep scrolling for year-by-year complaint trends, recall campaigns, and component breakdowns — or click any year above for a full report.
Why these years are worse
The most common issues driving the complaint spikes:
- automatic transmission — 1,484 complaints (1.3% involved a crash)
- transmission / drivetrain — 1,465 complaints (1.8% involved a crash)
- electrical faults — 1,387 complaints (1.5% involved a crash)
- engine problems — 1,244 complaints (1.8% involved a crash)
- body structure — 720 complaints (3.3% involved a crash)
What Happened to 84,907 Honda Odysseys On the Road
Complaints record what owners reported. These are the outcomes actually recorded against 84,907 Honda Odyssey VINs built 1995–2026 — accidents, title brands and odometer flags from our vehicle-history database, not from the NHTSA complaint file.
Do the complaint spikes show up in real accident history?
The Honda Odyssey averages 34.3% accident history across all model years. Here is how the years flagged above compare on real records:
- 2018 — 40.3% of 7,366 VINs on record show accident history, above the 34.3% model average. The complaint spike is backed by real damage records.
- 2019 — 37.3% of 9,553 VINs on record show accident history, in line with the 34.3% model average. Owners complained more, but these cars are not crashing more.
Typical Honda Odyssey on record: 1.5 owners on average, 79,529 average miles.
Which Years to Buy & Avoid
Years auto-clustered by complaint volume relative to this model's median.
Rankings based on raw NHTSA complaint counts. Sales volume data not yet available for this model.
Bottom line: Avoid the 1999–2008 Honda Odyssey (405 crash-related complaints). The 2021–2023 models had significantly fewer reported issues. Most common issue across all years: Automatic Transmission.
Avoid These Years
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Better Years
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Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA complaint count per model year
Common Honda Odyssey Problems
Most reported component complaints to NHTSA. Bar length = volume; color = crash-involvement rate.
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| Component | Complaints | Crash % |
|---|---|---|
| Automatic Transmission | 1,484 | 1.3% |
| Transmission / Drivetrain | 1,465 | 1.8% |
| Electrical Faults | 1,387 | 1.5% |
| Engine Problems | 1,244 | 1.8% |
| Body Structure | 720 | 3.3% |
| Airbags | 720 | 20.6% |
| Brakes | 590 | 7.6% |
| Steering Defects | 487 | 1.8% |
| Unintended Acceleration | 441 | 15.6% |
| Structure:Body:Door | 390 | 0.3% |
When Each Problem Spiked
Year × component heatmap. Darker cells = more complaints that year. Reveals which model years a specific defect concentrated in — useful for spotting redesign-cycle quality dips.
Year-by-Year Breakdown
NHTSA complaint count per model year — click any year for full problems & recalls breakdown.
| Year | Generation | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990NO DATA | — | 2 | 0 | — | View → |
| 1995GOOD | — | 112 | 2 | 2 | View → |
| 1996GOOD | — | 88 | 4 | 2 | View → |
| 1997GOOD | — | 24 | 3 | 2 | View → |
| 1998GOOD | — | 89 | 4 | 4 | View → |
| 1999AVOID | — | 664 | 13 | 11 | View → |
| 2000AVOID | — | 785 | 27 | 4 | View → |
| 2001AVOID | — | 721 | 20 | 4 | View → |
| 2002AVOID | — | 1,117 | 60 | 6 | View → |
| 2003AVOID | — | 1,092 | 63 | 14 | View → |
| 2004AVOID | — | 715 | 54 | 11 | View → |
| 2005AVOID | — | 1,046 | 25 | 12 | View → |
| 2006AVOID | — | 876 | 35 | 21 | View → |
| 2007AVOID | — | 1,036 | 62 | 23 | View → |
| 2008AVOID | — | 614 | 46 | 8 | View → |
| 2009 | — | 243 | 7 | 9 | View → |
| 2010 | — | 338 | 16 | 10 | View → |
| 2011 | — | 291 | 18 | 2 | View → |
| 2012 | — | 321 | 22 | 7 | View → |
| 2013 | — | 274 | 28 | 8 | View → |
| 2014 | — | 402 | 21 | — | View → |
| 2015 | — | 260 | 9 | 5 | View → |
| 2016 | — | 333 | 15 | 3 | View → |
| 2017GOOD | — | 45 | 3 | — | View → |
| 2018AVOID | — | 1,488 | 22 | 7 | View → |
| 2019AVOID | — | 1,405 | 22 | 8 | View → |
| 2020AVOID | — | 763 | 6 | 1 | View → |
| 2021GOOD | — | 177 | 3 | — | View → |
| 2022GOOD | — | 162 | 5 | 2 | View → |
| 2023GOOD | — | 133 | 4 | 2 | View → |
| 2024TOO NEW | — | 85 | 2 | — | View → |
| 2025TOO NEW | — | 192 | 1 | — | View → |
| 2026TOO NEW | — | 11 | 0 | — | View → |
Year-by-Year Breakdown
Tap any year for full problems & recalls breakdown.
Data Sources & Methodology
Complaints: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation consumer complaint database (15,905 records for this model). Public domain data, updated monthly.
Sales data: Not yet available for this model. Complaint counts are shown as raw numbers.
On-road outcomes: Accident, title-brand, theft and odometer records for 84,907 Honda Odyssey VINs in our vehicle-history database. Independent of the NHTSA complaint file — a complaint is what an owner reported, these are what was recorded against the vehicle. Year-level figures are shown only for model years with at least 200 VINs on record.
Rate calculation: Complaints per 10,000 vehicles sold = (complaint count / US annual sales) x 10,000. This normalizes for sales volume so high-volume models like Civic or Camry aren't unfairly penalized.
Year classifications: AVOID = 1.5x+ the model's median complaint count. GOOD = 0.6x or below. Years less than 3 years old are marked TOO NEW (insufficient data).
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