Owners filed 3,774 complaints about the 2015–2025 Honda Odyssey with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the 26th-most of any vehicle in our Car Problem Index. The 2018 model year drew the most (988), and the single most-reported problem area is electrical system, named in 28% of complaints.
Key findings
- Worst model year: 2018, with 988 complaints, led by electrical system (258).
- Spike years: 2018 (4.9× the typical year), 2019 (4.8× the typical year), 2020 (2.3× the typical year), 2025 (1.9× the typical year).
- Earliest-failing area: brakes complaints came at a median of 13k mi on the odometer.
- Fire and crash reports: 22 complaints mention a fire and 65 mention a crash; owners reported 139 injuries and 3 deaths.
Honda Odyssey complaints by model year
| Model year | Complaints | Top problem areas | Median mileage | Crashes | Fires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 202 | Engine (52), Transmission / powertrain (40), Electrical system (27) | 34k mi | 9 | 3 |
| 2016 | 269 | Engine (92), Electrical system (39), Transmission / powertrain (38) | 30k mi | 9 | 2 |
| 2017 | 39 | Engine (10), Transmission / powertrain (7), Electrical system (6) | 25k mi | 3 | 0 |
| 2018 | 988 | Electrical system (258), Automatic emergency braking / collision warning (200), Engine (188) | 24k mi | 14 | 3 |
| 2019 | 960 | Automatic emergency braking / collision warning (225), Electrical system (220), Lane departure assist (158) | 20k mi | 15 | 7 |
| 2020 | 467 | Automatic emergency braking / collision warning (178), Electrical system (163), Lane departure assist (124) | 13k mi | 4 | 1 |
| 2021 | 140 | Electrical system (53), Engine (26), Automatic emergency braking / collision warning (19) | 32k mi | 2 | 1 |
| 2022 | 134 | Electrical system (34), Automatic emergency braking / collision warning (27), Engine (15) | 26k mi | 4 | 2 |
| 2023 | 98 | Electrical system (28), Automatic emergency braking / collision warning (25), Engine (13) | 31k mi | 2 | 3 |
| 2024 | 103 | Electrical system (45), Engine (37), Transmission / powertrain (14) | 9k mi | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 374 | Electrical system (199), Engine (198), Transmission / powertrain (35) | 16k mi | 2 | 0 |
Newer model years have had less time on the road, so their counts are lower partly because owners have had fewer years to report problems.
Most-reported Honda Odyssey problems, and what they cost to fix
| Problem area | Complaints | Share | Median mileage | Repair estimate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical system | 1,072 | 28% | 15k mi | Alternator / electrical repair cost |
| Engine | 830 | 22% | 48k mi | Engine repair cost |
| Automatic emergency braking / collision warning | 716 | 19% | 60k mi | — |
| Transmission / powertrain | 464 | 12% | 25k mi | Transmission repair cost |
| Lane departure assist | 457 | 12% | 70k mi | — |
| Fuel system | 280 | 7% | 22k mi | Fuel pump repair cost |
| Body structure | 268 | 7% | 18k mi | — |
| Brakes | 165 | 4% | 13k mi | Brake repair cost |
One complaint can name several problem areas, so shares add up to more than 100%.
What this data can and can't tell you
These are unverified reports that owners submitted to NHTSA, counted by model year. They are not defect findings, and they aren't adjusted for sales: a best-selling vehicle collects more complaints simply because more of them are on the road. Use the counts to compare model years of the same vehicle and to see which systems owners complain about most, not to compare how reliable two different models are. See the full methodology.
Other Honda models in the index
- Honda Cr-V (8,154)
- Honda Pilot (5,597)
- Honda Accord (5,446)
- Honda Civic (4,916)
- Honda Hr-V (1,821)
Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, consumer complaint files (nhtsa.gov), model years 2015–2025, retrieved 2026-09-23. Free to cite with a link to this page.