2025 Honda Odyssey problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Engine (166) · Electrical System (57) · Power Train (35)
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🛣️ Complaints by mileage
26 NHTSA complaints that reported an odometer reading.
Safety recalls (2)
Air Bags:sensor:occupant Classification:front Passenger 2026-05-21 · campaign 26V332000 · 98,892 vehicles
Defect: 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 ma
Risk: Air bags that deploy unintentionally during a crash increase the risk of injury.
Fix: 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: 2025-12-17 · campaign 25V877000 · 1,019 vehicles
Defect: 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.
Fix: 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.
Service bulletins (33)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Structure:body 2026-10-21 · ATI&10212026901 · Other
dealer message - american honda motor co., inc. (ahm) is searching for certain 2024-2027 odysseys with a customer complaint of the rear sliding door latch being stuck, causing the door to remain open or closed. to better understand the cause of this condition, ahm would like to collect certain parts
Structure:body 2026-10-12 · ATI&10122026901 · Other
dealer message - american honda motor co., inc. (ahm) is searching for certain 2024-2027 odysseys with a customer complaint of the rear sliding door latch being stuck, causing the door to remain open or closed. to better understand the cause of this condition, ahm would like to collect certain parts
Structure:body 2026-09-24 · ATI&09242026901 · Other
dealer message - american honda motor co., inc. (ahm) is searching for certain 2024-2027 odysseys with a customer complaint of the rear sliding door latch being stuck, causing the door to remain open or closed. to better understand the cause of this condition, ahm would like to collect certain parts
Structure:body 2026-09-18 · ATI&09182026901 · Other
dealer message - american honda motor co., inc. (ahm) is searching for certain 2024-2027 odysseys with a customer complaint of the rear sliding door latch being stuck, causing the door to remain open or closed. to better understand the cause of this condition, ahm would like to collect certain parts
Engine 2026-05-13 · ATI&05122026902 · Other
dealer message - american honda motor co., inc. (ahm) is searching for certain 2024-2026 odysseys & ridgelines and 2024-2025 passports with a customer complaint of the malfunction indicator light (mil) on with the dtc p0441 (evap system purge flow malfunction) stored. to better understand the cause
Engine 2026-04-29 · ATI&04292026901 · Other
dealer message - american honda motor co., inc. (ahm) is searching for certain 2024-2026 odysseys & ridgelines and 2024-2025 passports with a customer complaint of the malfunction indicator light (mil) on with the dtc p0441 (evap system purge flow malfunction) stored. to better understand the cause
Showing the 6 most recent of 33 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2026-10-29 · Unknown Or Other“ the engine fails to restart automatically after shutting off at a complete stop (such as a red light or intersection…”
2026-10-28 · Engine“sometime when the engine auto stops it doesn't start again …”
2026-10-28 · Electrical System“the auto idle feature has caused my car to stall multiple times. this is extremely dangerous because it always happens when i am in populated areas- sometimes at red lights and another time in stop/go highway traffic. my car is 1.5 years old and this keeps happening more and more frequently. i am very concerned that one of these times i am going to…”
2026-10-27 · Power Train“the vehicle's auto idle stop (ais) system engaged normally when coming to a complete stop at an intersection, shutting off the engine to save fuel. however, when attempting go through the intersection after the light changed to green, the engine failed to restart automatically. the vehicle completely lost power in an active lane of traffic, creati…”
2026-10-27 · Unknown Or Other“the vehicle is experiencing an intermittent but highly dangerous defect involving the factory-installed auto idle stop system. when the vehicle comes to a complete stop at intersections, traffic lights, or in stop-and-go traffic, the auto idle stop system engages as designed and shuts off the engine. however, upon releasing the brake pedal to accel…”
2026-10-26 · Engine“when i come to a stop and the auto idle feature is enabled, my car sometimes fails to turn back on, and i am stuck, trying to get my car turned back on. it usually involves me completely turning off my car, opening the car door and then turning the car back on…”
2026-10-26 · Power Train“we have been experiencing issues with the car stalling while driving. most recently, the car lost power a few feet into making an unprotected left turn leaving us stranded in the middle of an intersection in a vulnerable position for several minutes. this was deeply unsettling to have happen while making left turn maneuver. it seems to be a failur…”
2026-10-26 · Engine“the auto idle stop (ais) on our 2025 honda odyssey will cause the van to stall and the engine will not restart. when this happens, our only option is to put the van in park, shut it down and then restart. sometimes that van has not restarted for almost 90 seconds. we have had it into the honda dealership three separate times for this issue. the fir…”
2026-10-26 · Unknown Or Other“my 2025 honda odyssey has repeatedly failed to restart after the auto-idle stop feature automatically shut off the engine while idling in traffic. this is a serious safety hazard that could leave the vehicle disabled in a busy intersection, exposing occupants and nearby motorists to the risk of a potentially catastrophic collision. despite two star…”
2026-10-25 · Power Train“auto idle start stop system failed to start vehicle while. we were stopped at a red light auto idle shut down the engine once the light turn green and we attempted to move forward the auto start failed to cycle resulting in a stalled vehicle on the road, potentially increasing risk to passengers and other drivers on the road. this has happened mult…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.