2026 Honda Odyssey problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Engine (18) · Service Brakes (4) · Forward Collision Avoidance: Warnings (4)
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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 (17)
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
Service Brakes 2026-08-05 · ATI&08042026903 · Other
dealer message - american american honda motor co., inc. (ahm) is searching for certain 2026 odysseys with a cusomer complaint of the electronic parking brake (epb) switch inoperable. customer may also notice a brake system warning indicator on the instrument panel with dtc c1120-14 electric parking
Service Brakes 2026-07-21 · ATI&07202026901 · Other
dealer message - american american honda motor co., inc. (ahm) is searching for certain 2026 odysseys with a cusomer complaint of the electronic parking brake (epb) switch inoperable. customer may also notice a brake system warning indicator on the instrument panel with dtc c1120-14 electric parking
Showing the 6 most recent of 17 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2026-10-27 · Seat Belts“the second row middle seat seatbelt is not suitable for a child in a booster or any standard size adult. even a child in a booster, or an adult anywhere up to 5’8” the seatbelt is directly across the passengers neck. there is no way to adjust it. …”
2026-10-26 · Forward Collision Avoidance: Warnings“i was driving on the freeway at the posted limit of 70mph. visibility was clear, light traffic, with no vehicles in front for at least 20 car lengths. suddenly and without warning the emergency braking system activated. on the dash the word “brake” appeared and the vehicle quickly slowed to 50 mph before resuming normal operation. the driver be…”
2026-10-26 · Unknown Or Other“i have a 2026 and for the past six months have had issues with the van restarting after the idle stop kicks in. the dealership was notified three different times about difficulty restarting. they were unable to “reproduce it” even though it happened when the service clerk went to move it out of the service check in area and he told the mechanics. t…”
2026-10-26 · Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking“for some reason, the car applies emergency breaking for no apparent reason. it has happened to me on multiple occasions usually when driving on the interstate, although it has happened on regular town roads, sometimes i feel like it. it might be sensing lines on the road as something it needs to break for although other times it appears to happen f…”
2026-10-25 · Exterior Lighting“start stop engine when on drive, car wont tyrn on got stuck on a interstate very damgerous i consider this a lemon …”
2026-10-25 · Unknown Or Other“when the car is stopped at a light. the car will shut off and shift into park and kill and i cannot restart the car until several times of trying.…”
2026-10-25 · Engine“when the car is shutting by every red light and you start driving again, the engine will not start. the car will shut off completely.…”
2026-10-25 · Engine“the vehicle was slowing due to stopped traffic and the engine suddenly shut off (before the vehicle had come to a complete stop) and put itself into park. the vehicle could not be immediately restarted. the car was blocking traffic. after leaving the car off for approximately 10 minutes the car was able to restart.…”
2026-10-24 · Engine“my 2026 honda odyssey has only been driven for 7 months so far but several times has left me stalled in the middle of the road due to the auto idle stop (start-stop) system failing to restart the engine. when it happened today, i was stopped at a light, but when it turned green, the engine didn't restart, leaving me stuck in the middle of the road …”
2026-10-22 · Unknown Or Other“the van turns completely off very often when at a complete stop. i am not referring to the auto start/stop feature which is equipped standard on the vehicle. the van physically turns completely off, as if i turned off the car, requiring me to turn the car on completely. this has created very dangerous situations as im often traveling trying to merg…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.