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Honda Odyssey years to avoid

The Honda Odyssey years to avoid are 2018, 2019, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2020, 2006, 2000, 2001, 2004, 1999, 2008, 2025, 2014, 2016, 2012, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2017 — each drew complaint volumes well above the model's norm or has an open safety investigation. The 1994 is the cleanest year on record.

17,063

Total complaints

84

Recall campaigns

1990–2026

Years covered

25

Years to avoid

Complaints by model year

Honda Odyssey NHTSA complaints by model year1,659 complaints1990: 2 complaints1994: 1 complaints1995: 112 complaints1996: 88 complaints1997: 24 complaints1998: 89 complaints1999: 664 complaints2000: 785 complaints2001: 721 complaints2002: 1,120 complaints2003: 1,095 complaints2004: 715 complaints2005: 1,046 complaints2006: 879 complaints2007: 1,039 complaints2008: 617 complaints2009: 243 complaints2010: 340 complaints2011: 291 complaints2012: 326 complaints2013: 276 complaints2014: 406 complaints2015: 273 complaints2016: 356 complaints2017: 48 complaints2018: 1,659 complaints2019: 1,632 complaints2020: 926 complaints2021: 214 complaints2022: 183 complaints2023: 158 complaints2024: 153 complaints2025: 540 complaints2026: 42 complaints
Honda Odyssey NHTSA complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

Odyssey years to avoid

YearWhyComplaints
2018High complaints + open investigation1,659
2019High complaints + open investigation1,632
2002High complaints + open investigation1,120
2003High complaints + open investigation1,095
2005High complaint rate1,046
2007High complaint rate1,039
2020High complaints + open investigation926
2006High complaint rate879
2000High complaint rate785
2001High complaint rate721
2004High complaints + open investigation715
1999High complaint rate664
2008High complaint rate617
2025High complaints + open investigation540
2014Open safety investigation406
2016Open safety investigation356
2012Open safety investigation326
2011Open safety investigation291
2013Open safety investigation276
2015Open safety investigation273
2021Open safety investigation214
2022Open safety investigation183
2023Open safety investigation158
2024Open safety investigation153
2017Open safety investigation48

Every Odyssey year

YearComplaintsRecalls
2026422
2025avoid5402
2024avoid1533
2023avoid1585
2022avoid1839
2021avoid2148
2020avoid92614
2019avoid1,63220
2018avoid1,65916
2017avoid482
2016avoid3566
2015avoid2736
2014avoid4065
2013avoid2766
2012avoid3265
2011avoid2915
20103402
20092434
2008avoid6175
2007avoid1,0395
2006avoid8794
2005avoid1,0469
2004avoid71513
2003avoid1,09515
2002avoid1,12010
2001avoid7211
2000avoid7856
1999avoid6649
1998894
1997243
1996881
19951121
199410
199020

Common questions

What are the worst Honda Odyssey years?

Based on NHTSA complaint rates and open investigations, the Odyssey years to avoid are 2018, 2019, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2020, 2006, 2000, 2001, 2004, 1999, 2008, 2025, 2014, 2016, 2012, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2017. The cleanest year on record is 1994.

What is the best year for the Honda Odyssey?

By complaint volume, 1994 has the cleanest NHTSA record among Odyssey years with enough data to compare.

How many recalls does the Honda Odyssey have?

Across all model years, the Odyssey has 84 distinct NHTSA recall campaigns and 17,063 consumer complaints on file.

Based on NHTSA ODI data through August 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated August 28, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.