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1999 Honda Odyssey engine problems

The 1999 Honda Odyssey has 45 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 7% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

45

Engine complaints

7%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

Odyssey engine complaints by model year193 complaints1995: 2 complaints1996: 12 complaints1998: 6 complaints1999: 45 complaints2000: 38 complaints2001: 39 complaints2002: 69 complaints2003: 76 complaints2004: 72 complaints2005: 158 complaints2006: 149 complaints2007: 94 complaints2008: 54 complaints2009: 40 complaints2010: 56 complaints2011: 28 complaints2012: 45 complaints2013: 75 complaints2014: 60 complaints2015: 51 complaints2016: 92 complaints2017: 10 complaints2018: 193 complaints2019: 128 complaints2020: 63 complaints2021: 22 complaints2022: 15 complaints2023: 12 complaints2024: 24 complaints2025: 113 complaints2026: 2 complaints
Odyssey engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, CONSUMER WAS THEN INFORMED THAT BAD FUEL MAY HAVE BEEN USED, AND THE DEALER CLEANED THE EGR SYSTEM, HOWEVER SEVERAL WEEKS LATER CONSUMER RECEIVED A NOTICED REGARDING THE PCV AND EGR CLOGGING, CONSUMER THEN PETITIONED THE DEALER FOR…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · August 1, 2001

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 1999 Honda Odyssey have?

NHTSA has 45 complaints about the 1999 Honda Odyssey engine — 7% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.