VehicleVerdict

2003 Honda Odyssey engine problems

The 2003 Honda Odyssey has 76 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 7% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

76

Engine complaints

7%

Share of year

4

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

“AFTER TURNED OFF IGNITION AND STEPPED OUT OF CAR WHILE IN STORE CAR ROLLED AWAY ACROSS PARKING LOT DAMAGING ANOTHER VEHICLE. THIS IS IN RESPONSE TO THE ARTICLE READ ON YOUR SITE ABOUT THE 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY ROLLING AWAY AFTER CAR HAS BEEN TURNED OFF AND KEYS ARE REMOVED FROM IGNITION. *TR”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · October 4, 2012 · crash

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 2003 Honda Odyssey have?

NHTSA has 76 complaints about the 2003 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.