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2004 Honda Odyssey engine problems

The 2004 Honda Odyssey has 72 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 10% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

72

Engine complaints

10%

Share of year

2

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

“I STOPPED BEHIND A CAR WAITING TO MERGE FROM A PARKING LOT TO HIGHWAY 193. THE CAR AHEAD PULLED OUT A LITTLE. THEN APPARENTLY CHANGING HIS MIND, HE BACKED UP INTO ME. I HAD NOT PULLED FORWARD, BUT HE STILL TOTALED MY CAR. SURPRISINGLY, MY AIRBAGS DID NOT INFLATE. THE COLLISION BENT MY HOOD, CRACKED…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · January 22, 2017 · crash

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 2004 Honda Odyssey have?

NHTSA has 72 complaints about the 2004 Honda Odyssey engine — 10% 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.