VehicleVerdict

2005 Honda Odyssey body & structure problems

The 2005 Honda Odyssey has 139 body & structure complaints filed with NHTSA — 13% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

139

Body & Structure complaints

13%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

1

Related recalls

Body & Structure complaints by year

Odyssey body & structure complaints by model year139 complaints1995: 2 complaints1998: 4 complaints1999: 80 complaints2000: 122 complaints2001: 64 complaints2002: 57 complaints2003: 40 complaints2004: 55 complaints2005: 139 complaints2006: 102 complaints2007: 138 complaints2008: 136 complaints2009: 64 complaints2010: 54 complaints2011: 20 complaints2012: 25 complaints2013: 20 complaints2014: 41 complaints2015: 24 complaints2016: 25 complaints2017: 2 complaints2018: 95 complaints2019: 53 complaints2020: 29 complaints2021: 9 complaints2022: 2 complaints2023: 10 complaints2024: 4 complaints2025: 4 complaints
Odyssey body & structure complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

Related recalls

10V055000Body & StructureFebruary 23, 2010 · 21,776 units

Defect

HONDA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2005 ODYSSEY TOURING VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH POWER OPERATED REAR LIFTGATE. THE POWER LIFTGATE GAS STRUTS MAY DETERIORATE UNEXPECTEDLY EARLY. STRUTS THAT HAVE WORN OUT PREMATURELY MAY FAIL TO HOLD THE POWER LIFTGATE IN THE FULLY OPEN POSITION, CAUSING THE POWER LIFTGATE TO CLOSE UNEXPECTEDLY.

Consequence

INJURY MAY RESULT FROM A POWER LIFTGATE CLOSING UNEXPECTEDLY WHEN A PERSON IS WITHIN THE CLOSING PATH OF THE LIFTGATE.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE GAS LIFTGATE STRUTS AND REPLACE IF WITHIN THE RECALL POPULATION. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE CAMPAIGN BEGAN ON MARCH 26, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HONDA AUTOMOBILE CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-800-999-1009.

What owners report

“OUR 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY HAD JUST BEEN SERVICED BY THE DEALERSHIP AND WE WERE ON OUR WAY HOME. WE WERE AT A STOPLIGHT WHEN WE NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. WE QUICKLY DROVE IT A SHORT DISTANCE AWAY FROM ANYONE, JUMPED OUT AND CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS COMPLETELY…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Body & Structure · April 14, 2012 · fire

Common questions

How many body & structure complaints does the 2005 Honda Odyssey have?

NHTSA has 139 complaints about the 2005 Honda Odyssey body & structure — 13% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Are there recalls for the 2005 Honda Odyssey body & structure?

Yes — 1 NHTSA recall campaign for this model year is tied to the body & structure: 10V055000.

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.