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2008 Honda Odyssey transmission problems

The 2008 Honda Odyssey has 41 transmission complaints filed with NHTSA — 7% of the year's total, and down from the prior model year.

41

Transmission complaints

7%

Share of year

5

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Transmission complaints by year

Odyssey transmission complaints by model year612 complaints1995: 1 complaints1996: 1 complaints1997: 1 complaints1998: 16 complaints1999: 172 complaints2000: 233 complaints2001: 337 complaints2002: 612 complaints2003: 543 complaints2004: 224 complaints2005: 106 complaints2006: 89 complaints2007: 78 complaints2008: 41 complaints2009: 18 complaints2010: 24 complaints2011: 19 complaints2012: 24 complaints2013: 14 complaints2014: 73 complaints2015: 42 complaints2016: 38 complaints2017: 7 complaints2018: 158 complaints2019: 120 complaints2020: 14 complaints2021: 5 complaints2022: 14 complaints2023: 3 complaints2024: 8 complaints2025: 18 complaints
Odyssey transmission complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“BRAKES ARE TOO SOFT. HAD ACCIDENT TWICE ALREADY BECAUSE BRAKES DONT REACT LIKE THEY ARE SUPPOSE TO. YOU HAVE TO PUSH THE BRAKE DOWN REALLY HARD. WITH THAT ALSO SAID TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE DAY 1. YOU HEAR A LOUD NOISE WHEN YOU CHANGE GEARS. WENT TO THE HONDA DEALER AND THEY SAID ITS…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Transmission · October 20, 2009 · crash

Common questions

How many transmission complaints does the 2008 Honda Odyssey have?

NHTSA has 41 complaints about the 2008 Honda Odyssey transmission — 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.