Honda Odyssey reliability by year
54 recall campaigns and 8,266 owner complaints across 22 model years. Best year to buy: 2017. Year to avoid: 2019.
Worst model years to avoid → — the single year to avoid for every model line we track, ranked side by side.
Years to avoid — and why 12 flagged on the NHTSA record
Cleaner on the data: 2011, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 . Still verify the specific vehicle.
At-a-glance: every year color-coded
Each cell shows the last two digits of the model year and its 0–10 reliability score from NHTSA data. Click any year to see the full record. ★ best year · ✕ year to avoid.
Year-by-year reliability 22 model years · newest first
Per-year recall counts add up to 143, more than the 54 campaigns above, because a single NHTSA campaign often covers several model years and is counted once in each.
Common trouble spots across the Odyssey aggregated across 22 model years
Common questions
What's the best year to buy a Honda Odyssey?
Based on NHTSA complaint volume and severity weighting, the 2017 Honda Odyssey scores 7.8/10 — the strongest in the 2005–2026 range. 39 complaints on file, 2 active recalls. Reliability scores reflect the federal complaint record, not subjective owner reviews.
Which Honda Odyssey year should I avoid?
The 2019 Honda Odyssey scores 2.8/10 — the weakest in the lineup. 993 owner complaints with NHTSA, 20 active recalls. That doesn't mean every 2019 is a problem — it means failure rates run higher than peer model years on the same platform.
Which years of the Honda Odyssey should I avoid?
On the NHTSA complaint and recall record, the model years to be most careful with are 2020 (avoid — the engine — engine: 29 complaints, classified severe, failures cluster 28,800–85,000 mi); 2019 (avoid — the body — body: 37 complaints, classified severe); 2007 (avoid — the brakes — 9 fire-related complaints on the electrical system); 2018 (high-risk ownership — reliability score 3.4/10 — below the segment average); 2016 (high-risk ownership — electrical system: 37 complaints, classified severe, failures cluster 16,000–60,000 mi); 2015 (high-risk ownership — engine: 30 complaints, classified severe, failures cluster 73,532–159,000 mi). The cleaner years on the data are 2017, 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021. This is our read of the federal data, not a substitute for a pre-purchase inspection of the specific vehicle.
How many years of the Honda Odyssey are tracked?
22 model years (2005 through 2026) with NHTSA records on file. Total across the lineup: 54 distinct recall campaigns and 8,266 owner complaints. Those campaigns land on 143 model-year entries in total, because one campaign often covers several years at once — which is why per-year recall counts add up to more than the campaign count.
What's the most-reported problem on the Honda Odyssey?
electrical is the most-reported category — 1,382 complaints across 21 model years. Average shop repair runs about $850.