Honda Odyssey Years to Avoid — and the Years to Buy
Every Honda Odyssey model year from 1990 to 2026, benchmarked against each other with 16,917 federal complaints, 84 recall campaigns, and the odometer readings owners put in their reports.
Avoid: 2002–2007, 2018–2019. These years top the Odyssey's complaint rankings by volume and severity.
Safer bets: 1995–1996, 1998, 2009, 2015, 2017, 2021–2022 — the quietest years with at least four years on the road.
The trouble strip
One cell per model year. The whole answer in one glance — click any year for the full report.
The defining problem
Transmission & drivetrain tops the Honda Odyssey file with 3,051 complaints, concentrated in the 2001–2003 model years, most often reported around 53,478 miles. The year pages break down what fails and when.
Every year, ranked
| Year | Verdict | Complaints | Recalls | Top problem | Trouble index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Too early to call | 40 | 2 | Driver assistance | 2 |
| 2025 | Too early to call | 494 | 2 | Engine | 29 |
| 2024 | Too early to call | 145 | 3 | Electrical | 9 |
| 2023 | Typical | 150 | 5 | Driver assistance | 11 |
| 2022 | Better year | 180 | 9 | Driver assistance | 15 |
| 2021 | Better year | 208 | 8 | Electrical | 13 |
| 2020 | Below average | 902 | 14 | Driver assistance | 53 |
| 2019 | Avoid | 1,606 | 20 | Driver assistance | 96 |
| 2018 | Avoid | 1,641 | 16 | Driver assistance | 100 |
| 2017 | Better year | 48 | 2 | Engine | 3 |
| 2016 | Typical | 355 | 6 | Engine | 24 |
| 2015 | Better year | 273 | 6 | Engine | 19 |
| 2014 | Typical | 406 | 5 | Transmission & drivetrain | 27 |
| 2013 | Typical | 276 | 6 | Engine | 22 |
| 2012 | Typical | 325 | 5 | Brakes & stability | 27 |
| 2011 | Typical | 291 | 5 | Electrical | 22 |
| 2010 | Typical | 340 | 2 | Engine | 28 |
| 2009 | Better year | 243 | 4 | Body & structure | 19 |
| 2008 | Below average | 617 | 5 | Brakes & stability | 50 |
| 2007 | Avoid | 1,039 | 5 | Brakes & stability | 81 |
| 2006 | Avoid | 879 | 4 | Engine | 64 |
| 2005 | Avoid | 1,046 | 9 | Engine | 67 |
| 2004 | Avoid | 715 | 13 | Transmission & drivetrain | 58 |
| 2003 | Avoid | 1,095 | 15 | Transmission & drivetrain | 78 |
| 2002 | Avoid | 1,117 | 10 | Transmission & drivetrain | 77 |
| 2001 | Below average | 721 | 1 | Transmission & drivetrain | 48 |
| 2000 | Below average | 785 | 6 | Transmission & drivetrain | 53 |
| 1999 | Below average | 664 | 9 | Transmission & drivetrain | 44 |
| 1998 | Better year | 89 | 4 | Electrical | 7 |
| 1997 | Few reports | 24 | 3 | Electrical | 3 |
| 1996 | Better year | 88 | 1 | Airbags | 6 |
| 1995 | Better year | 112 | 1 | Airbags | 7 |
| 1994 | Few reports | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 1990 | Few reports | 2 | 0 | — | 0 |
Questions buyers ask
What Honda Odyssey years should I avoid?
Federal complaint records point to 2002–2007, 2018–2019 as the Honda Odyssey years to avoid — they drew the highest volume of serious complaints relative to the model's other years.
What is the most common Honda Odyssey problem?
Transmission & drivetrain tops the Honda Odyssey file with 3,051 complaints, concentrated in the 2001–2003 model years, most often reported around 53,478 miles.
What are the best Honda Odyssey years to buy used?
The quietest Honda Odyssey years in federal records are 1995–1996, 1998, 2009, 2015, 2017, 2021–2022 — each with at least four years on the road and well-below-average complaint volume for this model.
Every number on this page is a count of records in the federal complaint, recall, and investigation files published by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. Counts cover the Honda Odyssey only, scored against this model's own worst year — not against other models. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.