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Used Honda Odyssey: Inspection checklist

Pick the model year you are going to see. Each sheet lists the checks for the problems owners reported on that year, in the order you would do them at the car. Owners filed 2,370 complaints across these 9 years; the 2018 drew the most.

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Problems that follow the Odyssey from year to year

Each of these is a top-three complaint area in at least two model years. Darker cells mean more complaints that year. Whatever year you are looking at, give these extra time.

Area201820192020202120222023202420252026Total
Electrical1861551203428191329584
Automatic emergency braking82946010131154279
Transmission14711012514336300
Engine985020544516202

Mileages where Odyssey problems start

From owner reports for each model year, lowest mileage first. Compare these with the odometer of the car you are seeing.

Typical mileageProblemYear
130–2,000 milesTransmission loses drive suddenly2022
9,300–10,000 milesIdle stop restart failure2025
15,000–70,000 milesTransmission hesitation and lunge2019
24,000–67,000 milesTransmission failure2020
30,000–120,738 milesFront camera failure2018
37,000–94,000 milesForward camera failure2020
40,000–64,000 milesInternal engine damage2023
42,653–90,000 milesTailgate module water damage2018
44,500–110,000 milesWindshield camera ADAS failure2019
50,000–61,000 milesAcceleration hesitation from stop2018
51,000–68,000 milesFuel injector failure, P219A2019
59,000–62,000 milesStalling after fuel pump issues2019
63,000–72,000 milesRod bearing engine knock2019
66,855–140,000 milesRod bearing engine failure2018

Every Odyssey recall to confirm

25 recalls cover the Odysseyyears on this site. Open a campaign number for NHTSA's full notice. 19 campaigns span more than one model year.

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