Honda Odyssey - Problems, Statistics, and Analysis

Honda Odyssey owners have reported a total of 15,124 problems for their cars built in the 31 model years listed in the chart below. The chart shows the number of problems reported across all service years for each given model year of the Honda Odyssey. The 2018 Honda Odyssey cars have the most problems reported (1,343 problems).

Table 1. Total number of problems by model year for Honda Odyssey

🔍 Common problems of Honda Odyssey

The following chart shows the 38 most common problems for Honda Odyssey cars. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's power train (2,924 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's engine and engine cooling (1,686 problems).

📉 Compare Reliability Across Model Years Using PPMY Index

It would not be fair to compare the Honda Odyssey of an older model year to newer model years since older vehicles have been in service longer and thus are expected to have more problems. In order to compare the reliability across Odyssey model years, we use the PPMY index which is defined as the problems reported per thousand vehicles per Year. A smaller PPMY index indicates greater reliability of the given model year cars.

    PPMY = P / S / Y * 1000,

where P = total problems reported during the life of a Honda Odyssey model year; S = total units sold of the model year; Y = years since the debut of the model year (the age of the vehicle).

The results are shown in Table 3.

Table 3. Use PPMY Index to Compare Reliability Across Odyssey Model Years

Odyssey
Model Year
Problems Sales [1] Vehicle
Age
PPMY Index
  2022 15370,0444    
0.55
  2021 16645,2455    
0.73
  2020 62974,9076    
1.40
  2019 1,236138,6447    
1.27
  2018 1,343112,1628    
1.50
  2017 4527,1139    
0.18
  2016 326143,29610    
0.23
  2015 257130,24011    
0.18
  2014 393138,58012    
0.24
  2013 26891,28413    
0.23
  2012 318147,11714    
0.15
  2011 284104,15015    
0.18
  2010 337113,50916    
0.19
  2009 24673,78017    
0.20
  2008 603136,18418    
0.25
  2007 1,018208,16319    
0.26
  2006 865193,14420    
0.22
  2005 1,028162,49221    
0.30
  2004 698152,67122    
0.21
  2003 1,075166,05723    
0.28
  2002 1,106148,98624    
0.31
  2001 706124,41025    
0.23
  2000 778126,79626    
0.24

📊 Number of Problems Reported During the First Year

Another way to measure the reliability across the model years of the Honda Odyssey is to use the total number of problems reported during the vehicle's first year in service, as shown in the Table 4.

Table 4. Number of problems in vehicle's; first service year

Model YearProblems Reported
  2026 Odyssey
1
  2025 Odyssey
115
  2024 Odyssey
12
  2023 Odyssey
40
  2022 Odyssey
25
  2021 Odyssey
16
  2020 Odyssey
36
  2019 Odyssey
105
  2018 Odyssey
105
  2017 Odyssey
5
  2016 Odyssey
21
  2015 Odyssey
43
  2014 Odyssey
76
  2013 Odyssey
26
  2012 Odyssey
37
  2011 Odyssey
85
  2010 Odyssey
38
  2009 Odyssey
28
  2008 Odyssey
54
  2007 Odyssey
84
  2006 Odyssey
70
  2005 Odyssey
106
  2004 Odyssey
59
  2003 Odyssey
53
  2002 Odyssey
75
  2001 Odyssey
54
  2000 Odyssey
121
  1999 Odyssey
65
  1998 Odyssey
6
  1997 Odyssey
2
  1996 Odyssey
4


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