1999 Honda Odyssey: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 664 complaints
664
Total Complaints
100,762mi
Median Mileage
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Top Issue
13
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

65,158 25th Percentile
100,762 Median Mileage
143,162 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
132
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
68
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
64
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
52
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
38
POWER TRAIN
31
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
17
AIR BAGS
16
TIRES
13
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
12

Severity Assessment

13
Crashes
11
Fires
29
Injuries
2
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, IN WHICH AFTER THE IMPACT, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE THIS OCCURRED DUE A CRACKED BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR WHICH LEAKED. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK"
"DESIGN OF THE GEAR SHIFTER INTERFERES WITH THE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE RADIO. WHENEVER THE GEAR IS IN DRIVE IT OBSTRUCTS THE CONTROL OF THE RADIO, AND CAUSES DANGER IN SHIFTING GEAR INTO ANOTHER . MANUFACTURER NOTIFED AND INFORMED NOTHING COULD BE DONE. *AK"
"THE SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER FAILED DURING THE TRIP ON HIGHWAY, I BROUGHT THE VAN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY DON'T HAVE THE PARTS AND DON'T KNOW WHEN THE PARTS WILL BECOME AVAILABLE. DRIVING WITHOUT SPEEDOMETER COULD BE DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY IN WINTER CONDITIONS."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28