"How reliable is the 2002 Honda Odyssey?"

"Based on 1117 NHTSA complaints, the 2002 Honda Odyssey has a median complaint mileage of 85900 miles. The most common issue is POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION."

"What are common problems with the 2002 Honda Odyssey?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2002 Honda Odyssey is POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, accounting for a significant portion of the 1117 total complaints filed."

2002 Honda Odyssey: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 1117 complaints

1117

Total Complaints

85,900mi

Median Mileage

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

60,000 25th Percentile

85,900 Median Mileage

113,720 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

466

POWER TRAIN

126

AIR BAGS

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR

ENGINE

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

TIRES

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"HEAD RESTRAINTS (HR) DO NOT WORK AS DESCRIBED ON PGS 14 & 104 OF OWNERS MANUAL. I HAVE A LONG TORSO AND THE FULLY EXTENDED HEAD RESTRAINTS HIT ME BELOW THE BOTTOM OF MY SKULL. FROM THE TOP OF THE FULLY EXTENDED HR THERE IS STILL 10" TO THE ROOF. I CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER & HONDA AM ABOUT ALT. HR'..."

"WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50-55 MPH HAD A COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT WITH OTHER VEHICLE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK"

"AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. PICTURES AND ACCIDENT REPORT WERE E-MAILED TO MICHAEL LEE AT NHTSA ON 12/05/2001."

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

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

When Does Each Component Fail?

Median mileage at complaint for top components.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 466 complaints

25th: 60,000 mi Median: 80,625 mi 75th: 101,000 mi

POWER TRAIN 126 complaints

25th: 77,879 mi Median: 105,500 mi 75th: 132,415 mi

AIR BAGS 76 complaints

25th: 91,150 mi Median: 143,311 mi 75th: 162,750 mi

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 30 complaints

25th: 54,500 mi Median: 70,000 mi 75th: 120,735 mi

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 28 complaints

25th: 63,750 mi Median: 107,300 mi 75th: 163,750 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 175 TX: 69 NY: 67 FL: 66 VA: 61 OH: 52 GA: 50 NJ: 47 IL: 43 NC: 38

Who Files Complaints?

26.5%

Original Owners

73.5%

Second+ Owners

Honda Odyssey — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

Year	Complaints	Median Mileage	Top Issue	Crashes
1995	112	135,000	AIR BAGS	2
1996	88	113,468	AIR BAGS	4
1997	24	120,000	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH	3
1998	89	156,136	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH	4
1999	664	100,762	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION	13
2000	785	97,767	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION	27
2001	721	99,000	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION	20
2003	1092	103,400	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION	63
2004	714	106,800	POWER TRAIN	54
2005	1046	77,250	STEERING	25
2006	875	69,720	STEERING	35
2007	1035	56,450	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC	62
2008	614	53,500	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC	46
2009	243	60,000	STRUCTURE:BODY	7
2010	337	63,000	ENGINE	16
2011	290	26,570	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	18
2012	321	40,000	SERVICE BRAKES	22
2013	274	35,000	ENGINE	28
2014	401	25,000	POWER TRAIN	21
2015	257	24,500	ENGINE	9
2016	332	30,000	ENGINE	15
2017	45	24,000	ENGINE	3
2018	1467	17,400	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	22
2019	1379	13,658	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	22
2020	722	9,715	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	6
2021	174	8,000	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	3
2022	159	9,500	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	5
2023	132	25,500	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	4
2024	82	8,500	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	2
2025	172	12,274	ENGINE	1

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