2003 Honda Odyssey: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 1092 complaints
1092
Total Complaints
103,400mi
Median Mileage
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Top Issue
63
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

77,472 25th Percentile
103,400 Median Mileage
134,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
332
POWER TRAIN
205
AIR BAGS
124
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
72
ENGINE
32
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
26
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
25
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
23
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
20
SEAT BELTS
19

Severity Assessment

63
Crashes
14
Fires
53
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"SEATBELT EXTENDERS ARE NOT OFFERED BY HONDA DEALERS. AN OVERWEIGHT PERSON CANNOT OBTAIN A SEATBELT EXTENDER BY PURCHASE OR FREE AFTER BUYING THE HONDA ODYSSEY 2003. NOT AVAILABLE IN U.S. AT ALL. CANNOT WEAR A SEATBELT WITHOUT EXTENDER LIKE CHRYSLER, DODGE AND FORD OFFER FROM PARTS DEPARTMENTS. ..."
"CONSUMER STATE HER PARENTS ARE OLDER AND BOUGHT A 2003 AUTOMOBILE AND IS HOW HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE TRANSMISSION. SHE STATES THAT THE BUYER STATES THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT SHIFTING SMOOTHLY. SHE SAYS THAT THEY HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP 3 OR 4 TIMES AND CANNOT SEEN TO GET IT RE..."
"CONSUMER STATES WHEN REAR ENDED THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATS WENT INTO A RECLINE POSITION UPON IMPACT, CAUSING INJURIES. TS"

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