"How reliable is the 2004 Honda Odyssey?"

"Based on 714 NHTSA complaints, the 2004 Honda Odyssey has a median complaint mileage of 106800 miles. The most common issue is POWER TRAIN."

"What are common problems with the 2004 Honda Odyssey?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2004 Honda Odyssey is POWER TRAIN, accounting for a significant portion of the 714 total complaints filed."

2004 Honda Odyssey: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 714 complaints

714

Total Complaints

106,800mi

Median Mileage

POWER TRAIN

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

78,750 25th Percentile

106,800 Median Mileage

143,127 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN

147

AIR BAGS

106

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

ENGINE

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

SEATS

STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR

STRUCTURE:BODY

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"GAS PEDAL STUCK ON A VERY COLD DAY (~10 F). MY WIFE COMPLAINED THAT THE PEDAL COULD NOT BE PUSHED DOWN AT ALL; SHE FINALLY GOT IT TO MOVE AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES OF TRYING. BECAUSE WE CAN BACK DOWN OUR DRIVEWAY WITHOUT PUSHING ON THE GAS, SHE DIDN'T NOTICE UNTIL THE CAR WAS ALREADY IN THE STREET.*A..."

"HONDA ODYSSEY 2004 AUTOMATED SLIDING DOOR FAILURE. UPON UNLOCKING CAR, AUTOMATED DOOR OPENED 2 INCHES AND HUNG LONG ENOUGH FOR MY CHILD TO PUT A HAND IN AND THE DOOR CLOSED BACK ON THE HAND. FAILURE 1 - PARTIALLY OPEN AND RECLOSE. FAILURE 2 - WAS WHEN THE DOOR DID NOT AUTO-SENSE AN OBJECT IN TH..."

"I HAD NOTICE THE ACCELARATOR PEDAL GIVING A JERKY MOVEMENT AND CAR STARTING AFTER HESITITING FOR A FEW SECONDS SINCE DAY 1 WHENEVER I ACCLERATE. THIS IS CONTINUING TO HAPPEN AND OCCURS MORE FREQUENTLY WHEN THERE IS RAIN OR SNOW. *AK"

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