2005 Honda Odyssey: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 1046 complaints
1046
Total Complaints
77,250mi
Median Mileage
STEERING
Top Issue
25
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

40,000 25th Percentile
77,250 Median Mileage
117,750 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

STEERING
84
AIR BAGS
78
ENGINE
68
STRUCTURE:BODY
61
POWER TRAIN
56
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
51
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
50
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
44
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
43
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
37

Severity Assessment

25
Crashes
12
Fires
37
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"I PURCHASED A 2005 HONDA ODESSEY. I REQUESTED A MOON ROOF AS A HONDA OPTION. I WAS NOT TOLD THAT THIS WAS NOT AN OPTION ON THE MODEL THAT I HAD SELECTED. I WAS GIVEN AN AFTER MARKET MOON ROOF. I WENT BACK TO THE DEALER TO HAVE AN OVER HEAD DVD PLAYER INSTALLED AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE MAIN OVERHE..."
"I PURCHASED A 2005 HONDA ODESSEY. I REQUESTED A MOON ROOF AS A HONDA OPTION. I WAS NOT TOLD THAT THIS WAS NOT AN OPTION ON THE MODEL THAT I HAD SELECTED. I WAS GIVEN AN AFTER MARKET MOON ROOF. I WENT BACK TO THE DEALER TO HAVE AN OVER HEAD DVD PLAYER INSTALLED AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE MAIN OVERHE..."
"THE CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING A LOUD NOISE AND SHAKING WHILE THE WINDOWS ARE OPEN AT 40 MILES PER HOUR. THERE IS TREMENDOUS AIR PRESSURE INSIDE, WHICH IS MAKING THE OWNER HAVE EAR PAIN DISTRACTING HIM FROM THE ROAD WHEN DRIVING. OWNER HAS CONTACTED MANUFACTURER. *JB AIR PRESSURE ABRUPT CHANGES WH..."

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