"How reliable is the 2011 Honda Odyssey?"

"Based on 290 NHTSA complaints, the 2011 Honda Odyssey has a median complaint mileage of 26570 miles. The most common issue is ELECTRICAL SYSTEM."

"What are common problems with the 2011 Honda Odyssey?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2011 Honda Odyssey is ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, accounting for a significant portion of the 290 total complaints filed."

2011 Honda Odyssey: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 290 complaints

290

Total Complaints

26,570mi

Median Mileage

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

2,000 25th Percentile

26,570 Median Mileage

58,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

SERVICE BRAKES

ENGINE

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

STRUCTURE:BODY

POWER TRAIN

SEATS

AIR BAGS

STEERING

TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"ON THE 2011 HONDA ODYSSEY EX-L (YOUR DROP DOWN MENU DOES NOT GIVE THE ODYSSEY AS AN OPTION..BUT IT IS THE ODYSSEY), THE DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR HAS A DISTORTION ON THE OUTER EDGE OF THE MIRROR WHICH CAUSES THE DRIVER TO EXPERIENCE DIZZINESS WHEN LOOKING AT VEHICLES AT DISTANCE. THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED..."

"THE DASH INDICATED "LOW BATTERY" ON A NEW MINIVAN 6 WEEKS OLD. THE BATTERY COULD HAVE GONE DEAD AT ANY TIME. A LETTER FROM HONDA TO DEALERS INDICATED THEY HAD MANY TECH LINE CONTACTS REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. THIS LETTER TOLD THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT THE CUSTOMER SHOULD DRIVE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD..."

"I PURCHASED A NEW 2011 HONDA ODYSSEY EX ON 1/21/2011. AFTER ARRIVING HOME MY WIFE OPENED THE PASSENGER DOOR AND THE 'LOW BATTERY CHECK MANUAL' WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. THE INTERIOR LIGHTS IMMEDIATELY TURNED OFF. THE NEXT DAY AND FOR THE NEXT 3 DAYS THE WARNING LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. ON PAGE 87 OF T..."

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.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 61 complaints

25th: 623 mi Median: 2,000 mi 75th: 30,500 mi

SERVICE BRAKES 39 complaints

25th: 19,495 mi Median: 30,500 mi 75th: 44,000 mi

ENGINE 25 complaints

25th: 44,820 mi Median: 57,000 mi 75th: 107,000 mi

UNKNOWN OR OTHER 16 complaints

25th: 24,900 mi Median: 58,000 mi 75th: 70,075 mi

STRUCTURE:BODY 16 complaints

25th: 55,000 mi Median: 77,517 mi 75th: 97,250 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

NY: 41 CA: 39 OH: 18 NJ: 18 AL: 15 GA: 14 IN: 13 VA: 12 IL: 9 MD: 8

Who Files Complaints?

1.7%

Original Owners

98.3%

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
2002	1117	85,900	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION	60
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
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