"How reliable is the 2016 Honda Odyssey?"

"Based on 332 NHTSA complaints, the 2016 Honda Odyssey has a median complaint mileage of 30000 miles. The most common issue is ENGINE."

"What are common problems with the 2016 Honda Odyssey?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2016 Honda Odyssey is ENGINE, accounting for a significant portion of the 332 total complaints filed."

2016 Honda Odyssey: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 332 complaints

332

Total Complaints

30,000mi

Median Mileage

ENGINE

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

12,250 25th Percentile

30,000 Median Mileage

77,050 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ENGINE

POWER TRAIN

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

SEATS

STRUCTURE:BODY

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

SERVICE BRAKES

AIR BAGS

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"HI, I BELIEVE THAT THERE ARE TWO DEFECTS FOR ODYSSEY 2016 1. LOW GAS WARNING INDICATOR IS TOO HARD TO GET NOTICED 2. NO AUDIBLE NOISE WHEN RUNNING LOW ON GAS. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS THAT IF RUNNING OUT OF GAS ON THE ROAD. SUDDENLY LOSE OF POWER IS VERY DANGEROUS, VERY EASY TO GET THE CAR CRAS..."

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.

ENGINE 87 complaints

25th: 67,250 mi Median: 81,600 mi 75th: 97,750 mi

POWER TRAIN 38 complaints

25th: 15,000 mi Median: 28,000 mi 75th: 76,000 mi

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 35 complaints

25th: 5,509 mi Median: 22,350 mi 75th: 45,000 mi

UNKNOWN OR OTHER 28 complaints

25th: 4,250 mi Median: 25,000 mi 75th: 45,250 mi

SEATS 25 complaints

25th: 4,050 mi Median: 12,000 mi 75th: 26,890 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

OH: 33 CA: 26 TX: 23 NY: 23 IL: 19 MD: 17 NC: 15 MI: 15 GA: 15 WA: 14

Who Files Complaints?

1.5%

Original Owners

98.5%

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
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
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
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