"How reliable is the 2020 Honda Odyssey?"

"Based on 722 NHTSA complaints, the 2020 Honda Odyssey has a median complaint mileage of 9715 miles. The most common issue is ELECTRICAL SYSTEM."

"What are common problems with the 2020 Honda Odyssey?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2020 Honda Odyssey is ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, accounting for a significant portion of the 722 total complaints filed."

2020 Honda Odyssey: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 722 complaints

722

Total Complaints

9,715mi

Median Mileage

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

2,370 25th Percentile

9,715 Median Mileage

32,200 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

127

FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL

FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS

LANE DEPARTURE: ASSIST

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

LANE DEPARTURE: WARNING

ENGINE

FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING

STRUCTURE:BODY

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"FREQUENT LOUD CRACKLING NOISES COME FROM THE SPEAKERS, FOLLOWED BY A NETWORK CONNECTION LOST ERROR MESSAGE ON THE SCREEN, AND THEN THE SCREEN WILL GO BLACK AND EVENTUALLY THE SYSTEM WILL REBOOT. THIS WILL HAPPEN REPEATEDLY WHILE DRIVING AND DOES NOT DEPEND ON THE STATE OR USE OF THE INFOTAINMENT SYS..."

"WHEN PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE THIS MORNING AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL DID NOT ENGAGE. PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH NO RESISTANCE WHILE MAKING A GRINDING/SLIPPING SOUND. I WAS GOING STRAIGHT, LESS THAN 5 MPH. I RELEASED THE BRAKE AND REAPPLIED QUICKLY (PUMPED THE BRAKES) BEFORE BRAK..."

"THE INFOTAINMENT SCREEN REPEATEDLY FREEZES UP. IT CAN HAPPEN WHILE PARKED AS WELL AS WHEN DRIVING OR USING THE REAR VIEW CAMERA TO BACK UP - WHICH IS THE BIGGEST SAFETY HAZARD. THIS IS VERY MUCH A DISTRACTION FOR THE DRIVER. THE ONLY REMEDY IS TO TURN THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY OFF, OPEN THE DRIVER'S ..."

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