2019 Honda ODYSSEY

Problems, Recalls & Reliability Report

Avoid This Year

Quick Summary

The 2019 Honda ODYSSEY has 1507 owner complaints filed with NHTSA — that's 18.8x the segment average of 80. The most common issue is driver assist/cameras problems (25% of all complaints), specifically: tl* the contact owns a 2019 honda odyssey. the contact stated that while driving, the back up camera would not display causing a visibility hazard to the driver while driving in reverse. the cause of the failure was not determined. an unknown dealer and the manufacturer were notified of the failure.. ⚠️ 10 fire reports filed.

10 fire reports 14 crash reports 12 injuries

1507

Total Complaints

Recalls Issued

—/5

Safety Stars

18.8x

vs Segment Avg

Known Problems

DRIVER ASSIST/CAMERAS

381 complaints

25%

• TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE BACK UP CAMERA WOULD NOT DISPLAY CAUSING A VISIBILITY HAZARD TO THE DRIVER WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. AN UNKNOWN DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE.
• THERE ARE 2 ISSUES, POSSIBLY RELATED. FIRST OF ALL, WARNING FOR COLLISION MITIGATION SYSTEM PROBLEM APPEARED AND THEN THE DIGITAL DISPLAY WENT BLANK.THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK VIOLENTLY. IN THE SECOND PROBLEM THAT OCCURRED, A WARNING LIGHT FLASHED ON AND OFF (TOO QUICKLY TO DETERMINE WHAT IT SAID) AND
• GOING 25MPH. STEERING WHEEL SHOOK THEN DASH READ IN BLACK "BRAKE" WITH ORANGE BACKGROUND. VAN BRAKED ON ITS OWN. NEAREST CAR WAS 75 FEET AWAY.

Typical onset: 50K miles Est. repair: $500💥 2 crashes

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE BACK UP CAMERA WOULD NOT DISPLAY CAUSING A VISIBILITY HAZARD TO THE DRIVER WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. AN UNKNOWN DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE.”

— NHTSA complaint filing

ELECTRICAL

198 complaints

13%

• CAR SHIFTS INTO PARK WHILE DRIVING
• VEHICLES IN MOTION ON FREEWAY AND CITY ROADS. DASH WARNING LIGHTS GO HAYWIRE WHEN DRIVING. LOSS OF OF LANE KEEP ASSIST AND ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL WHILE DRIVING IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES. ALL WARNING LIGHTS TURN ON. DEALERSHIP RESET THE COMPUTER BUT ISSUE NOT RESOLVED. ISSUE HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINC
• I RETURNED HOME FROM PICKING UP MY CHILDREN FROM SCHOOL, AND THE PASSENGER DOOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WOULD NOT CLOSE. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP, THEY HAD NO ANSWER BUT TO TOW THE VEHICLE TO THEM. BRAND NEW, 6 DAYS OLD HONDA ODYSSEY ELITE 2019, POWER SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT CLOSE ELECTRICALLY OR MANUALLY.

Typical onset: 50K miles Est. repair: $500🔥 1 fire reports💥 1 crashes

“CAR SHIFTS INTO PARK WHILE DRIVING”

— NHTSA complaint filing

SPEED CONTROL

192 complaints

13%

• (EVENT 1 AND 2 HAPPENED 10 MINUTES APART) OUR NEW VAN SHIFTS IN THE PARK WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (62 MPH). WE TOOK IT TO FREEWAY HONDA THE FIRST TIME AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO RENDER ANY ERRORS, SO THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO US. (EVENT 3) OCCURRED ON 12/16/2018 AROUND 11:42 AM. WE WERE DRIVIN
• ON DECEMBER 19, 2018, THE DAY AFTER WE HAD THE MAINTENANCE AND BRAKE FLUID REPAIRED, WE WERE DRIVING THE CAR ON A FREEWAY. SUDDENLY, THE CAR SHOOK WILDLY FOR A MOMENT AND THICK WHITE SMOKE STARTED TO ISSUE FROM THE CAR. TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE, THE ACCELERATOR DID NOT WORK, SO OUR CAR COULD ONLY REACH
• AROUND LATE AUGUST OR EARLY SEPTEMBER OF 2018, WE STARTED EXPERIENCING SOME PROBLEMS WITH THE ACCELERATOR. ONE OF OUR OFFICE WORKERS HAD TWO ACCIDENTS WHILE PARKING DUE TO THE MALFUNCTION OF THE ACCELERATOR. THE ACCELERATOR SANK DOWN SUBTLY AS IF SHE WAS PRESSING AGAINST SORT OF A SPONGE WHEN SHE ST

Typical onset: 50K miles Est. repair: $500💥 6 crashes

“(EVENT 1 AND 2 HAPPENED 10 MINUTES APART) OUR NEW VAN SHIFTS IN THE PARK WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (62 MPH). WE TOOK IT TO FREEWAY HONDA THE FIRST TIME AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO RENDER ANY ERRORS, SO THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO US. (EVENT 3) OCCURRED ON 12/16/2018 AROUND 11:42 AM. WE WERE DRIVIN”

— NHTSA complaint filing

FUEL SYSTEM

171 complaints

11%

• UPON STARTUP OF THE VEHICLE, A STRONG BURNING SMELL WAS SENSED. THE VEHICLE WAS BRIEFLY PUT INTO A SLOW REVERSE TO TAKE IT OUT OF THE GARAGE AND A VERY ROUGH IDLE STARTED, BLACK SMOKE APPEARED OUT OF THE TAIL PIPE AND EVERY POSSIBLE ERROR MESSAGE APPEARED ONE AFTER THE OTHER ON THE DASH. THE VEHICLE
• VAN RANDOMLY SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES, WITH NOBODY IN FRONT OF ME, WHILE I WAS GOING 75MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. VAN WILL SPORADICALLY NOT ACCELERATE WHEN PRESSING GAS PEDAL, THEN SLOWING START TO MOVE BUT NOT FAST ENOUGH TO PULL INTO TRAFFIC ON CITY STREET, CAUSING ME TO ALMOST BE T-BONED 5 TIMES THEN DECID
• CAR HAS UNDER 7000 MILES. ENGINE STRUGGLES WITH POWER IN LOWER GEARS. THERE IS ALSO A JUMP WHEN SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO FORWARD. THE JUMP FEEL LIKE A TRANSMISSION GEAR TRANSFER ISSUE. TODAY AS AN EXAMPLE, WHEN DEPARTING FROM A TRAFFIC LIGHT, I HAD TO FULLY COMPRESS THE GAS PEDAL TO GET THE ENGINE T

Typical onset: 50K miles Est. repair: $500🔥 3 fire reports💥 2 crashes

“UPON STARTUP OF THE VEHICLE, A STRONG BURNING SMELL WAS SENSED. THE VEHICLE WAS BRIEFLY PUT INTO A SLOW REVERSE TO TAKE IT OUT OF THE GARAGE AND A VERY ROUGH IDLE STARTED, BLACK SMOKE APPEARED OUT OF THE TAIL PIPE AND EVERY POSSIBLE ERROR MESSAGE APPEARED ONE AFTER THE OTHER ON THE DASH. THE VEHICLE”

— NHTSA complaint filing

OTHER

131 complaints

• WORRIED SOMEBODY TRIED HACKING INTO MY CAR/ COMPUTER. WHILE RETURNING FROM A BIKE RIDE ABOUT 300 FT AWAY CAR STARTED BEEPING, LIGHTS CAME ON.
• WAS DRIVING ON A RURAL HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 55MPH ON A SUNNY MILD DAY WHEN MY SUNROOF EXPLODED. NO OTHER CARS, TREES OR OVERPASSES PRESENT. THE SUNROOF EXPLODED OUTWARD LIKE IT HAD BEEN SHOT FROM INSIDE THE CAR. SOUNDED LIKE A HUGE EXPLOSION. WE HAD 7 PEOPLE IN MY VAN INCLUDING 5 CHILDREN. LUCKILY THE S
• 2019 HONDA ODDESAY BATTERY DIED ON US AT 2960 MILES! AFTER MY WIFE AND MY TWO BABIES, DROVE THE CAR FOR ALMOST 45 MIN. WENT TO THE ZOO AND CAME BACK 4 HOURS LATER ONLY TO FIND THE CAR BATTERY DEAD! 4/7/19, 4:45 PM! CALLED HONDA ROAD ASSISTANT AND WHEN FINALLY ARRIVED AT 5:20 PM HE HAD A HARD TIM

Typical onset: 50K miles Est. repair: $500🔥 2 fire reports💥 1 crashes

“WORRIED SOMEBODY TRIED HACKING INTO MY CAR/ COMPUTER. WHILE RETURNING FROM A BIKE RIDE ABOUT 300 FT AWAY CAR STARTED BEEPING, LIGHTS CAME ON.”

— NHTSA complaint filing

Estimated Repair Costs

DRIVER ASSIST/CAMERAS(~50K mi)

$500

ELECTRICAL(~50K mi)

$500

SPEED CONTROL(~50K mi)

$500

FUEL SYSTEM(~50K mi)

$500

OTHER(~50K mi)

$500

Estimates based on average reported repair costs. Actual costs vary by location, shop, and severity.

🔍 Pre-Purchase Inspection Checklist

Based on 1507 owner complaints for this specific year, here's what to check or ask about:

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DRIVER ASSIST/CAMERAS: TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE BACK UP CAMERA WOULD NOT DISPLAY CAUSING A VISIBILITY HAZARD TO THE DRIVER WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. AN UNKNOWN DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE.
Typically appears around 50K miles. Repair cost ~$500
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ELECTRICAL: CAR SHIFTS INTO PARK WHILE DRIVING
Typically appears around 50K miles. Repair cost ~$500
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SPEED CONTROL: (EVENT 1 AND 2 HAPPENED 10 MINUTES APART) OUR NEW VAN SHIFTS IN THE PARK WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (62 MPH). WE TOOK IT TO FREEWAY HONDA THE FIRST TIME AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO RENDER ANY ERRORS, SO THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO US. (EVENT 3) OCCURRED ON 12/16/2018 AROUND 11:42 AM. WE WERE DRIVIN
Typically appears around 50K miles. Repair cost ~$500
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FUEL SYSTEM: UPON STARTUP OF THE VEHICLE, A STRONG BURNING SMELL WAS SENSED. THE VEHICLE WAS BRIEFLY PUT INTO A SLOW REVERSE TO TAKE IT OUT OF THE GARAGE AND A VERY ROUGH IDLE STARTED, BLACK SMOKE APPEARED OUT OF THE TAIL PIPE AND EVERY POSSIBLE ERROR MESSAGE APPEARED ONE AFTER THE OTHER ON THE DASH. THE VEHICLE
Typically appears around 50K miles. Repair cost ~$500
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General: Get a pre-purchase inspection from an independent mechanic ($100-$200)