2006 Honda Odyssey engine problems

127 complaints about engine have been filed for the 2006 Honda Odyssey, which is 14% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

Complaints: 127 14% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage: 80,000 miles 113 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires: 0 and 6
Injuries and deaths: 1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When engine problems show up

Based on 113 complaints that include mileage. 21% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.

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Mileage	Complaints
0k to 20k miles	6
20k to 40k miles	6
40k to 60k miles	12
60k to 80k miles	30
80k to 100k miles	25
100k to 120k miles	10
120k to 140k miles	12
140k to 160k miles	5
160k to 180k miles	4
180k to 200k miles	2
200k+ miles	1

What the data shows

Of the 113 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 80,000 miles, and 21% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 6 fires, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

My wife left work and drove home, approximately 2miles, and advised she smelled/saw smoke coming from the rear of the vehicle. She exited the vehicle and advise the vehicle was on fire. Fire department responded and put out the fire, however the vehicle was a total loss. Local fire inspector investigated and advise the source of ignition was in the right rear of the vehicle in the area of the rear A/C unit and pbc.

Reported at 35,000 miles, March 2010 Fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 honda odyssey. While driving at approximately 30 MPH, there was an abnormal noise coming from the front of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the rear engine mount fractured and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 60,000. Updated 04/04/16

Reported at 60,000 miles, September 2015

Engine problems in other years

Engine problems across all Honda models