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2012 Honda Odyssey brakes problems

Owners reported brakes problems in 60 complaints for the 2012 Honda Odyssey, 18% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
60 18% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
22,000 miles 49 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
3 and 0
Injuries and deaths
3 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When brakes problems show up

Brakes complaints by mileage, 2012 Honda Odyssey Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 22,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 22 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 15 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 5 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 4 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 2 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 1 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 22,000 miles
Based on 49 complaints that include mileage. 86% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles22
20k to 40k miles15
40k to 60k miles5
60k to 80k miles4
80k to 100k miles2
100k to 120k miles1
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 49 brakes complaints that report mileage, the median is about 22,000 miles, and 86% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 3 crashes, 3 injuries.

What owners wrote

1. Brakes and rotors are undersized and warped causing a massive vibration when you break. Honda dealers worked 3 times on it but the problem continued until I purchased after market parts and replaced them. 2. I received no warranty letter or warning about an engine failure (piston recall warning) letting me know that the engine needed repairs. I was on a trip when the car almost stalled on the freeway and I had to take evasive actions to prevent a devastating accident.

Reported at 80,000 miles, July 2016 Injury

Have vibration up thru steering column. Problem originally became noticeable inside of 10,000 miles. By 36,000 miles shaking was severe when braking hard at high speed especially going downhill, but also noticeable, at lower in city driving speeds, when braking and after the brakes have been used and heated up. At 36,773 miles the dealer turned the rotors which eliminated the vibration for a time.

Reported at 10,000 miles, January 2016

Other problems reported for the 2012 Honda Odyssey

Brakes problems in other years

Brakes problems across all Honda models