2012 Honda Odyssey problems
The 2012 Honda Odyssey has 331 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (18%) concerns brakes. After that come engine (14%) and electrical system (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 331 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 18% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 22 and 9
- Injuries and deaths
- 31 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 40,000 miles 249 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 84 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 36 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 38 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 46 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 14 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 7 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 9 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 6 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 3 |
| 200k+ miles | 4 |
What the data shows
Among the 249 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 40,000 miles. For brakes specifically, the median reported mileage is about 22,000 miles (49 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 22 complaints mention a crash; 9 complaints mention a fire; 31 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2012 ranks 16th most-complained-about out of 31 model years of the Honda Odyssey with enough data (213 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 5 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
I was in an accident on october 21, 2017, we were heading to cabelas an outdoor sporting goods store. I was not aware of any stop signs and did not notice the car coming from the left of me. By the time I did notice I slammed my breaks but it was too late. The airbags for this van did not deploy but the light indicator was on for airbags being deployed. Also, the front seat belts became locked after the collision. I was left wondering why my airbags did not deploy.
The same problem that occurred in dec 2012 when honda issued a transmission software update, but only worse. I was driving at approx 18MPH and the transmission locked then slipped continuously. It was worse when I was on a hill causing the van to jerk backwards. It continued to occur and when on a flat road I almost lost control of the vehicle because it jerk so hard when accelerating to 20MPH.
Tpm(tire pressure monitor) light indicating low pressure when there is no error. Dealer (san marco,texas) claims the issue is due to cell phone charger interference with tpm system. Dealer claims honda is aware of the issue and sent out a service bulletin to limit the cell phone charger to less than twenty minutes to prevent the tpm fault code and dash light from being set. In my professional option, honda america has what is known as a 'conductive electro-magnetic interference" issue with their system.