2017 Honda Odyssey problems
The 2017 Honda Odyssey has 48 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (21%) concerns engine. After that come drivetrain & axles (15%) and electrical system (12%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 48 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 21% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 24,000 miles 18 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 | 8 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 4 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 18 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 24,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 3 complaints mention a crash; 2 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2017 ranks 31st most-complained-about out of 31 model years of the Honda Odyssey with enough data (21 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 2 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.
Driver entered car in grocery store parking lot. Car was started and put into drive. Car then spontaneously accellerated rapidly into the concrete base of a light pole. Cause unknown. Driver suspects problem with computer that controls the accellerator. Car towed to dealer 1 who found nothing. I called honda and they are sending me to another dealer.
I need to replace my honda odyssey braunability wheelchair accessible entervan. Because it was destroyed in the february 7th chain accident at the mario cuomo /tappan zee bridge in westchester, new york. Your recall for the second seadt row prevents honda dealers to sell me a new vehicle, even if a wheelchair accessible van cannot possibly use a second row seat,. Accordingly I kindly ask you to issue a waiver that I can submit to any honda dealer.
Sudden unexpected acceleration. On two separate occasions. The second resulted in a collision. After collision dealer inspected and said no problem with throttle system, but refused to release test results claiming "proprietary." next took vehicle to independent expert who tested vehicle and reported that vehicle's event data recorder had been wiped clean.
The vehicle was in motion on a street and normally decelerating from 30 MPH towards a stop light. Without warning the car suddenly decelerated and stalled the engine. It was as if the transmission shifted into park. This happened three other times and eventually, the car would not shift into reverse despite indicating that it was in reverse. Only on the 5th trip the car had a warning error light appear. The car had to be towed to the dealership and they found a catastrophic transmission failure.
While the original owner of the vehicle was driving on a side road at approximately 40 MPH with a child in the rear seat, there was an abnormal noise. Upon investigation, the sunroof was found shattered with glass on top of the sun shade and a hole in the glass. Photos are attached showing the sunroof bulging upwards (indicating that it may have burst outwards?).