2018 Honda Odyssey · symptom sheet
Doors, latches or locks fail
- 40owner reports
- 33,000median miles
- $331median quote
- 0involved a crash
Newest report Sep 27, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
112 of the 992 complaints on this car are about the structure. 40 of those describe door latch.
Tick what matches of 40 reports
Door latch on other Odyssey years
No other Odyssey model year has enough reports of door latch for a sheet of its own. See every Odyssey year.
What this problem usually is
Door complaints sound minor until you read them. The most common is a "door ajar" warning with every door shut. Others describe a door that won't open from inside, one that won't latch at all, locks that cycle on their own, and occasionally a door that opened while the car was moving.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the latch (32 reports), the handle (3 reports) and the sensor (3 reports).
Recalls and investigations
3 recalls on the structure cover the 2018 model year. A recall on the same system isn't always the same failure, so read the defect text.
Water may enter the outer door handle cables for the sliding doors. If this occurs, the outer door handle cables may freeze in cold temperatures, preventing the front and rear sliding door latches from securely latching.
The rear wheel speed sensor harnesses may have been routed to the incorrect rear wheels, resulting in the possibility that the anti-lock brake system will not recognize each rear wheel speed properly.
The latch assemblies for the power sliding doors may stick and not properly latch to the door strikers.
All 16 recalls on the 2018 Honda Odyssey, with the owner complaints on each recalled system
NHTSA investigations into the structure on the Odyssey
Stabilus rear liftgate struts failing. Closed dec 31, 2012.
Unexpected closing of power liftgate. Closed feb 29, 2012, led to recall 12V-062.
Air in brake system. Closed may 11, 2010, led to recall 10V-098.
Air in brake system. Closed oct 19, 2009, led to recall 10V-098.
Unexpected closing of power liftgate. Closed apr 12, 2010, led to recall 10V-055.
Unexpected closing of power liftgate. Closed aug 8, 2008.
None of these investigations covers the 2018 model year.
What owners paid
5 of the 40 reports quote a price. Each dot is one quote. The middle half runs $200 to $800.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 5,456 and 134,000 miles, from the 15 reports that gave a mileage.
Is this a known problem?
The manufacturer has sent NHTSA 2 service bulletins or notices for the 2018 Honda Odyssey that deal with this problem. Newest first.
Federal rules make a manufacturer send NHTSA a copy of any notice about a defect that goes to more than one dealer or owner. Most of these are service bulletins, the repair instructions manufacturers send to dealers. NHTSA generally leaves safety recall bulletins out of this file, and recalls are listed separately.
Tech line summary article - We're currently looking at complaints that the power sliding doors won't latch when closed.
American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is investigating certain 2018 Odysseys with a customer complaint of the rear sliding door latch not engaging with the striker or not cinching the door closed.
What owners wrote
“The rear lift gate is not opening. The lift gate motor and latch have been replaced. The lift gate module seems to have water/moisture after a rain storm causing the gate to not open. Their is an error on the display saying there is a lift gate error and the car is beeping while driving.”
Filed Feb 14, 2024
“After having the odyssey repaired for the recall rear passenger door latches, the rear passenger door still continues to open randomly, it has happened on multiple occasions while the vehicle is parked (at a park) with no one near the vehicle, at least twice since the repair while the vehicle is going between the speeds of 35-45 mph the rear passenger door on the driver side slides open.”
Filed Oct 3, 2022
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 0 of 40 reports involved a crash. Owners who file are the ones who had a bad experience, and nobody checks their reports. If the problem affects steering, braking, power or a fire risk, treat it as a safety fault and have it inspected before a long or high-speed drive.
File your own report with NHTSA. Complaint counts are how a problem gets an investigation. How reports land on this sheet.
Guide Paid for this repair before a recall covered it? How recall reimbursement works
Other problems on this car
- Infotainment, screen or backup camera fails 136 reports
- Engine stalls or loses power while driving 134 reports
- Adaptive cruise or lane keeping misbehaves 121 reports
- Forward collision warning goes off or the camera drops out 115 reports
- Brakes on its own (automatic emergency braking) 104 reports
- Engine failure, knocking or rod bearing 85 reports
- Transmission shudders, slips or shifts hard 68 reports
- Sliding door won't open, close or latch 61 reports
- Battery dies or the car will not start 51 reports
- Check engine light or misfire 45 reports
- Fuel pump failure 41 reports
- Brakes grind, pulse or wear early 41 reports
- Tailgate or liftgate will not open or close 39 reports
- Water leaks into the cabin 38 reports
- Multiple warning lights come on at once 33 reports
- Airbag warning light or recall 25 reports