2019 Honda Odyssey · symptom sheet
Brakes grind, pulse or wear early
- 46owner reports
- 14,000median miles
- 3involved a crash
Newest report Sep 4, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
46 of the 974 complaints on this car describe brake wear.
Tick what matches of 46 reports
Brake wear on other Odyssey years
Report counts are for each model year on its own, so a newer car has had less time to collect them. Model years with too few reports of it for a sheet: 2015, 2016, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.
What this problem usually is
Brake reports cover a wide spread of symptoms. Grinding or squealing is common, and so is a pulsing pedal or a shake through the car when stopping. Others describe pads and rotors worn out long before they expected, a brake warning light, or a pedal that goes soft or sinks toward the floor. The most serious ones say the car didn't stop in time.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the ABS module (6 reports).
Recalls and investigations
2 recalls on the brakes cover the 2019 model year. A recall on the same system isn't always the same failure, so read the defect text.
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 rear brake caliper pistons may have an insufficient coating, causing gas pockets to form, reducing brake performance.
All 20 recalls on the 2019 Honda Odyssey, with the owner complaints on each recalled system
NHTSA investigations into the brakes on the Odyssey
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.
None of these investigations covers the 2019 model year.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 10,000 and 45,000 miles, from the 21 reports that gave a mileage.
Is this a known problem?
The manufacturer has sent NHTSA 6 service bulletins or notices for the 2019 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.
American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2018-2021 Accords, 2019-2017 Civics, 2017-2021 CR-Vs, 2018-2021 Odysseys & 2018-2021 Pilots with a customer complaint of an unexpected CMBS operation or a brake application.
American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2019-2020 Odysseys with a customer complaint of a vibration/judder in the front brakes when applying the brakes.
American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2018-2020 Accords, 2017-2020 CR-Vs & 2018-2020 Odysseys with a customer complaint of an unexpected CMBS operation or a brake application.
American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is investigating certain 2018-2019 Odysseys with a customer complaint of pulsation in the brakes when applying brakes at highway speeds.
2 more on the 2019 Honda Odyssey page.
What owners wrote
“The incident is that the rear brakes keep wearing much faster than the front. New brake pads do not last after only less then 10,000 miles of driving. Dealership and mechanic expect that there is a caliber issue with the 2019 model that is causing the rear brakes to wear too fast. Manufacturer should remedy this issue.”
Filed Jun 29, 2026 · 10,000 miles
“Failure of multi purpose camera resulting in inoperable adaptive cruise control (or any cruise control), lane keeping assist, lane departure warning, road departure mitigation, collision mitigation braking system.”
Filed Aug 18, 2025
“About 5 warning lights came on simultaneously keeping me from driving my vehicle safely”
Filed May 2, 2025
“All the symbols related ADAS suddenly popped in my car with no rain or snow or any accidents. When I checked with Honda dealership, they said it caused due to software issue and nothing related hardware and it needed 2500$ for replacing the entire system. If it is software causing this issue why would customer had to pay for it, and it could be a recall. I noticed similar issue for all 2019 and above models.”
Filed Apr 17, 2025
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 3 of 46 reports involved a crash and 2 people were hurt. 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
- Adaptive cruise or lane keeping misbehaves 130 reports
- Forward collision warning goes off or the camera drops out 129 reports
- Infotainment, screen or backup camera fails 126 reports
- Brakes on its own (automatic emergency braking) 117 reports
- Engine stalls or loses power while driving 109 reports
- Transmission shudders, slips or shifts hard 55 reports
- Check engine light or misfire 52 reports
- Fuel pump failure 50 reports
- Multiple warning lights come on at once 49 reports
- Sliding door won't open, close or latch 46 reports
- Battery dies or the car will not start 40 reports
- Engine failure, knocking or rod bearing 35 reports
- Airbag warning light or recall 31 reports
- Tailgate or liftgate will not open or close 25 reports