Fifth generation (RL6) · first-year watch
2025 Honda Odyssey, day 595
- 388complaints since Feb 14, 2025
- 2recalls
- 3involved a crash
- 16,000median miles at failure
Newest report Sep 29, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
Changed since August
- 57 new complaints in September, mostly about electrical, engine and transmission and drivetrain.
- Nothing filed yet on sticky steering, transmission failure or fire.
- 1st most complaints of the 36 2025 models on this site.
What is your Odyssey doing?
Each one opens a sheet built from the owner reports of that problem on the 2025 model year.
What's been reported
NHTSA's own component codes. One report can cite several.
- Engine210
- Electrical206
- Other101
- Transmission and drivetrain36
- Fuel and propulsion21
- Brakes15
- Collision avoidance15
- Lane keeping8
Problems so far
- Engine stalls or loses power while driving 149 reports
- Battery dies or the car will not start 78 reports
- Auto start-stop will not restart the engine 53 reports
- Multiple warning lights come on at once 31 reports
- Infotainment, screen or backup camera fails 27 reports
- Engine failure, knocking or rod bearing 23 reports
- Brakes grind, pulse or wear early 15 reports
- A/C blows warm or the compressor fails 12 reports
Recent reports
“Vehicle with 37k miles. When the idle stop feature is activated at a stop, it causes the vehicle to stall requiring a restart. The starter occasionally does not work as well. Starter and battery was replaced at 12k and the issue has resurfaced. This poses a significant safety risk.”
Filed Aug 13, 2026
“2025 Honda Odyssey with 21.5k miles. Noticed the van shaking when braking. Took it to the dealer for warranty service and they claim that warped rotors were the issue. Declined to provide warranty service claiming brakes are only covered for 12 months. Rotors should not be warped after 20k miles, especially when never used under heavy load.”
Filed Aug 10, 2026
“RE investigation EA25004. We have had two instances of the van failing to restart after it shut off automatically at a red light. This caused a dangerous traffic situation where the van would not start up while traffic was approaching. The battery is in good condition and the van has just over 10,000 miles on it.”
Filed Aug 7, 2026
“Right side middle row seat belt does not detect when the seat belt is connected and beeps constantly on and off. Started happening right after the manufacturers warranty ended (36k miles).”
Filed Aug 1, 2026
At a glance
- Next to the 2024
- The 2025 is too new for a fair per-year comparison. It has 388 complaints so far; the 2024, on sale longer, has 107.
- Top problem
- One problem takes up much of the file: stalling, named in 149 of the 388 complaints (38%). A quarter of the 25 owners who gave a mileage for stalling saw it by about 11,000 miles, and half by about 18,000.
- Crash, fire and injury reports
- Only 7 of the 388 complaints (2%) report a crash, a fire or an injury, well under the 6% typical of vehicles on this site. Counted separately (one report can carry more than one), 3 reports mention a crash and 7 people were hurt.
- Recalls behind the top problems
- No recall on file is on the same system as stalling, dead battery and auto start-stop failure. For those, the complaints are all there is.
- When owners filed
- Every complaint so far came in during 2025. So far in 2026, 321 more have come in.
Service bulletins for the 2025 Honda Odyssey
Honda filed 30 bulletins and other notices with NHTSA that list the 2025 Honda Odyssey. 1 of them deal with a problem owners have reported on this car. 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.
Infotainment, screen or backup camera fails 1 bulletin · 27 complaints
Over the Air System Update - This update contains the following performance enhancement: Resolves Navigation app freezing or black screen due to phonebook memory being full.
NHTSA investigations
No restart after auto start/stop engages. Open.
NHTSA summary
Recalls
Whether your car is included depends on its VIN. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2018-2021, 2023 Acura TLX, 2019-2024 RDX, 2017-2020, 2022-2026 MDX, 2017-2021, 2023, 2025 Honda Ridgeline, 2017-2022 Pilot, 2019-2021 Passport, 2018-2026 Odyssey, 2019-2022 Insight, 2019-2021 HR-V, 2018-2020 Fit, 2020-2022 CR-V Hybrid, 2017-2022 CR-V, 2017-2018, 2021 Civic Type R, 2017-2021 Civic hatchback, 2016-2020 Civic coupe, 2016-2022 Civic, 2017-2022 Accord Hybrid, and 2016-2022 Accord vehicles. The front passenger seat weight sensor may crack and short circuit, which can cause the air bags to deploy unintentionally during a crash.
Risk and remedy
Remedy: Dealers will replace the seat weight sensors, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 7, 2026. Owners may contact Honda's customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are BOL, WO9, OOA, WOM, XOH, NOC, POD, BOE, UOF, POB, EOG, AOI, QO8, TOJ, DO7, and SOK. This recall expands previous NHTSA recall number 24V064. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning May 29, 2026.
Vantage Mobility, LLC (VM) is recalling certain 2021-2026 Honda Odyssey, 2021-2025 Chrysler Pacifica, and Toyota Sienna vehicles equipped with QRT-Deluxe and QRT-Max wheelchair restraints. The retractors may not lock, preventing the wheelchair from being properly secured.
Risk and remedy
Remedy: Dealers will inspect and replace the retractors, free of charge. Owner notification letters was mailed January 27, 2026. Owners may contact Vantage Mobility customer service at 1-800-488-9082.
All 2 recalls on the 2025 Honda Odyssey, with the owner complaints on each recalled system
Guide Seeing this on your own car? How to file a complaint with NHTSA
The log
Complaints by the month NHTSA received them, newest first. Blue bars mark a month with a recall or an investigation.
Questions
What is the most common problem on the 2025 Honda Odyssey?
Stalling, with 149 of the 388 complaints. Owners who gave a mileage for it put the median at about 18,000 miles.
At what mileage do 2025 Honda Odyssey problems start?
Of the 62 complaints that give a mileage, a quarter came by about 10,000 miles and half by about 16,000.
How many 2025 Honda Odyssey complaints involve a crash, fire or injury?
7 of them (2%). The typical vehicle on this site is at 6%.
Is there a recall for stalling on the 2025 Honda Odyssey?
No recall on file for the 2025 Honda Odyssey is on the same system as stalling. Another recall may still cover your car, so check its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.