2025 Honda Odyssey · symptom sheet
Battery dies or the car will not start
- 78owner reports
- 19,000median miles
- 0involved a crash
Newest report Sep 27, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
206 of the 388 complaints on this car are about the electrical system. 78 of those describe dead battery. Only stalling is reported more often on this car.
Tick what matches of 78 reports
Dead battery 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: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2026.
What this problem usually is
These owners walk out to a car that's dead. Some find it drained after sitting only a day or two, some need a jump start every week, and some have had the battery replaced more than once without the problem going away. A good number describe the dealer testing the battery, calling it fine, and sending them home.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the battery (68 reports) and the starter (29 reports).
Recalls and investigations
No recall on the electrical system covers the 2025 model year as of Oct 2, 2026.
NHTSA investigations into the electrical system on the Odyssey
Ignition interlock failure - rollaway. Closed jan 14, 2013, led to recall 12V-573.
None of these investigations covers the 2025 model year.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 10,000 and 22,000 miles, from the 15 reports that gave a mileage.
What owners wrote
“Auto stop start sometimes doesn't work even though battery was just replaced. Sitting at stoplight and when the car turns off with auto stop it does not turn on automatically when trying to move the car. Have to cycle the ignition and sometimes does not start.”
Filed Sep 23, 2026
“Auto start stop not working. This is happening quite a lot where there auto stop in activated and then the car wont start back. Resulting in the car having to be completely restarted.”
Filed May 8, 2026
“After a drive, shut it off, walk back to car within 2 minutes, car wont start. It cranked but failed. Never happen in cold start, but always after a drive. Happen about 8times in 9,000 miles and is more and more frequent now.”
Filed Mar 9, 2026 · 9,000 miles
“Auto Start/Stop system engaged, when given gas the engine did not start. Battery light came on and had to turn off and on the vehicle to start the engine. EA25004 - Investigation [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)”
Filed Jan 19, 2026
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 0 of 78 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 Taking it to a shop? How to describe this problem so it gets found
Other problems on this car
- Engine stalls or loses power while driving 149 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