2019 Honda OdysseyProblems: Top Complaints, Recalls & Failures (NHTSA)
Every owner complaint and safety recall the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has on file for the 2019 Honda Odyssey, ranked by the component that failed most.
Complaints on file
987
Recalls issued
20
Crashes reported
16
Fires reported
7
What breaks most
- Forward Collision Avoidance237 complaints · 24%
- Electrical System223 complaints · 22.6%
- Lane Departure167 complaints · 16.9%
- Engine134 complaints · 13.6%
- Power Train127 complaints · 12.9%
Recalls on this model year
- Back Over Prevention › Sensing System › Camera
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2018-2020 Odyssey, 2019-2020 Passport, and 2019-2021 Pilot vehicles. Incorrect instrument panel control module software can cause the instrument panel to not display critical information, such as engine oil pressure, speedometer, and gear selec
Campaign 20V439000 · reported 28/07/2020 · recall work is free at any franchised dealer
- Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch
Honda (America Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2018-2020 Odyssey vehicles. 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 latchi
Campaign 20V437000 · reported 28/07/2020 · recall work is free at any franchised dealer
- Electrical System › Software
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2019-2021 Pilot, 2019-2020 Odyssey and 2019-2020 Passport vehicles. Incorrect central network software programming may cause several errors to occur that can delay or prevent the rearview camera image from displaying. As such, these vehicles fa
Campaign 20V440000 · reported 28/07/2020 · recall work is free at any franchised dealer
- Back Over Prevention › Sensing System › Camera
American Honda Motor Co. (Honda) is recalling certain 2019-2020 Odyssey vehicles. Water may get into the rearview camera mounting holes and enter the camera lens and cause a distorted image, or no image at all. Additionally, if the rearview camera view mode is set to top-down view, or switched fro
Campaign 20V438000 · reported 28/07/2020 · recall work is free at any franchised dealer
- Electrical System › Wiring
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2018-2020 Odyssey vehicles. The wire harness for the third row seat accessory power outlet may get pinched between the unibody and rear trim panel, possibly damaging the wires and causing an electrical short.
Campaign 20V066000 · reported 06/02/2020 · recall work is free at any franchised dealer
- Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Fuel Pump
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2019-2020 Acura MDX, MDX Sport Hybrid, RDX, TLX, Honda Accord, Civic Hatchback, Insight, 2019 Acura ILX, Honda Accord Hybrid, Civic Coupe, Civic Coupe Si, Civic Sedan, Civic Sedan Si, Civic Type R, Fit, HR-V, Odyssey, Passport, Pilot and Ridgelin
Campaign 21V215000 · reported 25/03/2021 · recall work is free at any franchised dealer
- Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage
Braun Corporation (Braun) is recalling certain 2018-2021 Braun-modified Honda Odyssey vehicles. The fuel tank assembly installed by Braun may be susceptible to the fuel tank overfilling into the charcoal canister. If the charcoal canister fills with a sufficient amount of fuel, fuel may leak out.
Campaign 21V010000 · reported 14/01/2021 · recall work is free at any franchised dealer
- Seat Belts › Pretensioner
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2019 Honda Insight, Odyssey, and Ridgeline vehicles. The Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) control unit may have a manufacturing error, possibly resulting in the air bags or seatbelt pretensioners not deploying in the event of a crash.
Campaign 18V664000 · reported 27/09/2018 · recall work is free at any franchised dealer
- Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Odyssey vehicles. Loose battery terminal connections or a degraded battery may cause the Transmission Control Unit (TCU) to unexpectedly reboot. Upon rebooting, the TCU may shift the transmission to the "Park" position, possibly damag
Campaign 19V299000 · reported 12/04/2019 · recall work is free at any franchised dealer
- Engine And Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline › Belts And Associated Pulleys
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Acura MDX and Honda Pilot vehicles and 2019 Acura RLX, RLX Sport Hybrid, TLX and Honda Odyssey and Ridgeline vehicles. The timing belt teeth may separate from the belt.
Campaign 19V298000 · reported 12/04/2019 · recall work is free at any franchised dealer
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Caliper
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2017-2019 Acura MDX, 2017-2018 Acura MDX Sport Hybrid, 2018-2019 Honda HR-V and Honda Odyssey, and 2016 Honda HR-V vehicles. The rear brake caliper pistons may have an insufficient coating, causing gas pockets to form, reducing brake performance
Campaign 18V777000 · reported 01/11/2018 · recall work is free at any franchised dealer
- Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain model year 2018 and 2019 Honda Odyssey vehicles. The latch assemblies for the power sliding doors may stick and not properly latch to the door strikers.
Campaign 18V795000 · reported 09/11/2018 · recall work is free at any franchised dealer
- Service Brakes, Air › Antilock › Wheel Speed Sensor
Braun Corporation (Braun) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Honda Odyessy vehicles modified to be equipped with an in-floor wheelchair ramp conversion. 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
Campaign 19V213000 · reported 20/03/2019 · recall work is free at any franchised dealer
- Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2017-2020 CR-V, 2018-2019 Accord and Accord Hybrid, 2018-2020 Odyssey, 2019 Insight, and 2019-2020 Acura RDX vehicles. A manufacturing issue with the front seat belts may cause the seat belt buckle channel to interfere with the release button, p
Campaign 23V158000 · reported 09/03/2023 · recall work is free at any franchised dealer
- Back Over Prevention › Display Function
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2018-2023 Odyssey, 2019-2022 Pilot, and 2019-2023 Passport vehicles. Due to a faulty Media Oriented Systems Transport (MOST) communication coaxial cable connector, the rearview camera image may not appear on the display. As such, these vehicles
Campaign 23V431000 · reported 15/06/2023 · recall work is free at any franchised dealer
- Engine And Engine Cooling › Engine › Hard Parts Internal/Mechanical
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2015-2020 Acura TLX, 2016-2020 Acura MDX, 2016 and 2018-2019 Pilot, 2017 and 2019 Ridgeline, and 2018-2019 Odyssey vehicles. Due to a manufacturing error, the connecting rod bearing in the engine may wear and seize, damaging the engine.
Campaign 23V751000 · reported 13/11/2023 · recall work is free at any franchised dealer
- Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Fuel Pump
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2013-2023 Honda Accord, Civic Coupe, Civic Sedan, Civic Hatchback, Civic Type R, CR-V, HR-V, Ridgeline, Odyssey, Acura ILX, MDX, MDX Hybrid, RDX, RLX, TLX, 2019-2022 Honda Insight, Passport, 2020 Honda CR-V Hybrid, 2018-2019 Honda Clarity PHEV, F
Campaign 23V858000 · reported 18/12/2023 · recall work is free at any franchised dealer
- Air Bags › Air Bag/Restraint Control Module › Software
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2018-2022 Odyssey vehicles. A software programming error can cause the side and side curtain air bags to deploy unexpectedly.
Campaign 26V227000 · reported 09/04/2026 · recall work is free at any franchised dealer
- Air Bags › Sensor › Occupant Classification › Front Passenger
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
Campaign 26V332000 · reported 21/05/2026 · recall work is free at any franchised dealer
- Back Over Prevention › Sensing System › Camera
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2018-2020 Odyssey vehicles. Water may enter into the rearview camera, which can cause the rearview camera image to fail to display when the vehicle is in reverse. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehic
Campaign 26V423000 · reported 01/07/2026 · recall work is free at any franchised dealer
What owners report
Forward Collision Avoidance
- Front Camera has failed making safety systems not work.
- While driving multiple alerts pop up on the dashboard distracting driver. Had 6 alerts that kept beeping while driving. Took to honda and they say forward facing camera has issues so affects all of th
- SO MANY WARNING SIGNS ON DRIVER'S SIDE DASH DISPLAY. IT IS RELATED WITH FRONT WINDSHEILD MULTI PURPOSE CAMERA. SO I HAD TO PAY NORM REEVES HONDA DEALER TO REPAIR AND RECALIBER. IT COST ME AROUND $2
Electrical System
- Fuel injectors need replaced at 130000 miles electronic touchscreen ac blower cuts out comes back on for no reason
- The front camera all of a sudden is malfunctioning - the following has been affected because of it: auto high beam, adaptive cruise control, lane keeping assist, collision mitigation system, road depa
- 1. The tailgate of Honda Odyssey started opening and closing on its own. 2. There was water damage on the electronic tailgate control unit that short circuited it making it misbehave. 3. The unit star
Lane Departure
- Front Camera has failed making safety systems not work.
- SO MANY WARNING SIGNS ON DRIVER'S SIDE DASH DISPLAY. IT IS RELATED WITH FRONT WINDSHEILD MULTI PURPOSE CAMERA. SO I HAD TO PAY NORM REEVES HONDA DEALER TO REPAIR AND RECALIBER. IT COST ME AROUND $2
- I was just driving normally on my way home with 5 codes suddenly appeared on my dash disable all the driver assist features.
Engine
- I am reporting a severe engine issue on my 2019 Honda Odyssey that matches the exact failure profile of NHTSA Recall 23V-751 and the ongoing investigation PE25008 / RQ24-013. While driving, the vehicl
- My wife was driving our young daughters and the vehicle had multiple warning lights come on. then several messages stated transmission drive unavailable. then the vehicle stopped moving and stalled in
- Vehicle began to misfire on cylinder 3. As the issue continued more cylinders stared to misfire. Next was number 6, then 2 increased up the engine. Air fuel ratio was 1.6. Assuming it was fuel/air/ele
Power Train
- Safety Concern: Severe Transmission Lag and Hesitation on Honda 9-Speed Vehicles. The Honda 9-speed automatic transmission exhibits dangerous downshifting hesitation and delayed shifting while cruisin
- My name is [XXX], we bought a brand new 2019 Honda Odyssey Elite, we have had problems with this vehicle since day one. They have lied and covered up the issues with this vehicle starting with the inf
- Vehicle began to misfire on cylinder 3. As the issue continued more cylinders stared to misfire. Next was number 6, then 2 increased up the engine. Air fuel ratio was 1.6. Assuming it was fuel/air/ele
Excerpts are anonymized owner complaints as filed with NHTSA, trimmed to 200 characters.
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