2006 Honda Odyssey Exterior lighting Problems
- Complaints
- 5about this part
- Share
- 1%of 703 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 30,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 5 complaints about the exterior lighting of the 2006 Honda Odyssey, 1% of the 703 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 30,000 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“1. Interior vehicle lights seem to indicate exterior lights are on when they are not. Exterior lights are off at night time. The inability to detect exterior lights are on at night. 2. Exterior imitation chrome peels off cheap plastic. 3. Poor steering quality for a new vehicle.”
NHTSA complaint #10232712, filed 2008-06, 5,000 miles“The night before Christmas Eve, I was commuting home from the neighboring city, which is about a 25 minute drive home from where I was currently located. It was late in the evening and 2 of my children were in the car with me. I live in a rural area that is extremely dark in most of the areas. As I'm driving along both of my low beams go out without warning. This made for a very dangerous situation. I reacted as quickly as I could to prevent an accident and tried my high beams. …”
NHTSA complaint #11633039, filed 2024-12“2006 Honda Odyssey, dash board is illuminated during the day, as evening approaches its hard to tell you need to put you lights on. I often find myself driving into the night with no headlights on because of this. Others have expressed same concern regarding this safety hazard.”
NHTSA complaint #10188904, filed 2007-04Exterior lighting: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 3% |
| 2024 | 2 | 2% |
| 2023 | 2 | 2% |
| 2022 | 2 | 1% |
| 2021 | 2 | 1% |
| 2020 | 4 | 1% |
| 2019 | 6 | 1% |
| 2018 | 5 | 0% |
| 2015 | 5 | 2% |
| 2014 | 4 | 1% |
| 2013 | 2 | 1% |
| 2012 | 7 | 3% |
| 2011 | 3 | 1% |
| 2010 | 8 | 3% |
| 2009 | 3 | 2% |
| 2008 | 3 | 1% |
| 2007 | 6 | 1% |
| 2006 | 5 | 1% |
| 2005 | 9 | 1% |
| 2004 | 7 | 1% |
| 2003 | 10 | 1% |
| 2002 | 9 | 1% |
| 2001 | 4 | 1% |
| 2000 | 9 | 1% |
| 1999 | 3 | 1% |
Other parts of the 2006 Honda Odyssey
127 complaintsBody and structure
101 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
87 complaintsBrakes
75 complaintsEngine
74 complaintsEngine cooling
71 complaintsEquipment
49 complaintsOther or unknown
48 complaintsElectrical system
44 complaintsFuel system
29 complaintsTires
28 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
27 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2006 Honda Odyssey
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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