2006 Honda Odyssey Seats Problems
- Complaints
- 12about this part
- Share
- 2%of 703 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 64,600miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 12 complaints about the seats of the 2006 Honda Odyssey, 2% of the 703 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 64,600 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved and 1 a fire, according to the filers.
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.
“Severe back pain after 2 hour trip. Has happened on all four trips taken since purchasing car in dec 2013. Thought I was crazy until researching online. Turns out this is a significant issue. Why hasn't something been done. I will sell this car.”
NHTSA complaint #10588032, filed 2014-05, 110,000 miles“Honda Odyssey 2006 heated seat problem. Heated seat over heated causing no injury but burned leather seat and smoldered while vehicle was sitting in garage. Our concern is that if this was not immediately noticed the seat could have continued to smolder, burn and eventually cause the vehicle to start on fire while parked in the attached garage of our home. I am quite surprised that there is not some sort of safety built into the seat heater that would blow a fuse and cease the flow of electricity. If there is something like this in place it has failed. …”
NHTSA complaint #10380190, filed 2011-02, 55,000 miles“Have a 2006 Honda Odyssey. The third row seat on the right side will not latch reliably to the floor. Sitting on the seat and/or accelerating causes the seat and passenger to flip backwards. The seat latch is on a swinging panel and is too far forward to meet the floor mounted hoop. There doesn't appear to be any way to adjust the latch position.”
NHTSA complaint #11385945, filed 2020-12, 140,000 miles“For 2006 Honda Odyssey with 60k miles, 3rd row seat latch does not engage allowing seat to move freely when in the 'unstored or normal position.. Potential major safety hazard in the event of accident or rapid stop. Honda dealer said that no extended warranty applied although I expect that the latch has been engaged no more than 100 times during life of vehicle. Currently 3rd seat unusable and must be stowed for safe operation. High consumer cost for replacement seat or 'rebuild'. …”
NHTSA complaint #10289501, filed 2009-10, 50,000 miles“The van was struck in the back by a large (semi) truck. The van rebounded forward from being hit by the truck. At this time the front seats in the van collapsed to the full back position 180 degrees. This had us lying flat, below the level of the windows. As the van came to a stop the truck came up along side the van and stopped with the front right wheel being lodged in the sliding door on the left side of the van. The van was half way in the third lane of traffic and half way on the shoulder. …”
NHTSA complaint #10202956, filed 2007-09, 16,000 milesSeats: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0% |
| 2024 | 1 | 1% |
| 2023 | 1 | 1% |
| 2022 | 4 | 3% |
| 2021 | 2 | 1% |
| 2020 | 3 | 1% |
| 2019 | 5 | 1% |
| 2018 | 6 | 1% |
| 2017 | 1 | 3% |
| 2016 | 26 | 10% |
| 2015 | 16 | 8% |
| 2014 | 19 | 6% |
| 2013 | 9 | 4% |
| 2012 | 14 | 6% |
| 2011 | 14 | 6% |
| 2010 | 4 | 2% |
| 2009 | 2 | 1% |
| 2008 | 6 | 1% |
| 2007 | 4 | 0% |
| 2006 | 12 | 2% |
| 2005 | 5 | 1% |
| 2004 | 22 | 4% |
| 2003 | 13 | 1% |
| 2002 | 13 | 1% |
| 2001 | 9 | 1% |
| 2000 | 16 | 2% |
| 1999 | 10 | 2% |
| 1998 | 1 | 1% |
| 1996 | 1 | 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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