2011 Honda Odyssey Seats Problems
- Complaints
- 14about this part
- Share
- 6%of 235 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 100,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 14 complaints about the seats of the 2011 Honda Odyssey, 6% of the 235 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 100,000 miles. 4 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers. 2 recall campaigns on record are filed under a similar system.
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.
“I accelerated when light turned green and my drivers seat topped completely back off the base. Seat bottom and back remained together. 2 torx bolts were later found on floor by dealer under the seat. No one injured as no one was sitting behind driver and my son was in passenger seat and able to help me tip back forward to where I could grab steering wheel to hang on to in order to reach our destination. We were in motion on a county road. Going straight. …”
NHTSA complaint #11085061, filed 2018-04, 132,000 miles“Passenger side door motor assembly and cable. Coated cable rusted and snapped. Substandard cable quality. Premature failure. Car was stationary. Cable snapped and popped outside of the vehicle potentially injuring person standing near door. Door unable to close without unreasonable force posing danger to passengers riding with open door. Passenger can not exit car with cable snapped. Can not replace just the cable causing undue financial hardship. Seat heater- faulty, crimp in heater broke causing failure with normal use by 100 pound person.”
NHTSA complaint #10993051, filed 2017-06, 100,000 miles“The latch towards the front on the bottom of the (single seat on the third row) on the very far right side does not latch properly. The seat falls backwards when my 8 year old son sits on it. It doesn't matter if the vehicle is in motion or not. The seat goes in a back ward motion when someone is sitting in it with the pressure of their back leaning on it. I feel this could be dangerous and needs to have a recall.”
NHTSA complaint #11076097, filed 2018-03“The cables on both rear passenger doors broke ( snapped) while we were putting our sons on their car seats and tried to close them several times with the rear automatic buttons, when they got to the end of the frame they would reopen.we were parked and couldn't get them to close. So finally we had to cut the cable in order to closed them. We called the dealer regarding any recalls on this , but unfortunately didn't get anywhere. Please help...thank you . We would like to have them working . …”
NHTSA complaint #11093246, filed 2018-05“Rear seat passenger of uber vehicle struck by another vehicle in high impact collision wound up on floor of vehicle. She believes she engaged the seat belt prior to collision & questions why she was thrown on to floor of vehicle. Both vehicles in motion. Other vehicle ran a stop sign at 60 MPH on city street.”
NHTSA complaint #11291490, filed 2019-12Related recalls
- 17V725000Nov 17, 2017Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2011-2017 Honda Odyssey vehicles. The second row outboard seats can slide sideways to one of two…Covers: Honda Odyssey 2011–2017
- 16V933000Dec 27, 2016Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain model year 2011-2016 Odyssey vehicles manufactured August 17, 2010, to October 1, 2015. The affected…Covers: Honda Odyssey 2011–2016
Related service bulletins
- 10144752Sep 5, 2018Service Bulletin sent to all dealers to inspect L-track bolts for correct torque and to incorporate torque check as part of regular maintenance
- 10144039Aug 1, 2018Dealer message - The August episode of Tech2Tech is now posted. We've got some valuable information for you, so check it out! This month, we're featuring ?Safety Recall: Left…
- 10126909Dec 23, 2017Servicenews Article - Anytime you release the rear latches on the second-row outer seats, make sure the seats are securely latched when you put the seats back into position. This…
- 10115832Aug 18, 2017Service bulletin - The second-row center seat cup holder is loose or broken. The cup holder is coming out from the center seat due to insufficient strength of the hooks and clips…
- 10100427Nov 28, 2016Dealer message - american honda (ahm) is investigating certain 2011-2016 odysseys with a customer complaint of the 2nd row seat bottom adjusters not locking, allowing the seat to…
- 10100123Nov 2, 2016Dealer message - american honda (ahm) is investigating certain 2011-2016 odysseys with a customer complaint of the 2nd row seat bottom adjusters not locking, allowing the seat to…
- 10087267Oct 21, 2016Dealer message - american honda (ahm) is investigating certain 2011-2016 odysseys with a customer complaint of the 2nd row seat bottom adjusters not locking, allowing the seat to…
- 10086892Oct 3, 2016Dealer message - american honda (ahm) is investigating certain 2011-2016 odysseys with a customer complaint of the 2nd row seat bottom adjusters not locking, allowing the seat to…
- 10086425Sep 21, 2016Dealer message - american honda (ahm) is investigating certain 2011-2016 odysseys with a customer complaint of the 2nd row seat bottom adjusters not locking, allowing the seat to…
- 10086121Aug 31, 2016Dealer message - american honda (ahm) is investigating certain 2011-2016 odysseys with a customer complaint of the 2nd row seat bottom adjusters not locking, allowing the seat to…
Seats: 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 2011 Honda Odyssey
66 complaintsBrakes
44 complaintsEngine
25 complaintsBody and structure
20 complaintsOther or unknown
19 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
19 complaintsTires
12 complaintsAir bags
11 complaintsSteering
10 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
10 complaintsSeat belts
6 complaintsVehicle speed control
6 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2011 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.
To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology