2012 Honda Odyssey Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors) Problems
- Complaints
- 8about this part
- Share
- 3%of 245 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 30,750miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 8 complaints about the visibility of the 2012 Honda Odyssey, 3% of the 245 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 30,750 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.
“I was standing on my front porch, vehicle parked in the driveway, and my rear hatch window shattered. The weather was decent, mid 60's. So it wasn't extremely cold or extremely hot. I live on the end of a cul-de-sac. Nothing was around it, noone was around, nothing hit it. It just shattered, blew glass both inside the van and outside the van. Thankfully noone was standing behind it when it happened.”
NHTSA complaint #10507057, filed 2013-04, 11,610 miles“At approximately 7:30 pm on thursday, 09/12/2013, I was driving with my family on route 288 in chesterfield county, virginia, at approximately 65 MPH. My wife and I heard glass breaking but we were unsure of the source. We heard it again and my wife (passenger seat) opened the sunroof cover and observed shattered glass. When we got home approximately 10 minutes later we took a photo. We did not observe a rock or foreign object in the shattered glass. …”
NHTSA complaint #10543433, filed 2013-09, 33,500 miles“I was washing the windshield on the passenger side. I lifted up the w/s wiper element superstructure and the wiper arm dislodged and smacked and cracked the windshield upon impact. The wipers (both sides) operated normally and we had just returned from a very rainy vacation. There were no signs of any abnormal operations nor installations. I believe wiper superstructures are supposed to stay installed onto the wiper arms until certain procedures are completed to disassemble, one of which should not be lifting up from the windshield to aid cleaning. …”
NHTSA complaint #11023909, filed 2017-09, 56,000 miles“The window molding/trim in our van has started deteriorating on both sides of the windows. It is highly unusally for this to happen, despite the age of the vehicial. Please check the photos.”
NHTSA complaint #11100555, filed 2018-06, 46,000 miles“The contact owns a 2012 Honda Odyssey. The contact stated that the front driver's side windshield was cracked at the top of the windshield. The contact stated that an unknown dealer was contacted however, referred the contact to a third party to get the windshield replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a case was filed. The failure mileage was approximately 40,000.”
NHTSA complaint #11337869, filed 2020-07, 40,000 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10166794Oct 21, 2019Dealer Message - On August 29, 2019, American Honda launched five revised and one new Warranty Extension paint bulletins. Please review the following summary of requirements…
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors): other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 2% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0% |
| 2024 | 2 | 2% |
| 2023 | 10 | 10% |
| 2022 | 11 | 8% |
| 2021 | 9 | 6% |
| 2020 | 10 | 2% |
| 2019 | 9 | 1% |
| 2018 | 15 | 1% |
| 2017 | 3 | 8% |
| 2016 | 4 | 1% |
| 2015 | 7 | 3% |
| 2014 | 12 | 4% |
| 2013 | 3 | 1% |
| 2012 | 8 | 3% |
| 2011 | 10 | 4% |
| 2010 | 6 | 2% |
| 2009 | 4 | 2% |
| 2008 | 7 | 1% |
| 2007 | 13 | 2% |
| 2006 | 11 | 2% |
| 2005 | 23 | 3% |
| 2004 | 6 | 1% |
| 2003 | 12 | 1% |
| 2002 | 7 | 1% |
| 2001 | 10 | 2% |
| 2000 | 15 | 2% |
| 1999 | 7 | 1% |
| 1998 | 3 | 4% |
| 1997 | 2 | 10% |
| 1996 | 3 | 4% |
| 1995 | 3 | 3% |
Other parts of the 2012 Honda Odyssey
60 complaintsEngine
39 complaintsElectrical system
37 complaintsBody and structure
25 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
24 complaintsOther or unknown
23 complaintsSteering
21 complaintsSeats
14 complaintsVehicle speed control
13 complaintsFuel system
11 complaintsAir bags
10 complaintsSeat belts
9 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2012 Honda Odyssey
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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