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2013 Honda Odyssey Fuel system Problems

Complaints
10about this part
Share
5%of 210 total for the year
Median mileage
55,500miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 10 complaints about the fuel system of the 2013 Honda Odyssey, 5% of the 210 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 55,500 miles. 1 a fire, according to the filers. 1 recall campaign on record is 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.

“When driving - our traction control and engine light has come on several times and the engine has been so rough that we had to stop and let it cool down before taking it immediately home. The first time we took it in - we were told that something (dirt) may have gotten into the piston chamber and caused a misfire of the spark plugs, but that we should be ok. Then it happened again and again, but becoming more frequent between resetting the codes. We were told just to replace spark plugs 1 & 2. …”

NHTSA complaint #10682162, filed 2015-02, 40,000 miles

“Today I found out that my pistons were bad in my 2013 Odyssey. I had just had my points, plugs and wires changed out in late november early december. I was surprised to see that this is a common problems with the odysseys. I had taken my van to auto zone to have it diagnosed and it said code p0302 indicates that cylinder 2 had to many misfires same code that is in the extended warranty for this issue. I was told that my VIN number was not on the list to serve. Wow. I asked why and the customer service representative stated because that no one had complained with that VIN number. …”

NHTSA complaint #11306990, filed 2020-02, 110,000 miles

“I had just completed a trip to greenville, sc and pulled into my drive. I had taken a load of items into my house when I came back out an notice smoke coming from under the hood. I unlatched the hood to check on the smoke when flames started coming out of from under the hood. I start spraying water under the hood as I call our security which call our local fire department. Our security can and assisted me trying to extinguish the fire until the fire department can and finished extinguishing the fire. The 2013 Honda was determined to be a total loss by usaa. …”

NHTSA complaint #10747288, filed 2015-08, 35,500 miles

“Gasoline leaking below passenger side door. This van was modified for a wheelchair and had an aftermarket fuel tank installed. Honda dealer inspected it, said leak is at top of tank but cannot service due to the tank not being oem. Dealer said this has happened before but they refuse to report it. The builder is braun ability. Leak starts when key is turned to on.”

NHTSA complaint #11203665, filed 2019-04, 32,000 miles

“Car consumes oil-engine misses and stalls-lights come on signaling traction. Back seat slides back and forth constantly- solution on NHTSA websit is recall number 13v382000 recall date 08/27/2013 component engine summary Honda is recalling certain model year 2013 pilot 2wd and 4wd vehicles and certain model year 2013 Odyssey vehicles. During manufacturing of the engine piston, it is possible that the heat treatment process was not properly applied, resulting in the piston having an insufficient hardness level, making it more susceptible to premature wear. …”

NHTSA complaint #11035137, filed 2017-10, 71,000 miles

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Fuel system: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202635%
2025215%
202454%
202333%
202243%
202153%
2020316%
201919019%
201810711%
201738%
2016197%
201573%
2014155%
2013105%
2012114%
201142%
2010239%
200984%
2008194%
2007233%
2006294%
2005415%
2004244%
2003172%
2002131%
2001163%
2000122%
1999143%
199715%

Other parts of the 2013 Honda Odyssey

Engine
69 complaints
Brakes
55 complaints
Body and structure
20 complaints
Other or unknown
16 complaints
Electrical system
15 complaints
Air bags
14 complaints
Steering
14 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
14 complaints
Vehicle speed control
12 complaints
Seats
9 complaints
Engine cooling
7 complaints
Tires
4 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2013 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