2020 Honda Odyssey Forward collision avoidance Problems
- Complaints
- 185about this part
- Share
- 38%of 490 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 32,000miles
- Trend
- RisingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% higher than in the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 185 complaints about the forward collision avoidance of the 2020 Honda Odyssey, 38% of the 490 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 32,000 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Major safety concern (brake fail during driving) with new 2020 Honda Odyssey with 2618 miles driven. Brake made loud squeak noise right after purchase and took it to local Honda dealership where car was purchased 4 times. Honda dealership resurfaced rotor 2 different times. About 12-14 days ago, Honda Odyssey brake failed when going down at slight grade. When brake paddle was applied, entire van, including steering wheel shake and van failed to stop. My driving habit of leaving large gap between vehicle saved my life. It took approximately 1/3 or 0.33 mile to bring car to stop. …”
NHTSA complaint #11378406, filed 2020-12, 2,618 miles“when I start the car, I get 8 or so warnings: Adaptive cruise control, Automatic emergency braking, forward Collision warning, lane departure warning, lane keeping assistance, etc. the air bag warning for passenger also blinks. the dealer indicates this is a faulty front camera and will require about $2500 to fix it.”
NHTSA complaint #11758803, filed 2026-08“It seems our multi-purpose camera is malfunctioning and therefore causing all of the systems to go offline and light up on the dashboard when we turn on the car. It seems the only solution is to replace this. That seems insane that we should have to pay for this if this is a major safety feature of the car and one of the reasons we purchased the vehicle.”
NHTSA complaint #11612541, filed 2024-09“The camera is faulty and I've brought it in once early on and the dealer said a wire needed to be tightened. It happened again and they said no such loose wire this time. The code says camera needs to be replaced. I don't even have 100k miles on this car and it's going bad. Faulty part and I know this is happening a lot.”
NHTSA complaint #11660796, filed 2025-05“All Honda Sensing technology is not working and brake system indicator is on. ACC, LKAS, Collision mitigation, auto high beam, road departure. I read online that a lot of Honda Odyssey owners are experiencing same problem. It could be the front camera sensor.I have always had electrical problems with car. There crackling sounds when the radio or music is playing on the stereos.”
NHTSA complaint #11678818, filed 2025-08Related service bulletins
- 10168078Nov 14, 2019Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is investigating certain 2019-2020 Odysseys, Passports & Pilots with a customer complaint of the auto idle stop inop. To…
Forward collision avoidance: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 16% |
| 2025 | 14 | 3% |
| 2024 | 12 | 10% |
| 2023 | 26 | 25% |
| 2022 | 29 | 21% |
| 2021 | 19 | 13% |
| 2020 | 185 | 38% |
| 2019 | 240 | 24% |
| 2018 | 210 | 21% |
| 2017 | 1 | 3% |
| 2016 | 13 | 5% |
| 2015 | 2 | 1% |
| 2007 | 1 | 0% |
| 2006 | 1 | 0% |
| 1997 | 1 | 5% |
Other parts of the 2020 Honda Odyssey
173 complaintsLane departure
127 complaintsEngine
71 complaintsOther or unknown
71 complaintsBody and structure
32 complaintsFuel system
31 complaintsBack-over prevention (rear camera)
23 complaintsBrakes
22 complaintsAir bags
20 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
17 complaintsVehicle speed control
13 complaintsSuspension
10 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2020 Honda Odyssey
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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