2022 Honda Odyssey Transmission and drivetrain Problems
- Complaints
- 14about this part
- Share
- 10%of 142 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 130miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 14 complaints about the transmission and drivetrain of the 2022 Honda Odyssey, 10% of the 142 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 130 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.
“2022 Honda Odyssey ex-l with 10 speed automatic transmission. Vehicle owned fewer than 24 hours. Purchased with 3 miles on odometer, with 130 miles on odometer when incident occurred while traveling southbound on i75 in ohio, vehicle was in motion cruising at 70 miles per hour. Suddenly vehicle started slowing down and engine started revving but no forward motion. Pulled over to side of road on shoulder and turned engine off for five minutes to let cool down. Restarted vehicle and when merging after fourth gear, engine exhibited same condition of no engagement between transmission and engine. …”
NHTSA complaint #11416623, filed 2021-05, 130 miles“The car was purchased new, and wasn’t even a year old. We were driving on the highway and all the sudden the engine revved. The car would no longer accelerate. We were able to pull off the highway safely but the car would not accelerate more than a few miles per hour. There were no warning lights or indications of an issue with the car. The car was towed to Honda and a new transmission was installed.”
NHTSA complaint #11462996, filed 2022-05“On 6-10-21, we purchased a 2022 Honda Odyssey from Millennium Honda, Hempstead, NY. On the drive home, my husband immediately noticed a strong odor & felt the car acting strange on gear (like a shift that was out of place) but thought it was just part of being a new car. On 6-11-21, I drove the car with my 2 kids (2 & 5) and mom and she noticed a strong odor like burnt rubber . The infotainment system froze & shut down twice. The car felt strange when I was accelerating. …”
NHTSA complaint #11420899, filed 2021-06“Car won't shift gear. We were stuck on the highway which was obviously not safe. Turned off the engine, after a while started it and car was able to shift partially with lots of weird noises and only drove slowly. When we wanted to put in reverse to enter the driveway it did not respond once again and we were stuck in the middle of the road for a few minutes. Luckily no cars went by at the time. The car is ONE AND A HALF MONTHS OLD and has less than 500 MILES on it. This was crazy scary”
NHTSA complaint #11425583, filed 2021-07“We were exiting from one freeway to another. As we approached the exit ramp, the vehicle began to decelerate and the engine began revving. We managed to pull over to the narrow shoulder, to allow traffic to pass. We turned the vehicle off, hoping is was a simple glitch in the computer. We restarted the car and encountered the same problem. We managed to limp the vehicle to the end of the entrance ramp and called Honda Roadside Assistance. They had the vehicle towed to the dealer we had purchased it from. …”
NHTSA complaint #11420309, filed 2021-06Transmission and drivetrain: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 2% |
| 2025 | 44 | 10% |
| 2024 | 16 | 13% |
| 2023 | 3 | 3% |
| 2022 | 14 | 10% |
| 2021 | 6 | 4% |
| 2020 | 17 | 3% |
| 2019 | 128 | 13% |
| 2018 | 166 | 16% |
| 2017 | 7 | 18% |
| 2016 | 38 | 14% |
| 2015 | 41 | 20% |
| 2014 | 73 | 24% |
| 2013 | 14 | 7% |
| 2012 | 24 | 10% |
| 2011 | 19 | 8% |
| 2010 | 23 | 9% |
| 2009 | 18 | 9% |
| 2008 | 41 | 8% |
| 2007 | 78 | 9% |
| 2006 | 87 | 12% |
| 2005 | 106 | 13% |
| 2004 | 221 | 38% |
| 2003 | 533 | 58% |
| 2002 | 608 | 63% |
| 2001 | 332 | 54% |
| 2000 | 228 | 34% |
| 1999 | 170 | 33% |
| 1998 | 14 | 19% |
| 1997 | 1 | 5% |
| 1996 | 1 | 1% |
| 1995 | 1 | 1% |
Other parts of the 2022 Honda Odyssey
37 complaintsForward collision avoidance
29 complaintsOther or unknown
23 complaintsEngine
16 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
11 complaintsAir bags
10 complaintsBrakes
9 complaintsVehicle speed control
6 complaintsSuspension
5 complaintsFuel system
4 complaintsLane departure
4 complaintsSeats
4 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2022 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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