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2023 Honda Odyssey Engine Problems

Complaints
15about this part
Share
14%of 105 total for the year
Median mileage
25,500miles
Trend
Too newThis model year is less than 4 years old, so a trend is not meaningful yet.

NHTSA recorded 15 complaints about the engine of the 2023 Honda Odyssey, 14% of the 105 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 25,500 miles. 1 a fire, according to the filers.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“After stopping the car in a left turn lane in the intersection, the car engine, dash board and infotainment system shut down. No warnings or other items appeared, the car died. After scrambling since it put traffic to a standstill, I shifter to park and returned on the car. Which worked and allowed me to continue. This happened again 1 week later while at a red light.”

NHTSA complaint #11758148, filed 2026-08

“Twice while at a stop light, when the car was in Auto Idle Stop, it suddenly shut down completely. There was no power on the dashboard. I couldn't even turn on the hazard lights. The first time, this lasted several minutes, the second time, a few seconds. After this time, the electronics spontaneously came back up and I was able to restart the engine.”

NHTSA complaint #11556827, filed 2023-11

“Seems like due to the auto idle, it makes the engine idle so low that it dies- my car died in middle of the road- the first time, I had it jumped, and mechanic said it was a fluke, second time, despite the testing not showing any issue, he said we can try to replace the battery, so we did, but 6 weeks later my car died, and it took 5 attempts to get it to restart with the external battery pack! each time there was NO issue with the electrical system- my A/C was running fine, the whole dashboard showed up fine. …”

NHTSA complaint #11757567, filed 2026-08

“Our auto idle randomly will shut the entire van off. Leaving us stranded without being able to go for 15-30 seconds until we can get It restarted. There has been no warnings or codes thrown Early on it has been unable to reproduce for them when at the dealership It has been to dealership numerous times because it’s a scary safety issue with cars usually behind us honking, yelling, and holding up a finger. They did try update some software the most recent time which was unsuccessful. Now they want to put a new starter and relay and engine valve adjustment. …”

NHTSA complaint #11693655, filed 2025-10

“While driving 35-40 mph, the car started acting strange, shaking and multiple alerts began appearing. No cars were around me and I was able to get the car over to the shoulder quickly. (Mileage 35,483. Owned car 20 months) Messages appearing: Electric Parking Brake Problem, Adaptive Cruise Control Problem, Road Departure Mitigation System Problem, Collision Mitigation System Problem, Hill Start Assist Problem, Emissions System Problem, Electric Parking Brake Problem, Electric Power Steering Problem, Vehicle Stability Assist Problem, CMBS Problem. …”

NHTSA complaint #11615114, filed 2024-09

Related service bulletins

Engine: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
20262643%
202524455%
20244738%
20231514%
20221611%
20212618%
20207114%
201913514%
201819119%
20171026%
20169334%
20155426%
20145919%
20136933%
20123916%
20112511%
20104618%
20093417%
2008408%
2007587%
20067411%
2005688%
2004509%
2003324%
2002273%
200191%
200091%
199992%
199834%
199611%

Other parts of the 2023 Honda Odyssey

Electrical system
31 complaints
Forward collision avoidance
26 complaints
Other or unknown
25 complaints
Body and structure
10 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
10 complaints
Brakes
9 complaints
Lane departure
7 complaints
Steering
5 complaints
Seat belts
4 complaints
Back-over prevention (rear camera)
3 complaints
Fuel system
3 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
3 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2023 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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