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2025 Honda Odyssey Engine Problems

Complaints
244about this part
Share
55%of 444 total for the year
Median mileage
18,266miles
Trend
Too newThis model year is less than 4 years old, so a trend is not meaningful yet.

NHTSA recorded 244 complaints about the engine of the 2025 Honda Odyssey, 55% of the 444 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 18,266 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.

“Starter issue both during idle start/stop mode and going from off to on. Owned for about 20mos and happened first maybe 6mos ago and has happened a dozen times since then. So dangerous! We have had idle start freeze at a green light and are worried we’ll get hit. Sister in law has the same problem with hers. This needs to be fixed immediately!”

NHTSA complaint #11757592, filed 2026-08

“My Honda Odyssey shuts the engine off at a stop under Auto Idle Stop and then fails to restart when I release the brake. I have to shift to Park and press the start button. This has happened at least 5 times, including today, while stopped at a traffic light at a busy intersection. The van was immobilized in active traffic. Extremely dangerous situation.”

NHTSA complaint #11769056, filed 2026-10

“Auto Idle start stop system failed to start vehicle while. We were stopped at a red light auto idle shut down the engine once the light turn green and we attempted to move forward the auto start failed to cycle resulting in a stalled vehicle on the road, potentially increasing risk to passengers and other drivers on the road. This has happened multiple times.”

NHTSA complaint #11773494, filed 2026-10

“The Auto idle stop feature fails to restart the car during a stop. This happens intermittently but requires one to fully put the car in park and restart the car. This issue has caused concerns as I was at a stop light with a long line and did not know how to recover until I tried to full shutdown, set the car to park, and restart.”

NHTSA complaint #11754441, filed 2026-08

“My car has been dying when I stop at stoplights. We took it into the dealership and they said the battery was sending error messages. So we replaced the battery. It is doing it again. Sometimes it starts but it is getting progressively harder to restart it. It is dangerous to be stalled at an intersection. The car is not even a year old.”

NHTSA complaint #11695782, filed 2025-10

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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 2025 Honda Odyssey

Electrical system
233 complaintsOther or unknown
120 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
44 complaintsFuel system
21 complaintsBrakes
15 complaintsForward collision avoidance
14 complaintsSteering
8 complaintsSuspension
8 complaintsLane departure
7 complaintsBody and structure
7 complaintsEngine cooling
6 complaintsSeat belts
5 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2025 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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