2026 Honda Odyssey Vehicle speed control Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 3%of 61 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 6,338miles
- Trend
- Too newThis model year is less than 4 years old, so a trend is not meaningful yet.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2026 Honda Odyssey, 3% of the 61 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 6,338 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
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.
“The contact owns a 2026 Honda Odyssey. The contact stated that while pulling halfway into a parking spot with her foot on the brake pedal, the vehicle suddenly accelerated, turning slightly right to miss a handicapped spot, crashed into a palm tree, and drove over rocks before the vehicle stopped. The vehicle went from 0 to 30 MPH within seconds. The ignition was turned off during the failure. The driver’s side seat and top air bags deployed and struck the contact in the face, causing a burning of the face. There was smoke inside the vehicle. The driver was able to exit the vehicle. …”
NHTSA complaint #11765824, filed 2026-09, 6,338 miles“Observed repeatedly while operating at highway/interstate cruising speed, with adaptive cruise engaged: any changes in road texture - concrete to blacktop, between different types of blacktop or concrete, separation joints, etc - such as when crossing a bridge, crossing state lines, entering open-road toll plazas, etc - results in a sharp lifting of the throttle and at times will also automatically engage the brakes. This results in rapidly and unexpectedly cutting speed by 10-15 mph before automatically resuming set speed 1-2 seconds later. …”
NHTSA complaint #11697370, filed 2025-11Vehicle speed control: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 3% |
| 2025 | 5 | 1% |
| 2023 | 1 | 1% |
| 2022 | 6 | 4% |
| 2021 | 3 | 2% |
| 2020 | 14 | 3% |
| 2019 | 67 | 7% |
| 2018 | 54 | 5% |
| 2017 | 1 | 3% |
| 2016 | 12 | 4% |
| 2015 | 5 | 2% |
| 2014 | 21 | 7% |
| 2013 | 12 | 6% |
| 2012 | 13 | 5% |
| 2011 | 6 | 3% |
| 2010 | 13 | 5% |
| 2009 | 6 | 3% |
| 2008 | 30 | 6% |
| 2007 | 33 | 4% |
| 2006 | 14 | 2% |
| 2005 | 23 | 3% |
| 2004 | 23 | 4% |
| 2003 | 30 | 3% |
| 2002 | 33 | 3% |
| 2001 | 17 | 3% |
| 2000 | 20 | 3% |
| 1999 | 11 | 2% |
| 1998 | 2 | 3% |
| 1997 | 3 | 15% |
| 1996 | 4 | 6% |
| 1995 | 1 | 1% |
Other parts of the 2026 Honda Odyssey
26 complaintsElectrical system
23 complaintsOther or unknown
20 complaintsForward collision avoidance
11 complaintsBrakes
6 complaintsLane departure
4 complaintsFuel system
3 complaintsAir bags
2 complaintsExterior lighting
2 complaintsSeat belts
1 complaintsBody and structure
1 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2026 Honda Odyssey
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Nov 1, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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