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Every model year 2016–2027: recalls, owner complaints, NHTSA crash ratings and EPA efficiency side by side, each value traced to the file it came from.

12 Model years 2016–2027

87 Recalls NHTSA campaigns, all years

3,798 Complaints owner reports, all years

A Newest grade 2027 Safety Signal

2017 Best on record cleanest filed year

The 2027 Odyssey →Which years to avoid Compare it

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Every Honda Odyssey model year

Source: NHTSA · EPA · one row per year

Year	Powertrains	Safety	Recalls	Complaints	Crash	Best efficiency
2027	Gas	A	0	0	—	22 mpg
2026	Gas	B	2	52	★★★★★	22 mpg
2025	Gas	B	2	435	★★★★★	22 mpg
2024	Gas	C	3	121	★★★★★	22 mpg
2023	Gas	C	5	105	★★★★★	22 mpg
2022	Gas	F	9	141	★★★★★	22 mpg
2021	Gas	F	8	147	★★★★★	22 mpg
2020	Gas	F	14	487	★★★★★	22 mpg
2019	Gas	F	20	993	★★★★★	22 mpg
2018	Gas	F	16	1,007	★★★★★	22 mpg
2017	Gas	B	2	39	★★★★★	22 mpg
2016	Gas	D	6	271	★★★★★	22 mpg

Which model year the record favours

Source: recalls and complaints per year on the road

Years to avoid, with the reasons →Best on the record 2017

On the filed record so far, the 2017 is the cleanest Odyssey year we hold, and the 2019 the one to check hardest.

Both figures are divided by the number of years the car has been on sale, because otherwise the oldest year on the page loses every time simply for having been around longer. The current model year and any year under three on the road are left out: their records are not finished.

Year	Safety Signal	Recalls /yr	Complaints /yr
2017	B	0.2	4
2016	D	0.6	27
2023	C	1.7	35
2021	F	1.6	29	1 critical
2022	F	2.2	35	1 critical
2018	F	2	126	2 critical
2020	F	2.3	81	2 critical
2019	F	2.9	142	2 critical

Which Honda Odyssey years reported which system early

Source: NHTSA complaints, odometer at report

Earliest on the record: 2019 power train complaints at 0.37× the mileage of same-age vehicles (median 10,000 miles). Latest: 2019 fuel/propulsion system at 4.5× (79,000 miles).

Year	Electrical System	Power Train	Engine	Fuel/Propulsion System	Structure	Service Brakes
2025	2.6×	—	—	—	—	—
2020	0.61×	—	—	—	—	—
2019	0.85×	0.37×	0.79×	4.5×	—	2.3×
2018	0.58×	0.85×	1.87×	1.82×	0.44×	0.6×
2016	0.56×	0.54×	1.37×	—	0.76×	—

Each cell is that model year’s median odometer when owners reported the system, divided by the median for the same system across every make’s complaints on the same model year. under 0.67× reported early; 1.5× or more late; a dash means too few readings. When problems get reported, not how often — complaint counts are in the table above. Across the whole fleet: which systems go first.

What owners filed about the Honda Odyssey, by system

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer communicationsEvery system, every year →

The systems the federal record is deep on for this nameplate: the complaints per model year, the mileage owners reported them at, and every recall, investigation and manufacturer bulletin filed under the heading — each one linked, none a failure rate.

electrical problems 1,131 complaints, every model year engine problems 892 complaints, every model year transmission and drivetrain problems 408 complaints, every model year fuel system problems 379 complaints, every model year body and structure problems 183 complaints, every model year

What changed year to year

Source: computed from the filed record

2020: 2 → 1 EPA configurations
2018: 1 → 2 EPA configurations

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All Odyssey head-to-heads →Which is better for you? →

Head-to-head	Verdict
2027 Odyssey vs Kia Carnival · Minivan	Carnival +3.6
2027 Odyssey vs Chrysler Pacifica · Minivan	Odyssey +13.2
2026 Odyssey vs Toyota Sienna · Minivan	Odyssey +4.7
2026 Odyssey vs Chrysler Voyager · Minivan	Odyssey +11.2
2025 Odyssey vs Volkswagen ID. Buzz · Minivan	ID. Buzz +10.1

In the studies

Source: computed from the same record, method on each page

Odometer at first complaint · rank 45 of 79 1.18× the mileage of same-age vehicles Honda Odyssey owners reported problems to NHTSA at a median 26,000 miles across 2018–2020 (fleet 23,512), later than vehicles of the same model year. 507 readings.

Common questions about the Honda Odyssey

Source: EPA, NHTSA and manufacturer press kits

Which Honda Odyssey year is the best used buy?

On the recall record, the 2017 Odyssey comes out top of the years before the current one: Safety Signal grade B (85/100), 2 recalls and 39 owner complaints on file. That ranks paperwork, not condition — a specific car's history and service record still decide it.

What Honda Odyssey years should I avoid?

2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 have the weakest recall records in this range. The year pages list every campaign, its severity and whether a repair exists yet. Every Odyssey model year ranked, with the reasons.

How many recalls does the Honda Odyssey have?

Across model years 2016–2027, NHTSA has posted 87 recall campaigns for the Honda Odyssey. They are counted per model year in the table above, because a campaign almost never covers the whole run — it covers a build range.