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Owner complaints · Engine

2018 Honda Odyssey engine problems

201 of the 992 complaints owners filed with NHTSA about the 2018 Honda Odyssey name the engine (NHTSA’s “Engine” heading — the engine and its cooling system). Filed under the same heading: 54 manufacturer bulletins, 1 recall, 3 NHTSA investigations. Every figure below is a document in a federal file, linked; none is a failure rate, and none is a verdict on any one car.

201 complaints 20% of this model year’s 1 a fire typically at 94k miles

What owners filed about the engine

Source: NHTSA complaint database
201complaints name the engine

0 of the 201 reports a crash · 1 a fire · 2 injuries. Self-reported, unverified.

Filed per year: 2018: 4 · 2019: 3 · 2020: 5 · 2021: 9 · 2022: 13 · 2023: 25 · 2024: 53 · 2025: 51 · 2026: 38

94kmiles, typically

Half of the 40 owners who gave an odometer reading reported the engine problem between 36,000 and 115,000 miles. A median of reports, not the life of a part.

20%of this model year’s complaints

992 complaints in all about the 2018 Honda Odyssey, 38 filed in 2026. The whole picture, every system →

Counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects, and scale with how many of these were sold; nothing here is a rate. NHTSA groups complaints coarsely, so “Engine” means the same area of the vehicle, not one fault.

Across model years: Honda Odyssey engine problems, every year on file →

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In owners’ own words

Source: NHTSA complaint database

Filed with NHTSA by the people who own these cars, about the engine. Quoted as written, with anything identifying removed; unverified reports — what was said, not a finding that it was true.

There is a chirping coming from the engine area with the engine warmed up AND NOW IS RATTLING UNDER NEATH THE VAN
Engine Oct 25, 2021 NHTSA owner report
The transmission stalls and doesn’t shift into different gears or takes a long time to shift while letting the car roll (almost causing accidents as I have no control) The van also rolled back on its own down my driveway while I was trying to park and wouldn’t go into gear until I was able to get a complete stop.
Engine Oct 23, 2021 NHTSA owner report
The vehicle is slowing at low speed and it gives an impression that break is being applied when there is no break being applied
Engine Jun 10, 2021 NHTSA owner report
The car turned on the engine light indicating misfire in all the engine cylinders the dealer informed me that it was due to the fuel injector system and they changed them they gave me the car but it no longer worked I returned to the dealer and they told me that I have to pay for that they uncover the engine and find out the damage that…
Engine Apr 26, 2021 NHTSA owner report
Our 2018 Honda Odyssey elite has intermittent issues with the auto start/stop feature. As context, the car engine will automatically stop when the vehicle is fully stopped, for example at a red light, and a few other conditions are met (brake pedal pressure, battery charge, electrical load).
Engine at 46,400 miles Apr 24, 2021 NHTSA owner report

What is on file about the engine

Source: NHTSA recalls, investigations and manufacturer communications

Recall filed under this heading

NHTSA investigations

54 manufacturer bulletins filed under this heading

The 3 newest are listed; every one is on the model year’s page. Quote the document number at a service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.

Trouble codes named on this system

P0430 P219A P219B P0716 P0420 P0300 P0441 P0303

Codes a bulletin or an owner’s complaint about the 2018 Honda Odyssey names on this model year; a code with a record of its own links it.

Other systems with a record on the 2018 Honda Odyssey

Source: the same files
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Every 2027 model on file, by price Compare two vehicles, trim vs trim See what a VIN was priced at See what owners reported

Common questions

Source: NHTSA complaint database, recalls and manufacturer communications

Are engine problems common on the 2018 Honda Odyssey?

They are documented: NHTSA holds 201 owner complaints naming the engine on this model year (20% of everything owners filed about it), and 54 manufacturer bulletins, 1 recall, 3 NHTSA investigations are filed under the same heading. Whether it is a problem on one particular car is a diagnosis, not a count, and a count says nothing about how many were sold.

Is there a recall for the engine on the 2018 Honda Odyssey?

Yes — one campaign is filed under this heading: 23V751000. A recall is matched by VIN; check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

When do engine problems show up on the 2018 Honda Odyssey?

Owners who gave an odometer reading reported it at a median of 93,533 miles; half of them between 36,000 and 115,000. That is when reports cluster, not the life of a part.

What does NHTSA's "Engine" heading cover?

The engine and its cooling system. Owners choose the heading when they file, so it says which area of the vehicle the complaint is about, not which part failed.