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Owner complaints · Fuel/Propulsion System · every model year

Honda Odyssey fuel system problems, 2016–2027

375 of the 3,662 complaints owners filed with NHTSA about the Honda Odyssey 2016–2027 name the fuel system (NHTSA’s “Fuel/Propulsion System” heading — fuel tanks, lines, pumps and injection — and on an EV, the propulsion battery and motors). The loudest years: 2019 (187), 2018 (106), 2020 (31). Filed under the same heading across these years: 6 manufacturer bulletins, 4 recall campaigns. Every figure is a linked federal record; none is a failure rate, none a repair cost, and none a verdict on one car.

375 complaints, 12 model years 10% of everything filed about the Odyssey typically at 65k miles

Honda Odyssey fuel system problems by model year

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer communications

One row per model year on file, newest first. A year marked in depth has its own page: the complaints, the owners’ words and every document under this heading for that year.

Model yearComplaints naming the fuel systemShare of the year’sTypically atOn file under the heading
20270———the year →
202638%—1 TSBthe year →
2025215%——the year →
202455%—6 TSBsthe year →
20230——14 TSBs · 1 recallthe year →
20220——18 TSBs · 1 recallthe year →
20210——33 TSBs · 2 recallsthe year →
2020317%—43 TSBs · 2 recallsthe year →
2019 in depth18719%76k54 TSBs · 3 recallsthe record →
2018 in depth10611%58k53 TSBs · 2 recallsthe record →
201738%—9 TSBs · 1 recallthe year →
2016197%—2 recallsthe year →

Two things the counts carry that are not the car: how many of each year were sold, and how long each has been on the road — an older year out-counts a newer one before anything is wrong with it. The share column is the honest comparison across years: what part of that year’s complaints named the fuel system. Nothing here is a rate.

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When the fuel system complaints were filed, and at what mileage

Source: NHTSA complaint database
375complaints name the fuel system, all years

Filed per calendar year, every model year together: 2016: 1 · 2018: 6 · 2019: 6 · 2020: 2 · 2021: 9 · 2022: 7 · 2023: 30 · 2024: 153 · 2025: 75 · 2026: 86

65kmiles, typically

Across the model years, half of the 72 owners who gave an odometer reading reported the fuel system problem between 35,000 and 85,000 miles. A median of reports, not the life of a part.

In owners’ own words

Source: NHTSA complaint database

Filed with NHTSA by the people who own these cars, about the fuel system, from the model years with the most to say. Quoted as written, with anything identifying removed; unverified reports — what was said, not a finding that it was true.

Under certain conditions, the accelerator pedals fails to provide propulsion when depressed. The most common scenario in which this happens is when leaving a parking area and proceeding onto a roadway, especially if the parking area is elevated above the street slightly.
Fuel/Propulsion System Aug 28, 2023 NHTSA owner report
On June 16, 2023 When I got in my van and turned on, about 8 different system failure lights started singing and light up across my dashboard. I proceeded to drive it and it drove fine most of the time but then it would misfire or loose power. I took to a mechanic who plugged unit to read all the codes it was displaying.
Fuel/Propulsion System Aug 10, 2023 NHTSA owner report
I am having the problem with the Honda fuel injector system causing warning lights to go off. This has been a problem for 3 months and I’ve been told that there is a major supply issue. The problem has gotten so bad that my car keeps going into limp mode bc the transmission warning light is forced on. This is a safety issue
Fuel/Propulsion System Jan 24, 2024 NHTSA owner report
Our van regularly hesitates when to accelerate from a stop. Example, when turning right on red pushing the gas pedal will provide some speed to get into the roadway, then it becomes unresponsive. Letting up and pushing the accelerator will cause the van to move again after about.5 to 1 seconds.
Fuel/Propulsion System Jul 14, 2023 NHTSA owner report
The contact owns a 2020 Honda Odyssey. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V858000 (Fuel System, Gasoline); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair.
Fuel/Propulsion System Nov 6, 2024 NHTSA owner report

What is on file about the fuel system, across the years

Source: NHTSA recalls, investigations and manufacturer communications

Recall campaigns filed under this heading, any model year

6 manufacturer bulletins filed under this heading, any model year

Every one filed under the heading is listed. Quote the document number at a service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.

Other systems with a record on the Honda Odyssey

Source: the same files

Every system, every model year: Honda Odyssey problems by year →

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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

Which Honda Odyssey years have the most fuel system complaints?

2019, 187; 2018, 106; 2020, 31. Raw counts, and an older year has had longer to collect them; by share of each year's own complaints the loudest is the 2019 (19%).

Is there a recall for the fuel system on the Honda Odyssey?

Yes — 4 campaigns are filed under this heading across these model years: 23V858000 (2023), 21V215000 (2019), 21V010000 (2021), 16V417000 (2016). A recall is matched by VIN, and applies to specific years; check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

When do fuel system problems show up on the Honda Odyssey?

Owners who gave an odometer reading reported it at a median of 65,000 miles across the model years; half of them between 35,000 and 85,000. That is when reports cluster, not the life of a part.

What does NHTSA's "Fuel/Propulsion System" heading cover?

Fuel tanks, lines, pumps and injection — and on an EV, the propulsion battery and motors. Owners choose the heading when they file, so it says which area of the vehicle the complaint is about, not which part failed.