2019 Honda Odyssey problems and complaints

Owners have filed 1000 complaints with NHTSA about the 2019 Honda Odyssey. The most-reported areas: Forward Collision Avoidance (241), Electrical System (225), Lane Departure (171).

Key takeaways

  • 1000 owner complaints on file with NHTSA.
  • 16 involve a crash, 7 a fire, 22 reported injuries.
  • Complaints are unverified owner reports; recalls are confirmed defects.
Complaints by component
ComponentComplaintsShare
Forward Collision Avoidance24124%
Electrical System22523%
Lane Departure17117%
Unknown Or Other14214%
Engine13614%
Power Train12813%
Fuel/Propulsion System12412%
Vehicle Speed Control677%
Fuel System667%
Gasoline646%
Structure596%
Service Brakes465%

One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.

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NHTSA 5-Star crash ratings
VersionOverallFrontSideRollover
2019 Honda Odyssey VAN FWD5/55/55/54/5

Latest complaints, as filed

Owner-written and unverified by NHTSA.

Engine - filed 2026-11-05

1- engine fully restart after auto idle feature engaged. 2- this has happened multiple times over the past couple of weeks. With one instance- it attempted to restart when I removed my foot from the break. I was on a downward incline leaving a parking lot, pulling in to a busy road. My car rolled in to traffic and I wa...

Electrical System - filed 2026-11-04

Honda Odyssey EX-L. Vehicle was showing tailgate issues starting around 30,000 miles. Dashboard will sometimes say "Power Tail Gate Problem". When opening the power tailgate the vehicle will beep and refuse to open. Other times, the tail gate will open on it's own without any input. Upon looking into the electrical wir...

Electrical System,forward Collision Avoidance,lane Departure - filed 2026-10-30

The front camera that controls all of the safety features has malfunctioned. The camera will randomly function about once per month without issue, typically when the temperature outside is higher than 100 degrees and it has been parked facing the sun. Honda confirmed it is the front camera, estimate is over $2k to repl...

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More for the 2019 Honda Odyssey

Complaints are reports filed by owners with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. NHTSA publishes them without verifying them, and counts rise with how many cars were sold, so compare years of the same model rather than different models. Crash ratings are NHTSA's own 5-Star Safety Ratings results.