2022 Honda Odyssey Reliability Report

Glass shatters with no impact. Most often it is the sunroof, which bursts at highway speed and drops shards on occupants, and one rear windshield also burst at a stop. Sliding door and liftgate sensors sometimes fail to reverse when something is in the way, and one child's hand was caught. Other reports include smoke entering the cabin through the vents, a failed fuel door actuator at about 33,000 miles, a rearview mirror detaching from the windshield, and headaches some families blame on active noise cancellation.

Side curtain airbags deploy after a pothole or a blown tire with no collision. Other reports describe airbags that don't work when needed. In one, the bags did not deploy in a severe rear-end crash. In another, a bag fizzled out after a low-speed curb strike. SRS warning lights also come on, including on a van not covered by a related recall. Two reports involve BraunAbility wheelchair conversions: one airbag warning light after the modification, and one deployment after brushing a curb.

Most reports describe the collision mitigation braking system activating with no hazard present, sometimes while accelerating, with no warning beforehand. Dealers often cannot reproduce it, and some owners now switch the feature off. Two reports are more serious. In one, the brake pedal sank to the floor at about 15,000 miles. In the other, a van lurched forward from a full stop into the car ahead at 30,000 miles as a brake warning light came on. Warped rotors that shake the steering wheel come back soon after resurfacing.

Stalls and sudden power loss happen without warning. One van died at a stop sign twice between 44,000 and 46,000 miles and was slow to restart. Another went into limp mode at 2,000 miles, and the dealer replaced the accelerator pedal. A repair shop reports high-pressure fuel pump failures on 2022 and 2023 vans past 80,000 miles, starting with hard starting, and ties them to a recall it says raises crash and fire risk. One owner describes sudden slowdowns from 60 to 35 mph and suspects false collision-system activations.

The driver's side mirror vibrates, loses its angle, or shows a distorted image. The mirror is covered by a recall, but some owners wait for parts that are not available. One recall-replaced mirror failed again at about 20,000 miles. A dealer reportedly calls the vibration a known problem and says replacement mirrors have the same flaw. A separate report describes the sunroof exploding at 70 mph at 26,000 miles, with pieces coming off the van.

Seats and belts come unlatched. In one report, a rear passenger seat released under braking and the belt did not lock. A child was thrown into the seat ahead and suffered a cut and a concussion. Another report describes the driver's seat belt buckle unlatching several times while driving, at about 50,000 miles. In both cases the dealer found no cause and made no repair, so the risk of losing restraint in a crash goes unresolved.

The power tailgate sags or closes on its own after opening and hits people loading the cargo area. Both reports describe repeated hits to the head, and 2 injuries are recorded. One dealer blamed a failed support strut. Owners also cite a Honda service bulletin that describes the tailgate sagging, or sounding a warning tone before powering closed. The closing force is hard to stop. Because the problem is not under recall, owners report paying for the fix themselves.