2002 Honda Odyssey Structure Problems
Owners have filed 55 complaints with NHTSA about structure problems on the 2002 Honda Odyssey, 6% of all complaints for this model year. Half of the reports with a mileage happened before 67,500 miles. The words owners use most often: “sliding door” (31% of reports).
- 55structure complaints
- 67,500median miles at failure
- 6mention a crash
- 10mention an injury
- 0related recalls
- 31%of reports with a speed happened at 50+ mph
What owners describe
Phrases that appear unusually often in these complaints compared with complaints about other cars.
- Sliding door: mentioned in 17 of 55 complaints (31%)
At what mileage do structure problems happen?
Based on 36 complaints that reported the odometer reading.
How serious are the reports?
Of 55 complaints, 6 mention a crash, 10 an injury.
Honda Odyssey structure complaints by model year
| Model year | Structure complaints | Share of that year | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Odyssey | 1 | 2% | — |
| 2025 Odyssey | 7 | 2% | 50,000 |
| 2024 Odyssey | 5 | 4% | 700 |
| 2023 Odyssey | 10 | 10% | 9,000 |
| 2022 Odyssey | 3 | 2% | — |
| 2021 Odyssey | 10 | 7% | 19,000 |
| 2020 Odyssey | 31 | 6% | 13,000 |
| 2019 Odyssey | 58 | 6% | 14,500 |
| 2018 Odyssey | 98 | 10% | 7,800 |
| 2017 Odyssey | 2 | 5% | — |
| 2016 Odyssey | 25 | 9% | 34,000 |
| 2015 Odyssey | 25 | 12% | 28,000 |
| 2014 Odyssey | 41 | 13% | 32,000 |
| 2013 Odyssey | 20 | 10% | 75,150 |
| 2012 Odyssey | 25 | 10% | 70,000 |
| 2011 Odyssey | 20 | 9% | 60,000 |
| 2010 Odyssey | 54 | 21% | 83,000 |
| 2009 Odyssey | 63 | 32% | 65,187 |
| 2008 Odyssey | 123 | 25% | 70,000 |
| 2007 Odyssey | 134 | 16% | 70,000 |
| 2006 Odyssey | 101 | 14% | 77,690 |
| 2005 Odyssey | 138 | 17% | 81,850 |
| 2004 Odyssey | 55 | 9% | 85,000 |
| 2003 Odyssey | 40 | 4% | 117,500 |
| 2002 Odyssey | 55 | 6% | 67,500 |
| 2001 Odyssey | 64 | 10% | 91,470 |
| 2000 Odyssey | 119 | 18% | 71,307 |
| 1999 Odyssey | 77 | 15% | 62,240 |
| 1998 Odyssey | 4 | 5% | 169,074 |
| 1995 Odyssey | 2 | 2% | 193,874 |
When owners reported it
Related recalls (0)
No safety recall lists structure for the 2002 Honda Odyssey. A pattern of complaints does not always lead to a recall.
What owners report
Short excerpts of recent complaints, with personal details removed. Full reports are on NHTSA.gov.
I was involved in a traffic collision on December 15, 2023. The California DMV requires a brake and light inspection for a salvage retention reregistration of my car. After going to two brake and light shops they will not perform a brake and light inspection due to a recall P30 04V-176. I went to a…
The airbags on my honda were recalled and we had them replaced at nanuet honda where we purchased the car. Thinking after we had them replaced that they would actually work if we got into and accident. The honda hit a deer on the highway and the whole front end was destroyed and the airbags never…
When i went to fl i was going 80 miles an hour and i kept hearing a noise i stopped and saw that my mud guard, fender, and bumper were loose and the mud guard was dragging the ground. I only had 126,000 miles on this vehicle, then i keep it maintained and do not know why these parts were falling…

Frequently asked questions
Do all 2002 Honda Odysseys have structure problems?
No. NHTSA has 55 owner complaints about structure for the 2002 Honda Odyssey (6% of the 960 complaints for this model year). Complaint data shows that the problem is reported, not how many of all cars sold are affected.
Was there a recall on the 2002 Honda Odyssey structure?
No recall currently lists structure for this vehicle.
At what mileage do structure problems start?
The median reported mileage is 67,500 miles: half of the reports with a mileage came before that.
What do owners say about structure problems on the 2002 Honda Odyssey?
The most frequent phrase is “sliding door”, in 17 of 55 complaints.
Other 2002 Honda Odyssey problems
- Power Train problems (608)
- Air Bags problems (99)
See all 2002 Honda Odyssey problems or structure problems across all Odyssey years.