2002 Honda Odyssey Structure Problems

Source: NHTSA · Updated Aug 14, 2026 · 55 complaints analyzed

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).

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.

Under 10k miles5 · 14%
10k–25k miles5 · 14%
25k–50k miles1 · 3%
50k–75k miles7 · 19%
75k–100k miles5 · 14%
100k–150k miles6 · 17%
150k+ miles7 · 19%

How serious are the reports?

Of 55 complaints, 6 mention a crash, 10 an injury.

Honda Odyssey structure complaints by model year

Peak: 2005, with 138 complaints
1995: 219951998: 41999: 772000: 11920002001: 642002: 552003: 4020032004: 552005: 1381382006: 10120062007: 1342008: 1232009: 6320092010: 542011: 202012: 2520122013: 202014: 412015: 2520152016: 252017: 22018: 9820182019: 582020: 312021: 1020212022: 32023: 102024: 520242025: 72026: 1

n = 1,410 complaints · Source: NHTSA

Model yearStructure complaintsShare of that yearMedian miles
2026 Odyssey12%—
2025 Odyssey72%50,000
2024 Odyssey54%700
2023 Odyssey1010%9,000
2022 Odyssey32%—
2021 Odyssey107%19,000
2020 Odyssey316%13,000
2019 Odyssey586%14,500
2018 Odyssey9810%7,800
2017 Odyssey25%—
2016 Odyssey259%34,000
2015 Odyssey2512%28,000
2014 Odyssey4113%32,000
2013 Odyssey2010%75,150
2012 Odyssey2510%70,000
2011 Odyssey209%60,000
2010 Odyssey5421%83,000
2009 Odyssey6332%65,187
2008 Odyssey12325%70,000
2007 Odyssey13416%70,000
2006 Odyssey10114%77,690
2005 Odyssey13817%81,850
2004 Odyssey559%85,000
2003 Odyssey404%117,500
2002 Odyssey556%67,500
2001 Odyssey6410%91,470
2000 Odyssey11918%71,307
1999 Odyssey7715%62,240
1998 Odyssey45%169,074
1995 Odyssey22%193,874

When owners reported it

Peak: 2002, with 11 complaints
2002: 112002112003: 882004: 4200442005: 222006: 3200632007: 112008: 6200862009: 332011: 4201142012: 112013: 2201322014: 442015: 2201522016: 112017: 1201712019: 112025: 120251

n = 55 complaints · Source: NHTSA

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…

Received Jan 4, 2025 · NHTSA complaint 11634080

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…

Received Jan 14, 2019 · NHTSA complaint 11169850

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…

Received Mar 19, 2017 · NHTSA complaint 10967104
Honda Odyssey
Front view of a 2025 Honda Odyssey minivan. Representative photo; appearance varies by model year. Photo: Deathpallie325, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

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

See all 2002 Honda Odyssey problems or structure problems across all Odyssey years.