2025 Honda Odyssey Engine Problems
Owners have filed 227 complaints with NHTSA about engine problems on the 2025 Honda Odyssey, 54% of all complaints for this model year. Half of the reports with a mileage happened before 18,266 miles. The words owners use most often: “idle stop” (41% of reports).
- 227engine complaints
- 18,266median miles at failure
- 1mention a crash
- 1mention an injury
- 0related recalls
What owners describe
Phrases that appear unusually often in these complaints compared with complaints about other cars.
- Idle stop: mentioned in 92 of 227 complaints (41%)
- Fails restart: mentioned in 39 of 227 complaints (17%)
- Auto start: mentioned in 39 of 227 complaints (17%)
- Active traffic: mentioned in 17 of 227 complaints (7%)
At what mileage do engine problems happen?
Based on 5 complaints that reported the odometer reading.
How serious are the reports?
Of 227 complaints, 1 mention a crash, 1 an injury.
Honda Odyssey engine complaints by model year
| Model year | Engine complaints | Share of that year | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Odyssey | 19 | 40% | — |
| 2025 Odyssey | 227 | 54% | 18,266 |
| 2024 Odyssey | 43 | 37% | 25,000 |
| 2023 Odyssey | 14 | 14% | 25,500 |
| 2022 Odyssey | 15 | 11% | 4,000 |
| 2021 Odyssey | 26 | 18% | 290 |
| 2020 Odyssey | 70 | 15% | 51,000 |
| 2019 Odyssey | 134 | 14% | 16,000 |
| 2018 Odyssey | 190 | 19% | 73,500 |
| 2017 Odyssey | 10 | 26% | 1,307 |
| 2016 Odyssey | 93 | 34% | 81,600 |
| 2015 Odyssey | 53 | 26% | 37,000 |
| 2014 Odyssey | 59 | 19% | 50,650 |
| 2013 Odyssey | 69 | 33% | 73,000 |
| 2012 Odyssey | 39 | 16% | 62,500 |
| 2011 Odyssey | 25 | 11% | 57,000 |
| 2010 Odyssey | 46 | 18% | 104,700 |
| 2009 Odyssey | 34 | 17% | 103,500 |
| 2008 Odyssey | 40 | 8% | 94,000 |
| 2007 Odyssey | 58 | 7% | 100,200 |
| 2006 Odyssey | 74 | 11% | 90,000 |
| 2005 Odyssey | 68 | 8% | 106,000 |
| 2004 Odyssey | 50 | 9% | 110,000 |
| 2003 Odyssey | 32 | 4% | 119,500 |
| 2002 Odyssey | 27 | 3% | 110,500 |
| 2001 Odyssey | 9 | 1% | 150,500 |
| 2000 Odyssey | 9 | 1% | 107,000 |
| 1999 Odyssey | 9 | 2% | 128,000 |
| 1998 Odyssey | 3 | 4% | 169,000 |
| 1996 Odyssey | 1 | 1% | 165,800 |
When owners reported it
Related recalls (0)
No safety recall lists engine for the 2025 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.
My car has shutoff due to an orange system error of the idle auto stop/start system. This appears connected to EA25004. When at a traffic light, after the engine shuts off, my car occasionally fails to restart or is slow to restart when reapplying the gas. If the error occurrs, it requires me to…
The auto stop/restart failed regularly at intersections. Being stopped at intersections and having to try to restart the vehicle was not safe for us or others at the intersection. The problem was not confirmed by the dealer, but the dealer did say they've seen similar issues with similar models…
The auto idle stop is causing the van to not start up after stopping at red light or stop sign and it causes the van to completely go dead in middle of the road. You have to turn the van completely off, while people behind you are honking their horns at you, and then crank the van back up in order…
Frequently asked questions
Do all 2025 Honda Odysseys have engine problems?
No. NHTSA has 227 owner complaints about engine for the 2025 Honda Odyssey (54% of the 417 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 2025 Honda Odyssey engine?
No recall currently lists engine for this vehicle.
At what mileage do engine problems start?
The median reported mileage is 18,266 miles: half of the reports with a mileage came before that.
What do owners say about engine problems on the 2025 Honda Odyssey?
The most frequent phrase is “idle stop”, in 92 of 227 complaints, followed by “fails restart” (39).
Other 2025 Honda Odyssey problems
See all 2025 Honda Odyssey problems or engine problems across all Odyssey years.