AutoUtility currently tracks 969 official NHTSA owner defect complaints for the 2018 Honda Odyssey. Driver Assistance & Safety Tech issues are the most frequently reported category, appearing in 266 complaints (27.5% of submitted records). Among these NHTSA complaint records, 13 filings cite a crash, 3 cite a fire, 20 report one or more injuries, 1 reports one or more fatalities.

Key Problem Findings
  • • Total NHTSA Complaints: 969 reports
  • • #1 Reported Problem Area: Driver Assistance & Safety Tech (266 reports • 27.5% of submitted complaints)
  • • Secondary Problem Areas: Electrical System (251), Engine & Cooling (167)
  • • Crash-Citing Complaints: 13 filings
  • • Fire-Citing Complaints: 3 filings
  • • Complaints Reporting Injuries / Fatalities: 20 injury filings • 1 fatality filings
Reporting Methodology: Statistics describe unverified consumer submissions voluntarily filed with NHTSA. Complaint volume is not normalized for vehicle sales volume or miles driven. Multiple components can be cited within a single owner complaint submission.
Total Complaints
969
Submitted to NHTSA ODI
Crash-Citing Complaints
13
Filings citing a collision
Fire-Citing Complaints
3
Filings citing smoke or fire
Complaints Reporting Injuries
20
Filings citing one or more injuries
Complaints Reporting Fatalities
1
Consumer filings citing fatalities

Most Reported Problems for 2018 Honda Odyssey

Top automotive subsystem defect categories ranked by unique owner complaint volume in federal records

#1 Problem Area 27.5% of complaints

Driver Assistance & Safety Tech

266 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
⚠️ NHTSA Recall Context

NHTSA records list 3 official safety recall campaigns for this model year involving the same broad component area:

*Component overlap means an official recall exists for the same broad vehicle system. It does not establish that an individual owner complaint was caused by, covered by, or resolved through that recall.
⚠️ 4 crash reports 🩹 4 injury report entries
#2 Problem Area 25.9% of complaints

Electrical System

251 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
⚠️ NHTSA Recall Context

NHTSA records list 1 official safety recall campaign for this model year involving the same broad component area:

*Component overlap means an official recall exists for the same broad vehicle system. It does not establish that an individual owner complaint was caused by, covered by, or resolved through that recall.
🔥 1 fire report 🩹 4 injury report entries
#3 Problem Area 17.2% of complaints

Engine & Cooling

167 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
⚠️ NHTSA Recall Context

NHTSA records list 1 official safety recall campaign for this model year involving the same broad component area:

*Component overlap means an official recall exists for the same broad vehicle system. It does not establish that an individual owner complaint was caused by, covered by, or resolved through that recall.
🔥 1 fire report 🩹 2 injury report entries
#4 Problem Area 16.7% of complaints

Powertrain & Transmission

162 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
⚠️ NHTSA Recall Context

NHTSA records list 1 official safety recall campaign for this model year involving the same broad component area:

*Component overlap means an official recall exists for the same broad vehicle system. It does not establish that an individual owner complaint was caused by, covered by, or resolved through that recall.
⚠️ 3 crash reports 🩹 1 injury report entry
#5 Problem Area 11.1% of complaints

Body & Structure

108 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
⚠️ NHTSA Recall Context

NHTSA records list 3 official safety recall campaigns for this model year involving the same broad component area:

*Component overlap means an official recall exists for the same broad vehicle system. It does not establish that an individual owner complaint was caused by, covered by, or resolved through that recall.
🔥 1 fire report 🩹 3 injury report entries
Domain Share Note: Share percentage represents the proportion of unique complaint filings referencing each vehicle system. Because single complaints may cite multiple systems (such as engine and electrical simultaneously), domain percentages represent individual category incidence and may sum to over 100%.

Symptoms Mentioned in NHTSA Owner Reports for 2018 Honda Odyssey

Specific mechanical, electrical, and driver-assist defect symptoms identified via deterministic narrative analysis

AutoUtility uses deterministic phrase matching to identify recurring symptom descriptions within consumer-submitted NHTSA complaint narratives.

Powertrain & Transmission 3.4% of complaints

Loss of Motive Power While Driving

33 complaint narratives describe this symptom
Symptom Identification Method: A complaint may describe more than one symptom, so percentages may sum to more than 100%. Symptom identification reflects text contained in consumer-submitted complaint records and does not establish a confirmed mechanical diagnosis.

Recent NHTSA Owner Reports for 2018 Honda Odyssey

Representative defect filings submitted by owners to the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation

Driver Assistance & Safety Tech NHTSA ODI ID: #11760084
Filed: 08/27/2026

"Forward Collision Warning"

Incident Date: 11/21/2025 • Raw NHTSA Component: FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE,LANE DEPARTURE
Powertrain & Transmission NHTSA ODI ID: #11760061
Filed: 08/27/2026

"The car on a weekly basis or almost every time it is driven. The car jerks when driving at low speeds. This is a safety risk when driving for vehicles in front or behind me, as the car jerks forward. This has been mentioned to the dealer, but they stated a charge of 180 USD will be incurred for..."

Incident Date: 08/27/2026 • Raw NHTSA Component: POWER TRAIN
Driver Assistance & Safety Tech NHTSA ODI ID: #11760040
Filed: 08/27/2026

"The monocular camera (multipurpose camera secured under the rear view mirror) has failed. This disables the following" Collision Mitigation Braking System (CMBS): Detects obstacles or vehicles ahead and helps brake automatically if a collision seems likely. Forward Collision Warning (FCW): Works..."

Incident Date: 08/21/2026 • Raw NHTSA Component: FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE,LANE DEPARTURE
Air Bags & Restraints NHTSA ODI ID: #11759252
Filed: 08/24/2026

"The contact owns a 2018 Honda Odyssey. The contact stated that while driving 45 MPH, the front passenger’s side air bag and side curtain air bags deployed. There was no warning light illuminated. The message to "Check Air Bags" was displayed. There was no injury sustained. The vehicle was taken to..."

Incident Date: 08/18/2026 • Raw NHTSA Component: AIR BAGS
Electrical System NHTSA ODI ID: #11758966
Filed: 08/23/2026

"A warning for Power Tailgate Problem keeps coming up. It tried to open multiple times while driving, beeping at us. It wouldn’t open with the buttons at all. We had to manually open and close it. This makes the second time it’s done it. And it always has to do when it rains. Honda knows this is a..."

Incident Date: 08/23/2026 • Raw NHTSA Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Consumer Narrative Notice: Excerpts are sanitized text descriptions submitted by vehicle owners to the federal ODI database. They reflect the reporting consumer's observations at the time of filing and have not been independently confirmed by vehicle manufacturers or government investigators.

Complaint History for Honda Odyssey

Reported defect complaint volume across sibling model years (2015–2026)

Model Year NHTSA Complaints Crash Reports Safety Recalls Detailed Report
2015 Honda Odyssey 203 8 6 View 2015 Problems →
2016 Honda Odyssey 268 9 6 View 2016 Problems →
2017 Honda Odyssey 39 3 2 View 2017 Problems →
2018 Honda Odyssey Current Page 969 13 16 Current
2019 Honda Odyssey 930 15 20 View 2019 Problems →
2020 Honda Odyssey 452 4 14 View 2020 Problems →
2021 Honda Odyssey 136 2 8 View 2021 Problems →
2022 Honda Odyssey 130 4 9 View 2022 Problems →
2023 Honda Odyssey 95 2 5 View 2023 Problems →
2024 Honda Odyssey 90 1 3 View 2024 Problems →
2025 Honda Odyssey 325 2 2 View 2025 Problems →
2026 Honda Odyssey 0 0 2 View 2026 Problems →
Comparative Disclaimer: Complaint totals are unadjusted historical counts and are not normalized for vehicles sold, active fleet size, or total road mileage. Newer model years naturally have had less calendar exposure time to accumulate owner filings.

Detailed NHTSA Component Breakdown for 2018 Honda Odyssey

Complete distribution of consumer defect reports across all 151 granular NHTSA system and subsystem classifications

Vehicle Component / System Total Complaints Crash Reports Fire Reports Reported Injury Entries Reported Fatality Entries
Electrical System NHTSA category: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 90 0 0 1 0
Engine NHTSA category: ENGINE 90 0 0 0 0
Powertrain NHTSA category: POWER TRAIN 82 3 0 0 0
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE,LANE DEPARTURE 71 1 0 0 0
Other / Uncategorized NHTSA category: UNKNOWN OR OTHER 63 0 1 1 0
Structure & Body NHTSA category: STRUCTURE 57 0 0 1 0
Fuel & Propulsion System NHTSA category: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 33 1 0 0 0
Forward Collision Avoidance NHTSA category: FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 32 1 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE 22 0 0 2 0
Fuel System NHTSA category: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE 22 0 0 0 0
Air Bags NHTSA category: AIR BAGS 18 4 0 5 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 18 0 0 1 0
ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 18 0 0 0 0
LANE DEPARTURE,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 17 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE 13 0 0 0 0
Vehicle Speed Control NHTSA category: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 13 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,ENGINE 12 0 0 0 0
Engine & Cooling NHTSA category: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 11 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 10 0 0 0 0
Service Brakes NHTSA category: SERVICE BRAKES 10 0 0 0 0
Doors, Latches & Locks NHTSA category: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES 9 0 0 0 0
Seat Belts NHTSA category: SEAT BELTS 8 0 0 3 0
SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 8 1 0 3 3
Suspension NHTSA category: SUSPENSION 8 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 7 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,LANE DEPARTURE,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 7 0 0 0 0
Visibility & Wipers NHTSA category: VISIBILITY/WIPER 7 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE,LANE DEPARTURE 6 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE 6 0 0 1 0
POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 6 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 5 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE 5 0 1 0 0
POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 5 0 0 0 0
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE 5 0 0 0 0
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 5 0 0 0 0
Back Over Prevention / Camera NHTSA category: BACK OVER PREVENTION 4 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE 4 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 4 0 0 0 0
STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 4 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES 3 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 3 0 0 0 0
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE,LANE DEPARTURE,BACK OVER PREVENTION 3 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 3 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 3 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,LANE DEPARTURE 3 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE 3 0 0 0 0
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 3 1 0 1 0
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 3 0 0 0 0
BACK OVER PREVENTION,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 2 1 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 2 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 2 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING 2 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 2 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,LANE DEPARTURE 2 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 2 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 2 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES 2 0 0 0 0
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) 2 0 0 0 0
ENGINE,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 2 0 0 0 0
LANE DEPARTURE,BACK OVER PREVENTION,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 2 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 2 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE,LANE DEPARTURE 2 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 2 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 2 0 0 0 0
Seats & Restraints NHTSA category: SEATS 2 0 0 7 0
STEERING,LANE DEPARTURE 2 0 0 0 0
STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 2 0 0 0 0
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 2 0 0 0 0
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 2 0 0 0 0
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 2 0 0 0 0
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 2 0 0 0 0
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE 2 0 0 1 0
AIR BAGS,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 1 0 0 0 0
AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS 1 0 0 1 0
AIR BAGS,SERVICE BRAKES,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
AIR BAGS,STRUCTURE 1 0 0 0 0
AIR BAGS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 1 0 0 0 0
CARRY HANDLE, SHELL, BASE 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS,STRUCTURE 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,BACK OVER PREVENTION 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),VISIBILITY/WIPER 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,LANE DEPARTURE 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,LANE DEPARTURE,BACK OVER PREVENTION 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SEATS 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SEATS,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES,LANE DEPARTURE 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE,LANE DEPARTURE 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE,SEATS 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,BACK OVER PREVENTION 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,LANE DEPARTURE 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY/WIPER 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY/WIPER,BACK OVER PREVENTION 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY/WIPER,LANE DEPARTURE 1 0 0 0 0
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN 1 0 0 0 0
ENGINE,BACK OVER PREVENTION 1 0 0 0 0
ENGINE,LANE DEPARTURE,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 1 0 0 0 0
Equipment & Accessories NHTSA category: EQUIPMENT 1 0 0 0 0
EXTERIOR LIGHTING 1 0 0 0 0
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE,BACK OVER PREVENTION 1 0 0 0 0
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,BACK OVER PREVENTION 1 0 0 0 0
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM,LANE DEPARTURE,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 1 0 0 0 0
Lane Departure Warning NHTSA category: LANE DEPARTURE 1 0 0 0 0
LANE DEPARTURE,BACK OVER PREVENTION 1 0 0 0 0
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,LANE DEPARTURE 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,LANE DEPARTURE,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,VISIBILITY/WIPER 1 0 0 0 0
SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE,LANE DEPARTURE 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,LANE DEPARTURE 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,POWER TRAIN 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,POWER TRAIN,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES,LANE DEPARTURE 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,SUSPENSION 1 0 0 0 0
STRUCTURE,SEATS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 1 0 1 0 0
SUSPENSION,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 1 0 0 0 0
Tires NHTSA category: TIRES 1 0 0 0 0
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,LANE DEPARTURE,BACK OVER PREVENTION 1 0 0 0 0
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,SERVICE BRAKES 1 0 0 0 0
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,VISIBILITY/WIPER 1 0 0 0 0
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE,LANE DEPARTURE 1 0 0 0 0
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE,LANE DEPARTURE 1 0 0 0 0
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,LANE DEPARTURE,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 1 0 0 0 0
Visibility / Glass NHTSA category: VISIBILITY 1 0 0 2 0
VISIBILITY/WIPER,BACK OVER PREVENTION 1 0 0 0 0
Wheels & Hubs NHTSA category: WHEELS 1 0 0 0 0
Data Attribution & Reporting Methodology: Complaints are unverified voluntary submissions to the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI). Because multiple vehicle components can be cited within a single owner complaint submission, component-level rollups may sum to more than the unique complaint count (969). Injury and fatality entries in the detailed table reflect raw values entered by reporting consumers across individual submissions; they are not deduplicated casualty statistics and may include duplicate or unverified entries. Complaint volume is not normalized for sales volume or vehicle mileage and does not represent an audited component failure rate.

Official NHTSA Defect Investigations (4)

2 OPEN 2 CLOSED

Formal safety defect inquiries and engineering analyses opened by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI)

Official Federal Inquiries: NHTSA opens a defect investigation when safety screening or consumer defect trends indicate a potential unreasonable safety risk. An open investigation is a formal inquiry and does not by itself confirm a defect or result in a mandatory recall.
OPEN Preliminary Evaluation (PE) ODI Action #PE25008
Opened: 2025-08-20 • Currently Active

Engine failure

Affected Component: ENGINE

The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) has received 414 reports of connecting rod bearing failures in the 3.5L V6 engine used in the following vehicles: Model Years (MY) 2018-2020 Acura TLX, MY2016-2020 Acura MDX, MY2016-2020 Honda Pilot, MY2018-2020 Honda Odyssey, and MY2017-2019 Honda Ridgeline.  The subject engine failures were analyzed as part of a Recall Query (RQ24013).  It was determined that these engine failures are outside the scop...

Active federal investigation. Official NHTSA File →
OPEN Engineering Analysis (EA) ODI Action #EA25004
Opened: 2025-03-26 • Currently Active

No Restart After Auto Start/Stop Engages

Affected Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:CRANK/CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR

On June 3, 2022, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened Preliminary Evaluation PE22005 after the agency received VOQs and several field reports concerning the Auto Idle Stop (AIS) feature on 2016-2019MY Honda Pilot vehicles. The complaints allege that the engine fails to restart on its own from a complete stop at a traffic light or road intersection with the AIS function engaged. The subject vehicles are equipped with a 3.5L engine wit...

Active federal investigation. Official NHTSA File →
CLOSED Preliminary Evaluation (PE) ODI Action #PE25018
Opened: 2025-10-28 • Closed: 2026-06-25

Inadvertent Deployment of Side Air Bags

Affected Component: AIR BAGS

On October 28, 2025, the Office of Defects Investigations (ODI) opened PE25018 to investigate complaints of inadvertent deployment of the side curtain and/or side thorax air bags. These complaints concern model year (MY) 2018-2022 Honda Odyssey vehicles manufactured by American Honda Motor Co. (Honda). Honda issued recall 26V227 on April 9, 2026, to address concerns of inadvertent side air bag deployment. In the recall filing, the company stated...

✓ Resulted in Safety Recall Campaign: 26V227 Official NHTSA File →
CLOSED Recall Query (RQ) ODI Action #RQ24013
Opened: 2024-11-08 • Closed: 2025-08-20

Engine failure

Affected Component: ENGINE

On November 8, 2024, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened Recall Query RQ24013 to assess the scope of Honda recall 23V-751 after receiving complaints that alleged connecting rod bearing failures in vehicles that were not within the scope of recall 23V-751. In November 2023, Honda recalled 248,999 various Model Year (MY)2016–2020 Honda and Acura vehicles equipped with the 3.5L V6 engine. Honda recalled these vehicles due to a cranksh...

Closed without associated recall campaign. Official NHTSA File →

Related Official Reports for 2018 Honda Odyssey

Cross-reference safety recalls, crash test safety ratings, and EPA fuel economy for this model year

Official US Government Data Provenance

The complaint records on this page are retrieved directly from the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) public database.

Local Production Store Compiled: August 2026 • Deterministic Audited Dataset • Zero Dynamic External API Runtime Latency.