2010 Honda Odyssey

Typical pattern

8.6% of complaints about the 2010 Honda Odyssey came in the first year, which is unremarkable for a 2010 vehicle — around the middle of the 203 model-years on record. The median complaint arrives at 6.1 yr in service. The most-reported system is structure (53 complaints), typically at 7.7 yr or about 88,000 miles.

Complaints: 339
Median age at failure: 6.1 yr
Median mileage: 65,000 n=247
Crash / fire / tow: 13.3% of reports
Safety recalls: 2

When each system is reported — middle 50% of complaints

System

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Structure

53 reports · 88,000 mi

7.7 yr

17%

Engine

46 reports · 104,700 mi

9.0 yr

10.9%

Electrical system

32 reports · 77,000 mi

9.3 yr

21.9%

Service brakes

31 reports · 39,000 mi

4.7 yr

16.1%

Power train

24 reports · 50,000 mi

3.9 yr

12.5%

Other

23 reports · 83,000 mi

7.5 yr

8.7%

Fuel / propulsion

15 reports · 86,212 mi

7.8 yr

6.7%

Safety recalls — NHTSA campaigns

14E049000 2014-07-28

Fuel system, gasoline:delivery:fuel pump

Delphi Automotive Systems, LLC (Delphi) is recalling certain replacement fuel pump modules, part number FG1155-11B1, sold for use in 2005-2010 Honda Odyssey vehicles. The affected fuel pump may send an incorrect fuel reading to the fuel gauge possibly causing the vehicle to run out of fuel. The fuel gauge will always read 3/4 full to full regardless of the actual level.

A vehicle that runs out of fuel and stalls has an increased risk of a crash.

14V112000 2014-03-14

Fuel system, gasoline:delivery:fuel pump

American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (Honda) is recalling certain 2005-2010 Honda Odyssey vehicles manufactured June 23, 2004, through September 4, 2010. In the affected vehicles, the fuel pump strainer cover may deteriorate allowing fuel to leak out.

A fuel leak increases the risk of a fire.

In owners’ own words

Power train 750 mi 4 mo in service

I HAVE JUST BOUGHT A 2010 HONDA ODYSSEY ON OCTOBER 16, 2009. ON JANUARY 16, 2010, I WAS DRIVING IN NEW YORK CITY TRAFFIC STOPPED AT A LIGHT BEHIND SEVERAL CARS. SUDDENLY THE CAR'S ENGINE STARTED TO RACE AND LURCHED FORWARD EVEN WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. FOR SEVERAL SECONDS THE CAR KEPT LURCHING FORWARD AS I TRIED TO STEP DOWN ON THE BRAKE EVEN HARDER. AS SUDDENLY THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION STOPPED. I CAME WITHIN INCHES OF CRASHING INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I HAVE FOUR PASSENGERS IN THE CAR WHO WITNESSED THIS EVENT AT THE TIME. *TR

Power train 10,700 mi 9 mo in service

2010 HONDA ODYSSEY (10,000 MILES) LEASED-- TRANSMISSION REVS AT 6 AND SLAMS INTO GEAR AT AROUND 40 MPH. SECOND OCCURRENCE SINCE FEBRUARY OCCURRED TUESDAY. THE CAR JERKS AND SLAMS INTO GEAR UPON ENTRANCE TO A HIGHWAY, WITH FURTHER REVVING AND LOUD BANGING SLAMMING INTO GEAR FOR THE NEXT SHIFT. BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND AND THEN 2ND AND THIRD GEARS. IT HAS NOT HAPPENED SINCE THEN. VERY SCARY. *TR

Power train 35 mi 10 mo in service

I HAVE PURCHASE A HONDA ODYSSEY VAN 2010 MODEL AND FROM DAY 1 WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED IT SUDDENLY LOCKED ON LOW GEAR AND THE ENGINE IS RUNNING AT 4000 RPM WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AND D LIGHT FLASHING. IF IT SUDDENLY DO THIS IT WOULD BE A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Electrical system 750 mi 4 mo in service

I HAVE JUST BOUGHT A 2010 HONDA ODYSSEY ON OCTOBER 16, 2009. ON JANUARY 16, 2010, I WAS DRIVING IN NEW YORK CITY TRAFFIC STOPPED AT A LIGHT BEHIND SEVERAL CARS. SUDDENLY THE CAR'S ENGINE STARTED TO RACE AND LURCHED FORWARD EVEN WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. FOR SEVERAL SECONDS THE CAR KEPT LURCHING FORWARD AS I TRIED TO STEP DOWN ON THE BRAKE EVEN HARDER. AS SUDDENLY THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION STOPPED. I CAME WITHIN INCHES OF CRASHING INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I HAVE FOUR PASSENGERS IN THE CAR WHO WITNESSED THIS EVENT AT THE TIME. *TR

Other Odyssey model years

How to read this

This is what owners reported, not a reliability rating. People file with NHTSA about alarming failures, not routine ones, and complaint volume tracks how many cars were sold.
Failure ages come from the incident date on each complaint, populated on about 83% of records. Mileage is shown where reported — NHTSA’s 2021 system change cut mileage capture to roughly 15%, so it thins out sharply after MY2020.
Every rank compares this vehicle only against others of the same model year. A 2025 car has not had time to accumulate five-year failures, so comparing early-failure share across years is meaningless.
Fourteen make-months distorted by media storms and mass recalls — Toyota in February 2010 ran 11× normal volume across 33 models — are excluded.
Recalls are manufacturer actions and authoritative; complaints are not. A recall listed here may already have been performed on any individual car. Check a specific VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.