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2020 Honda Odyssey: Complaints, Recalls, and Known Problems

Owners have filed 487 safety complaints about the 2020 Honda Odyssey with U.S. regulators. Here's what the federal data shows, system by system.

Data: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation · Retrieved October 26, 2026 · Counts change as new reports are filed

487
Complaints
14
Recalls
4
Investigations
5★
Overall crash rating

Complaints for this vehicle report 4 crashes, 1 fire, 20 injuries. No deaths have been reported.

Key findings
  1. Driver assistance leads the complaint list, cited in 214 of 487 complaints, followed by Electrical.
  2. Stalling is a recurring theme. 35 of the 487 reports describe the engine stalling — many while driving.
  3. Complaints peaked 5 years after the model year (134 filed in 2025) — a pattern consistent with wear-out failures rather than assembly defects.
  4. 4 NHTSA defect investigations are associated with this vehicle.

What owners report

Complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle system involved. For the 2020 Honda Odyssey, driver assistance issues stand far above everything else.

Complaints by vehicle system
System mentions in 487 complaints · a complaint can cite more than one system
Driver assistance
214
Electrical
172
Other / unspecified
72
Engine & cooling
72
Body & structure
38
Fuel & propulsion
31
Airbags & restraints
22
Brakes & stability
21

"The contact owns a 2020 Honda Odyssey. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 26V423000 (Back Over Prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The dealer was contacted and informed the contact that the parts were not yet available. The manufacturer was contacted by phone and the contact was informed that parts were on back order."

Owner complaint filed October 2026 · Back Over Prevention · NHTSA ODI 11772796

"Upon starting my Honda Odyssey, the dash immediately started saying, Collision Mitigation System Problem, Adaptive Cruise Control Problem, Road Departure Mitigation System Problem, Lane Keeping Assist Problem, Auto High Beam Problem."

Owner complaint filed September 2026 · Service Brakes,Engine,Forward Collision Avoidance · NHTSA ODI 11768117

Complaints didn't fade — they kept coming

For most vehicles, complaint volume spikes early and tapers off. The 2020 Honda Odyssey inverts that curve — filings peaked in 2025, 5 years after the model year.

Complaints filed per year — 2020 Honda Odyssey
Year the complaint was filed, not the incident year
2
23
13
27
47
78
134
163
1920212223242526
2026 is a partial year (through October 26, 2026). A late peak is the signature of wear-out failures: parts that don't fail until the vehicle has years and miles on it.

How the 2020 compares with other model years

Across the Honda Odyssey model years we track, the 2018 has the most complaints on file (1,007); the 2020 ranks 3 of 3.

Total complaints by model year — Honda Odyssey
All complaints on file per model year, as of October 26, 2026
1,007
993
2020
487
Older model years have had more time on the road to accumulate complaints — compare adjacent years, not endpoints.

Recall history: 14 recalls

14 recalls apply to some or all 2020 Honda Odyssey vehicles. Recall repairs are free at any dealer, with no time limit.

Feb 202020V-066
Electrical System:Wiring

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2018-2020 Odyssey vehicles. The wire harness for the third row seat accessory power outlet may get pinched between the unibody and rear trim panel, possibly damaging the wires and causing an electrical short.

Jul 202020V-438
Back Over Prevention: Sensing System: Camera

American Honda Motor Co. (Honda) is recalling certain 2019-2020 Odyssey vehicles. Water may get into the rearview camera mounting holes and enter the camera lens and cause a distorted image, or no image at all. Additionally, if the rearview camera view mode is set to top-down view, or switched from …

Jul 202020V-440
Electrical System:Software

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2019-2021 Pilot, 2019-2020 Odyssey and 2019-2020 Passport vehicles. Incorrect central network software programming may cause several errors to occur that can delay or prevent the rearview camera image from displaying. As such, these vehicles fail…

Jul 202020V-439
Back Over Prevention: Sensing System: Camera

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2018-2020 Odyssey, 2019-2020 Passport, and 2019-2021 Pilot vehicles. Incorrect instrument panel control module software can cause the instrument panel to not display critical information, such as engine oil pressure, speedometer, and gear selecto…

Jul 202020V-437
Latches/Locks/Linkages:Doors:Latch

Honda (America Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2018-2020 Odyssey vehicles. Water may enter the outer door handle cables for the sliding doors. If this occurs, the outer door handle cables may freeze in cold temperatures, preventing the front and rear sliding door latches from securely latching…

Jan 202121V-010
Fuel System, Gasoline:Storage

Braun Corporation (Braun) is recalling certain 2018-2021 Braun-modified Honda Odyssey vehicles. The fuel tank assembly installed by Braun may be susceptible to the fuel tank overfilling into the charcoal canister. If the charcoal canister fills with a sufficient amount of fuel, fuel may leak out.

Mar 202323V-158
Seat Belts:Front:Buckle Assembly

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2017-2020 CR-V, 2018-2019 Accord and Accord Hybrid, 2018-2020 Odyssey, 2019 Insight, and 2019-2020 Acura RDX vehicles. A manufacturing issue with the front seat belts may cause the seat belt buckle channel to interfere with the release button, pr…

Mar 202323V-174
Visibility:Rearview Mirrors/Devices:Exterior

Honda (American Honda Motor Co) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Pilot and Ridgeline, and 2020-2022 Passport and Odyssey vehicles. The heating pads behind both side-view mirrors may not be bonded properly, allowing the mirror glass to detach. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirement…

Jun 202323V-431
Back Over Prevention:Display Function

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2018-2023 Odyssey, 2019-2022 Pilot, and 2019-2023 Passport vehicles. Due to a faulty Media Oriented Systems Transport (MOST) communication coaxial cable connector, the rearview camera image may not appear on the display. As such, these vehicles f…

Dec 202323V-858
Fuel System, Gasoline:Delivery:Fuel Pump

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2013-2023 Honda Accord, Civic Coupe, Civic Sedan, Civic Hatchback, Civic Type R, CR-V, HR-V, Ridgeline, Odyssey, Acura ILX, MDX, MDX Hybrid, RDX, RLX, TLX, 2019-2022 Honda Insight, Passport, 2020 Honda CR-V Hybrid, 2018-2019 Honda Clarity PHEV, F…

Feb 202424V-064
Air Bags:Sensor:Occupant Classification:Front Passenger

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2020-2022 Pilot, Accord, Civic sedan, HR-V, Odyssey, 2020 Civic coupe, Fit, 2021-2022 Civic hatchback, 2021 Civic Type R, Insight, 2020-2021 CR-V, CR-V Hybrid, Passport, Ridgeline, Accord Hybrid, 2020 Acura MDX, 2022 Acura MDX, 2020-2022 Acura RD…

Apr 202626V-227
Air Bags: Air Bag/Restraint Control Module:Software

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2018-2022 Odyssey vehicles. A software programming error can cause the side and side curtain air bags to deploy unexpectedly.

May 202626V-332
Air Bags:Sensor:Occupant Classification:Front Passenger

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2018-2021, 2023 Acura TLX, 2019-2024 RDX, 2017-2020, 2022-2026 MDX, 2017-2021, 2023, 2025 Honda Ridgeline, 2017-2022 Pilot, 2019-2021 Passport, 2018-2026 Odyssey, 2019-2022 Insight, 2019-2021 HR-V, 2018-2020 Fit, 2020-2022 CR-V Hybrid, 2017-2022 …

Jul 202626V-423
Back Over Prevention: Sensing System: Camera

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2018-2020 Odyssey vehicles. Water may enter into the rearview camera, which can cause the rearview camera image to fail to display when the vehicle is in reverse. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehic…

Does your car have an open recall?

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Crash-test ratings

NHTSA crash ratings measure how the car protects occupants in a crash — a separate question from the reliability complaints above. A vehicle can be both crashworthy and trouble-prone.

★★★★★
Overall
★★★★★
Frontal crash
★★★★★
Side crash
★★★★☆
Rollover

Frequently asked questions

How many complaints does the 2020 Honda Odyssey have?

As of October 26, 2026, owners have filed 487 complaints about the 2020 Honda Odyssey with NHTSA. The most-reported system is driver assistance.

How many recalls does the 2020 Honda Odyssey have?

The 2020 Honda Odyssey has 14 NHTSA recalls on file. Recall repairs are free at any dealer.

Is the 2020 Honda Odyssey safe in a crash?

NHTSA gives the 2020 Honda Odyssey an overall crash rating of 5 out of 5 stars. Crash ratings measure occupant protection in a collision; they do not measure reliability, which is what the complaint data above reflects.

Methodology & source

All figures come from the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) public APIs: the Office of Defects Investigation complaint database, the recalls database, and NCAP safety ratings, retrieved October 26, 2026.

Complaints are self-reported by consumers and are not verified by NHTSA or by this site. A single complaint may cite multiple vehicle systems, so system mentions can sum to more than the complaint total. Complaint volume is influenced by fleet size, media attention, and recall notices, and is not by itself a measure of defect rates.

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