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2016 Honda Odyssey structure problems

25 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the structure on the 2016 Honda Odyssey9% of all complaints for this model year.

25
Structure complaints
9%
share of all complaints
32,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
1 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Under 45 degrees, the back door will not open. The latch is faulty and fails in moderate to severe cold weather. In an emergency where we would need to exit the rear of the vehicle, there’s no way to open the rear door from the inside or outside. It is under 45 degrees for about half the year where…

    filed Feb 21, 2025

  • the trunk has been difficult to open in cold weather ever since car was purchased. car was new when purchased and the issue was infrequent over time, issue has become so pervasive that we are unable to open the trunk at all even when weather is reasonable honda issued a "service bulletin" in 2018…

    filed Dec 30, 2024

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.