2018 Honda Odyssey power train problems
165 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the power train on the 2018 Honda Odyssey — 17% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“2018 Honda Odyssey EX-L, The vehicle consistently has a significant delay in acceleration. This is especially noticeable when starting from a stop or low speed and attempting to make a left turn across traffic. The accelerator pedal is pressed, but the vehicle sometimes provides little or no…”
filed Sep 19, 2026
“My vehicle intermittently shifts from normal automatic Drive (D) into S mode without any intentional driver input. I do not touch or activate the steering-wheel paddle shifter when this occurs. Searching on reddit and other forums I see many other drivers have the same issue. The problem appears to…”
filed Sep 9, 2026
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Power Train problems in other Odyssey years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Odyssey | 35 | 9% |
| 2024 Odyssey | 14 | 14% |
| 2023 Odyssey | 3 | 3% |
| 2022 Odyssey | 14 | 10% |
| 2021 Odyssey | 6 | 4% |
| 2020 Odyssey | 16 | 3% |
| 2019 Odyssey | 126 | 13% |
| 2017 Odyssey | 7 | 18% |
| 2016 Odyssey | 38 | 14% |
| 2015 Odyssey | 41 | 20% |
| 2014 Odyssey | 73 | 24% |
| 2013 Odyssey | 14 | 7% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2018 Honda Odyssey
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.