2025 Honda Odyssey engine problems
151 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine on the 2025 Honda Odyssey — 52% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“When the idle system kicks in, for example, if the vehicle has stopped at a red light, randomly the vehicle will die. Then it will have to be restarted. It has a faulty starter and there’s an issue with the idle system when the vehicle dies at a red light, it creates a safety issue because they are…”
filed Aug 5, 2026
“This is for 2025 Honda Odyssey. The component/system that appears to have failed or malfunctioned is the automatic engine stop-start system and/or related vehicle power/drive-control system. The vehicle is available for inspection upon request. When stopped at a traffic light or in traffic, the…”
filed Aug 3, 2026
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related service bulletins
Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2024-2026 Odysseys & Ridgelines and 2024-2025 Passports with a customer complaint of the Malfunction Indicator Light (MIL) on with the DTC…
ATI&05122026902 · Other · issued May 13, 2026Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2024-2026 Odysseys & Ridgelines and 2024-2025 Passports with a customer complaint of the Malfunction Indicator Light (MIL) on with the DTC…
ATI&04292026901 · Other · issued Apr 29, 2026
Engine problems in other Odyssey years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 Odyssey | 5 | 22% |
| 2024 Odyssey | 29 | 35% |
| 2023 Odyssey | 11 | 12% |
| 2022 Odyssey | 15 | 12% |
| 2021 Odyssey | 23 | 18% |
| 2020 Odyssey | 64 | 15% |
| 2019 Odyssey | 128 | 14% |
| 2018 Odyssey | 183 | 19% |
| 2017 Odyssey | 10 | 26% |
| 2016 Odyssey | 91 | 34% |
| 2015 Odyssey | 53 | 26% |
| 2014 Odyssey | 59 | 19% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2025 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.