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2022 Honda Odyssey
Common Problems & Inspection Guide

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Platform Heritage

Honda Odyssey can refer to three motor vehicles manufactured by Honda: Honda Odyssey (ATV), an all-terrain vehicle (1977—1989) Honda Odyssey (minivan), a brand of two different Honda minivan models for different markets Honda Odyssey (international), sold in Japan and most other parts of the world Honda Odyssey (North America), sold primarily in North America and certain other markets

Source: Wikipedia intro extract · as of Jun 23, 2026

Key facts for this model year

125NHTSA owner complaints
9Safety recalls on file
16Top issue reports · Electrical System
$0Typical OEM recall remedy cost to you

0 average monthly buyer searches in the US (google ads data · as of Jun 23, 2026). Run a MotoMetrics scan for your VIN to see live repair exposure.

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System Defect Summaries & Field Data

Active safety recalls on file: 9 (source: NHTSA Recalls API · as of Jun 23, 2026)

Top NHTSA complaint categories

Recent recall summaries

Campaign 21V768000 · TIRES:SIDEWALL · API record

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2022 Odyssey vehicles equipped with Bridgestone tires. The affected vehicles may have a tire that contains a pinhole, causing a slow air leak. As such, these tires fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 139, "New Pneumatic Radial Tires for Light Vehicles."

Campaign 21V432000 · SEATS · API record

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2022 Odyssey vehicles. The second-row outboard seats may have deformed seat rail locking mechanisms, which could prevent the seat rails from locking into place.

Campaign 23V174000 · VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR · API record

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 requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 111, "Rear Visibility."

Campaign 23V431000 · BACK OVER PREVENTION:DISPLAY FUNCTION · API record

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 fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 111, "Rear Visibility."

Campaign 24V064000 · AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGER · API record

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 RDX, and 2020-2021 Acura TLX vehicles. The front passenger seat weight sensor may crack and short circuit, failing to suppress the air bag as intended.

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On-Site Honda Odyssey Pre-Purchase Checklist

  1. Verify OBD-II readiness monitors are complete (not recently cleared) using a full protocol scan.
  2. Compare dashboard mileage to ECU-stored odometer modules where accessible.
  3. Pull permanent and pending DTCs — not only stored codes visible on the dash.
  4. Inspect systems related to ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (NHTSA complaint cluster — verify during test drive and PPI).
  5. Inspect systems related to FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE (NHTSA complaint cluster — verify during test drive and PPI).
  6. Inspect systems related to UNKNOWN OR OTHER (NHTSA complaint cluster — verify during test drive and PPI).
  7. Inspect systems related to POWER TRAIN (NHTSA complaint cluster — verify during test drive and PPI).
  8. Inspect systems related to AIR BAGS (NHTSA complaint cluster — verify during test drive and PPI).
  9. Confirm recall remedy completed for TIRES:SIDEWALL (campaign 21V768000).
  10. Confirm recall remedy completed for SEATS (campaign 21V432000).
  11. Confirm recall remedy completed for VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR (campaign 23V174000).
  12. Run a MotoMetrics on-site scan for Honda Odyssey before signing the bill of sale.

Alternative Inferences & Cross-Shopping Matrix

Adjacent model years for this nameplate and equivalent footprints shoppers compare across brands.

Generational cohorts

2019 Honda Odyssey 2016 Honda Odyssey

Class competitors

2019 Toyota Sienna 2019 Chrysler Pacifica 2019 Kia Carnival 2019 Kia Sedona

Vehicle health varies wildly by individual history. Aggregate recall and complaint data cannot tell you whether the specific car on the lot had its monitors cleared or its odometer rolled back. Verify the physical or digital scan before you sign a bill of sale.

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