WE BOUGHT THE VAN BRAND NEW FROM A HONDA DEALERSHIP IN CHARLOTTE NC. ABOUT TWO YEARS AFTER WE BOUGHT IT WE STARTED TO SEE THE PAINT PEEL IN THE BACK NEAR THE WINDOW. WE CONTACTED HONDA AND WAS TOLD IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. TODAY THERE ARE PROBABLY 4 LARGE AREAS WHERE THE PAINT IS COMING OFF.
2014 Honda Odyssey
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 2014 Honda Odyssey do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 249.5.
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
216 reports with mileage · 91 unknown
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Power Train. Review the 73 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Engine. Review the 59 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Service Brakes. Review the 58 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
What owners actually said
307 reportsTHE TRANSMISSION WAS SHUDDERING WHEN SHIFTING.THE DEALER SAID TO FIX ITTHEY WOULD HAVE TO FLUSH THE TRANSMISSION THREE TIMES WITH NEW FLUID ANDDO A COMPUTER UPGRADE TO FIX IT.SINCE MY CAR HAS IS SIX YEARS OLD AND OVER 75 THOUSAND MILES 86 THOUSAND.THEY CHARGED ME $550.00 FOR THIS SERVICE. MY PROBLEM IS THIS IS A KNOWN PROLEM WIT…
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THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHUDDERING WHEN SHIFTING.THE DEALER SAID TO FIX ITTHEY WOULD HAVE TO FLUSH THE TRANSMISSION THREE TIMES WITH NEW FLUID ANDDO A COMPUTER UPGRADE TO FIX IT.SINCE MY CAR HAS IS SIX YEARS OLD AND OVER 75 THOUSAND MILES 86 THOUSAND.THEY CHARGED ME $550.00 FOR THIS SERVICE. MY PROBLEM IS THIS IS A KNOWN PROLEM WITH HONDA ODYSSEY, ITS ALL OVER THE INTERNET.MANY DIFFERENT YEAR MODELS, THE SERVICE MGR. AND MY SALESMAN BOTH TOLD ME 2014 WAS A YEAR THAT HAD MANY TRANSMISSION TROUBLES. IF ITS BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS THEY SHOULD FIX IT. AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR ITBECAUSE OF THEIR NEGLECT WARRANTY OR NOT.
IN THE MORNING WHEN I FIRST TURN ON THE CAR THERE IS BIG JERK WHEN CHANGING GEARS FROM 15 TO 20MPH I TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND IT GOES AWAY THIS HAPPENS ONLY ONCE IN THE MORNING. DURING THE DAY DRIVING THE STREETS A VERY SMALL SHUDDER JERK IS FELT NOT AS BIG AS THE ONE IN THE MORNINGS BUT THIS ONE IS CONSTANT THROUGH THE…
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IN THE MORNING WHEN I FIRST TURN ON THE CAR THERE IS BIG JERK WHEN CHANGING GEARS FROM 15 TO 20MPH I TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND IT GOES AWAY THIS HAPPENS ONLY ONCE IN THE MORNING. DURING THE DAY DRIVING THE STREETS A VERY SMALL SHUDDER JERK IS FELT NOT AS BIG AS THE ONE IN THE MORNINGS BUT THIS ONE IS CONSTANT THROUGH THE DAY
I WAS DRIVING MY ODESSEY HOME FROM WORK IN AVERAGE RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. 30 MINUTES AFTER LEAVING WORK, I CAME TO A STOP AT A STOP LIGHT. WHEN I ACCELERATED UPON THE LIGHT TURNING GREEN MY VAN SHUDDERED/JERKED WHEN SHIFTING GEARS BETWEEN 15 & 20 MPH. I THOUGHT IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN A FLUKE OR BUMP IN THE ROAD. THEN I CAME TO ANOTHER S…
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I WAS DRIVING MY ODESSEY HOME FROM WORK IN AVERAGE RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. 30 MINUTES AFTER LEAVING WORK, I CAME TO A STOP AT A STOP LIGHT. WHEN I ACCELERATED UPON THE LIGHT TURNING GREEN MY VAN SHUDDERED/JERKED WHEN SHIFTING GEARS BETWEEN 15 & 20 MPH. I THOUGHT IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN A FLUKE OR BUMP IN THE ROAD. THEN I CAME TO ANOTHER STOP AT A SECOND STOP LIGHT, NOT FIVE MINUTES LATER, AND AGAIN WHEN ACCELERATING IT REPEATED THE SHUDDER/JERK UPON SHIFTING BETWEEN 15-20MPH. I THEN CONTINUED ANOTHER 20-30 MINUTES HOME AND THE ISSUE REPEATED EVERY TIME I HAD TO SLOW MY SPEED BELOW 20MPH IT SHUDDERED/JERKED UPON ACCELERATING. I MADE IT HOME, DID NOT TURN OFF THE VAN, MY HUSBAND GOT IN AND DROVE IT TO A LOCAL SHOP ABOUT 5MIN DOWN THE ROAD AND EXPERIENCED ROUGH SHIFTING FROM PARK INTO DRIVE AND THE CONTINUED ISSUE OF ROUGH SHIFTING BETWEEN 15-20MPH. AT OUR ARRIVAL TO THE SHOP HE TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES AND THEN RESTARTED IT AND WE RETURNED HOME. ON THIS RETURN TRIP AND THE NEXT DAY ON MY COMMUTE TO WORK THERE ARE NO FURTHER ISSUES OF ROUGH SHIFTING OR JERKING WHEN SWITCHING GEARS. BUT NOTHING WAS DONE TO CAUSE THIS TO START AND OTHER THAN TURNING OFF THE VAN AND RESTARTING IT, NOTHING WAS DONE TO REMEDY IT EITHER. I DID NOT TAKE IT TO A SERVICE CENTER, BECAUSE THE ISSUE CAN NOT BE REPLICATED AT THIS TIME.
2014 HONDA ODYSSEY WHICH IS EXPERIENCE THE SAME ISSUE AS THE 2013 HONDA ODYSSEY WHERE PISTON RING 1 -4 WITH LEAK OIL AND FOUL THE SPARK PLUGS. WHEN THIS OCCURS THE ENGINE MISFIRES AND VIBRATES SIGNIFICANTLY AND REDUCES DRIVABILITY. DUE TO THE WARRANTY EXTENSION ON PRIOR YEARS THIS APPEARS TO BE A KNOWN DESIGN DEFECT FOR THIS M…
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2014 HONDA ODYSSEY WHICH IS EXPERIENCE THE SAME ISSUE AS THE 2013 HONDA ODYSSEY WHERE PISTON RING 1 -4 WITH LEAK OIL AND FOUL THE SPARK PLUGS. WHEN THIS OCCURS THE ENGINE MISFIRES AND VIBRATES SIGNIFICANTLY AND REDUCES DRIVABILITY. DUE TO THE WARRANTY EXTENSION ON PRIOR YEARS THIS APPEARS TO BE A KNOWN DESIGN DEFECT FOR THIS MODEL AND ENGINE BUT NOT FOR THIS MODEL YEAR. WHEN THE ISSUE HAS MANIFESTED IT HAS BEEN WHEN DRIVING BOTH TIMES HAS BEEN ON A CITY STREET. ESTIMATES FOR REPAIR ARE $4,200.
SUNROOF EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING DOWN AN INTERSTATE.
PARKED ON A VERY HOT DAY IN A PARKING LOT THE ELECTRIC DOORS WON'T OPEN. IF I DRIVE THE VAN FOR A MINUTE OR TWO AND STOP, THE DOORS WILL WORK. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. HONDA CAN NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. ON THE INTERNET, OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME ISSUE WITH THEIR HONDA VEHICLES. ONE PERSON WROTE THAT HE REPLACED THE POWER O…
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PARKED ON A VERY HOT DAY IN A PARKING LOT THE ELECTRIC DOORS WON'T OPEN. IF I DRIVE THE VAN FOR A MINUTE OR TWO AND STOP, THE DOORS WILL WORK. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. HONDA CAN NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. ON THE INTERNET, OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME ISSUE WITH THEIR HONDA VEHICLES. ONE PERSON WROTE THAT HE REPLACED THE POWER ON OFF SWITCH ON THE DASH THAT CONTROLS THE DOORS EVEN THOUGH HIS VEHICLE SHOWED NO COMPUTER CODE ERRORS. HE SAID THAT SO FAR IT SOLVED HIS PROBLEM. HONDA ONLY LOOKS FOR COMPUTER CODE ERROR AND IF THERE IS NO ERROR, THEY SAY THERE IS NO PROBLEM.
ON JUNE 21, 2019 MY FAMILY WAS RETURNING HOME FROM THE BEACH (PCB), AND ABOUT 3 HOURS INTO THE TRIP ON US 431 NORTH, AROUND 1 PM WE HEARD A LOUD BOOM OR POP ON THE ROOF. SOUND LIKE A SHOT GUN ACCORDING TO WIFE. WE PULLED OVER AND SUNROOF HAD 16 INCH SEEM CRACK ACROSS THE SUNROOF. ONE SIDE OF CRACKED GLASS WAS RAISED ABOUT 1/4 IN…
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ON JUNE 21, 2019 MY FAMILY WAS RETURNING HOME FROM THE BEACH (PCB), AND ABOUT 3 HOURS INTO THE TRIP ON US 431 NORTH, AROUND 1 PM WE HEARD A LOUD BOOM OR POP ON THE ROOF. SOUND LIKE A SHOT GUN ACCORDING TO WIFE. WE PULLED OVER AND SUNROOF HAD 16 INCH SEEM CRACK ACROSS THE SUNROOF. ONE SIDE OF CRACKED GLASS WAS RAISED ABOUT 1/4 INCH. WE CONTINUED TO DRIVE 25 MPH ON SHOULDER AS WE WHERE IN NOWHERE, ALABAMA. ABOUT 3 OR 4 MINUTES LATER WE STOPPED AND 1 X 4" GLASS HOLE IN SUNROOF. WE CONTINUED DRIVING AND WITHIN MINUTES THE HOLE BECAME A 1 FT X 2 FT HOLE IN SUNROOF. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED. WE PASSED NO CARS OR OVERPASS'S WHEN SUNROOF EXPLODED FOR NO REASON. NO HOUSES OR BUSINESSES WITHIN 5 MILES ACCORDING TO SEALE POLICE OFFICER.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND DID NOT CHANGE GEARS WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BERGSTROM HONDA (LOCATED AT 3285 S WASHBURN ST, OSHKOSH, WI 54904) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE …
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND DID NOT CHANGE GEARS WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BERGSTROM HONDA (LOCATED AT 3285 S WASHBURN ST, OSHKOSH, WI 54904) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.
REAR WINDOW EXPLODED WHEN DRIVERS DOOR SHUT WITH NO UNUSUAL FORCE -- JUST SHUTTING THE DOOR AS NORMAL. THE THIS HAPPENED AT ABOUT 8AM. THE CAR WAS PARKED/STATIONARY. THE SHATTERING LEFT A HOLE ABOUT THE SIZE OF A BOWLING BALL BEHIND THE DRIVER'S SIDE. GLASS FLEW EVERYWHERE; LUCKILY MY CHILDREN WERE NOT IN THE BACK SEAT AT TH…
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REAR WINDOW EXPLODED WHEN DRIVERS DOOR SHUT WITH NO UNUSUAL FORCE -- JUST SHUTTING THE DOOR AS NORMAL. THE THIS HAPPENED AT ABOUT 8AM. THE CAR WAS PARKED/STATIONARY. THE SHATTERING LEFT A HOLE ABOUT THE SIZE OF A BOWLING BALL BEHIND THE DRIVER'S SIDE. GLASS FLEW EVERYWHERE; LUCKILY MY CHILDREN WERE NOT IN THE BACK SEAT AT THE TIME. INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR AIR TEMPS WERE NOT EXTREME. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF ANYTHING THAT HIT THE WINDOW. SEVERAL PEOPLE WERE AROUND AT THE TIME AND NOBODY SAW ANYTHING UNUSUAL.
Official recalls
523V858000 · Fuel System, Gasoline:delivery:fuel Pump
Dec 18, 2023
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, Fit, and 2015-2020 Honda Accord Hybrid, Pilot, Acura NSX vehicles. The fuel pump inside the fuel tank may fail.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: Fuel pump failure can cause an engine stall while driving, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Dealers will replace the fuel pump module, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed September 6, 2024. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are KGC and KGD. This recall is an expansion of NHTSA recall numbers 21V-215 and 20V-314.
18V170000 · Seats:mid/rear Assembly
Mar 13, 2018
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2014-2016 Honda Odyssey vehicles. The second row outboard seats have a lever to fold the seatback and slide the seat forward to access the third row seats. Due to a manufacturing error, if the walk-in release lever is used to fold a fully reclined left outboard seatback forward, the seatback may stay in the unlocked position (free-folding) or unexpectedly unlock without engaging the walk-in or recliner lever.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: An unlocked second row left outboard seatback increases the risk of injury to the seat occupant during a crash.
Remedy: Honda will notify owners, and dealers will confirm proper operation of the second row left outboard seatback, and install a support bracket to the seat recliner. If the seatback cannot lock, dealers will replace the seatback frame assembly. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began May 7, 2018. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's number for this recall is X0R.
17V725000 · Seats:mid/rear Assembly
Nov 17, 2017
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2011-2017 Honda Odyssey vehicles. The second row outboard seats can slide sideways to one of two positions. If a seat is placed between either of the two positions when attaching the seat to the vehicle floor, the seat will not latch properly to the seat striker, allowing the seat to tip forward unexpectedly during braking.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: If the seat tips forward during braking, it can increase the risk of injury.
Remedy: Honda will notify owners, and dealers will install a bracket to the second row outboard floor strikers, free of charge. The recall began April 2, 2018. Owners may contact American Honda Customer Support & Campaign Center at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's number for this recall is S0G.
16V933000 · Seats:mid/rear Assembly
Dec 27, 2016
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain model year 2011-2016 Odyssey vehicles manufactured August 17, 2010, to October 1, 2015. The affected vehicles have second row outboard seats that have a release lever that allows the seats to move for easier access to the third row of seats. This release lever may remain in the unlocked position allowing the seats to move unexpectedly.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: An unlocked second row outboard seat increases the risk of injury to the seat occupant during a crash.
Remedy: Honda will notify owners, and dealers will install an additional bracket and spring to both second row outboard seats, free of charge. Interim letter has been mailed, and a second notification will be sent . Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's number for this recall is KD5.
14V175000 · Air Bags:side/window
Apr 7, 2014
Honda is recalling certain model year 2014 Odyssey vehicles manufactured October 2, 2013, through December 16, 2013. The shorting terminal, an electrical connector used to prevent air bag deployment before being installed into a vehicle, may have been damaged during assembly of the passenger-side side curtain air bag.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: If the shorting terminal is damaged, the passenger-side side curtain air bag may fail to deploy thereby increasing the risk of occupant injury in a crash.
Remedy: Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the damaged shorting pin with a new shorting coupler, free of charge. The recall began on May 16, 2014. Owners may contact Honda at 1-800-999-1009. Honda's number for this recall is JE2.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
1DP26005 · Inadvertent Deployment Of Air Bags
Opened Jul 13, 2026 · No close date supplied
Status: open (inferred from source dates) · Air Bags; Air Bags: Air Bag/restraint Control Module; Air Bags: Air Bag/restraint Control Module:software
The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) received a Petition dated May 30, 2026. The Petition is requesting an investigation into inadvertent air bag deployment in model year (MY) 2011-2017 Honda Odyssey vehicles. The Petition contends that air bags can deploy absent a sufficiently severe event to trigger a deployment, such as an impact, rollover event, or G-force threshold breach. The Petition further alleges that the Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs) and Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) conflict and inaccurate data is being recorded for the air bag system. The Petitioner cites 10 complaints received by ODI alleging the same failure. ODI will evaluate these complaints to determine if they are related to the failure cited in the Petition andconduct a technical review under 49 CFR Part 552. This Defect Petition is being opened to evaluate whether to grant or deny the Petition. The Petition can be viewed at NHTSA.gov under NHTSA Number 11744118.
Additional source detail variants (3)
Air Bags: Air Bag/restraint Control Module
The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) received a Petition dated May 30, 2026. The Petition is requesting an investigation into inadvertent air bag deployment in model year (MY) 2011-2017 Honda Odyssey vehicles. The Petition contends that air bags can deploy absent a sufficiently severe event to trigger a deployment, such as an impact, rollover event, or G-force threshold breach. The Petition further alleges that the Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs) and Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) conflict and inaccurate data is being recorded for the air bag system. The Petitioner cites 10 complaints received by ODI alleging the same failure. ODI will evaluate these complaints to determine if they are related to the failure cited in the Petition andconduct a technical review under 49 CFR Part 552. This Defect Petition is being opened to evaluate whether to grant or deny the Petition. The Petition can be viewed at NHTSA.gov under NHTSA Number 11744118.
Air Bags: Air Bag/restraint Control Module:software
The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) received a Petition dated May 30, 2026. The Petition is requesting an investigation into inadvertent air bag deployment in model year (MY) 2011-2017 Honda Odyssey vehicles. The Petition contends that air bags can deploy absent a sufficiently severe event to trigger a deployment, such as an impact, rollover event, or G-force threshold breach. The Petition further alleges that the Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs) and Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) conflict and inaccurate data is being recorded for the air bag system. The Petitioner cites 10 complaints received by ODI alleging the same failure. ODI will evaluate these complaints to determine if they are related to the failure cited in the Petition andconduct a technical review under 49 CFR Part 552. This Defect Petition is being opened to evaluate whether to grant or deny the Petition. The Petition can be viewed at NHTSA.gov under NHTSA Number 11744118.
Air Bags
The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) received a Petition dated May 30, 2026. The Petition is requesting an investigation into inadvertent air bag deployment in model year (MY) 2011-2017 Honda Odyssey vehicles. The Petition contends that air bags can deploy absent a sufficiently severe event to trigger a deployment, such as an impact, rollover event, or G-force threshold breach. The Petition further alleges that the Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs) and Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) conflict and inaccurate data is being recorded for the air bag system. The Petitioner cites 10 complaints received by ODI alleging the same failure. ODI will evaluate these complaints to determine if they are related to the failure cited in the Petition andconduct a technical review under 49 CFR Part 552. This Defect Petition is being opened to evaluate whether to grant or deny the Petition. The Petition can be viewed at NHTSA.gov under NHTSA Number 11744118.
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