KnownCarProblems2016 Honda Odyssey Problems and Recalls
Owners filed 270 complaints with NHTSA about the 2016 Honda Odyssey, most often about the engine (36% of complaints, typically around 85,000 miles). It is 15th of 27 Odyssey model years by number of complaints and has 6 recalls.
Most common 2016 Honda Odyssey problems
Engine
97 complaints · 36%Half of these problems showed up before 85,000 miles.
The contact owns a 2016 Honda Odyssey. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, there was a misfire coming from the engine, with the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact stated that shortly afterwards, the vehicle vibrated abnormally and hesitated while accelerating. The vehicle…
The contact owns a 2016 Honda Odyssey. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle, the check engine warning light would remain illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who diagnosed that pistons #1 - #3 were faulty and the spark plugs needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The…
Electrical
39 complaints · 14%Half of these problems showed up before 22,500 miles. Parts named most often: ignition, instrument panel.
The contact owned a 2016 Honda Odyssey. While driving 45 MPH, the contact lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a telephone pole. The vehicle caught on fire. The air bags deployed. There were no injuries. A police report was filed and the fire department extinguished the fire. The vehicle was towed to a tow lot…
The car is stationary. The same thing occurs if the van is running or not. The rear hatch open switch does not work when the outside temperature is cold. The minute the outdoor temperature warms up I can open the rear hatch.
Transmission
38 complaints · 14%Half of these problems showed up before 28,000 miles.
After puchasing my car, the transmission started slipping on a regular basis. Between 5-40 MPH it's like the car doesn't know how to shift gears automatically and jolts every additional 5mph or so. Seems very unstable. It has been a problem since about 28k miles. We're at 51k and it still does it every time we drive.…
The contact owns a 2016 Honda Odyssey. Each time the vehicle was driven, it pulled to the left. The failure occurred numerous times. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to dch Honda of nanuet (10 ny-304, nanuet, ny 10954, ([phone]) where a wheel alignment, tire balance, and air pressure…
Other or unspecified
31 complaints · 12%Half of these problems showed up before 25,000 miles.
Exploding sunroof. I was driving to work early one morning and I heard a loud bang/pop then immediately heard air as if my sunroof was open. I very carefully opened my slider and saw that my sunroof had a huge hole in it. Thank goodness the glass was on the slider because had the slider been open- the glass would have…
Head rest is tilted to far forward and is visibly coming out of the back of the seat. The forward tilt causes neck and lower back pain. It also puts the driver at risk for a "hangman's fracture" of the neck during an accident. Dealer said it's not covered under warranty and to contact american Honda.
Seats
26 complaints · 10%Half of these problems showed up before 12,000 miles.
My three year old grand daughter was buckled into car seat in second row passenger side. The front passenger seat was moved all the way forward to allow easy exit for her and her book bag. I stopped suddenly for a yellow light. The seat my grand daughter was in flew forward and landed her face on the seat in front of…
When making a right hand turn the truck in front of my stopped studdenly, so I did too. When I stopped, the captain chair on the second row behind the driver seat released throwing my 2 year old into the back of the driver seat. Besides hitting his nose pretty hard there are no other injuries. We are a bit nervous to…
Body and structure
25 complaints · 9%Half of these problems showed up before 32,000 miles. Parts named most often: body.
Automatic sliding door would not close. When attempting to manually close, door completely feel off top track and came out of middle panel causing significant damage to body of carmel vehicle was not moving and was parked in a parking lot
The driver side automatic sliding passenger van door operated improperly - as the door was moving backward to open, our 3 year old granddaughter slipped and her head was lodged between the inside door frame and door the door lodged her head and stopped moving-backward, trapping her head, placing extreme pressure on…
Fuel system
19 complaints · 7%Half of these problems showed up before 49,500 miles.
Workmanship by Honda service and repair caused consequential damage to my Odyssey 2016 car, with less than 32k miles for now. Vehicle was timely serviced /repaired by fiesta Honda 6 times in less than 1.7 years. Registered a case with american Honda to offer complete repair, extended bumper to bumper warranty and out…
My daughter went to fill up the gasoline in van, it was all leaked out. She called plano fire department, he put absorbant on the ground and turn the car on, she came home with little or no gas in tank.I called next day to Honda dealer and waiting for their response,waiting for their call.
Driver assistance
14 complaints · 5%Parts named most often: warnings, warning, automatic emergency braking, lane keep.
We have been getting multiple warning lights (fcw, ldw, check engine) which occur with sluggish engine performance. The engine will misfire and not accelerate as it typically does or shudders/jitters trying to accelerate. Diagnostic tool shows p0303 for misfire in cylinder 3. I changed out the spark plug which was…
The contact owns a 2016 Honda Odyssey. The contact stated while driving 65 MPH, the forward collision warning and lane departure warning lights illuminated. Additionally, the check engine warning light started to blink and the vehicle started to shudder. The contact pulled off the highway and safely stopped and turned…
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.
2016 Honda Odyssey recalls
Fuel system: fuel pump
Risk: Fuel pump failure can cause an engine stall while driving, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: 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.
Full defect summary
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.
Seats: mid/rear assembly
Risk: An unlocked second row left outboard seatback increases the risk of injury to the seat occupant during a crash.
Fix: 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.
Full defect summary
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.
Seats: mid/rear assembly
Risk: If the seat tips forward during braking, it can increase the risk of injury.
Fix: 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.
Full defect summary
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.
Seats: mid/rear assembly
Risk: An unlocked second row center seat may increase the risk of injury to the seat occupant in the event of a crash.
Fix: Honda will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the slide function and replace the horizontal position adjustment bar, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began february 2017. Owners may contact honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's number for this recall is kd4.
Full defect summary
Honda (american honda motor co.) is recalling certain model year 2016 odyssey vehicles manufactured september 23, 2016, to october 24, 2016. The affected vehicles have a second row center seat with a horizontal adjuster bar that may stick in the unlocked position, allowing the seat to unexpectedly slide. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) number 207, "seat systems."
Seats: mid/rear assembly
Risk: An unlocked second row outboard seat increases the risk of injury to the seat occupant during a crash.
Fix: 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.
Full defect summary
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.
Fuel system: tank assembly
Risk: A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source may result in a fire.
Fix: Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel tanks, free of charge. Owners may contact honda/acura customer service at 1-888-234-2138. The recall began on july 29, 2016. Honda's numbers for this recall are ka9 (honda vehicles) and kb0 (acura vehicles).
Full defect summary
Honda (american honda motor co.) is recalling certain model year 2015 acura mdx 2wd and mdx 4WD vehicles, 2016 acura mdx 4WD vehicles, 2015-2016 honda odyssey vehicles, and 2016 honda pilot 2wd and 4WD vehicles. The affected vehicles have fuel tanks that were manufactured with insufficient welds which may separate and allow fuel to leak out.
Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which recalls are still open on your car.
NHTSA defect investigations
Inadvertent deployment of air bags
Summary
The office of defects investigation (odi) has completed its review of a petition dated may 30, 2026. The petition requested an investigation into inadvertent air bag deployment in model year (my) 2011-2017 honda odyssey vehicles. The petition contended 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 alleged that the diagnostic trouble codes (dtcs) and supplemental restraint system (SRS) conflict and inaccurate data is being recorded for the air bag system. An air bag is a supplemental vehicle occupant restraint system that deploys a cushion designed to inflate in millisec
Questions about the 2016 Honda Odyssey
- What are the most common problems with the 2016 Honda Odyssey?
- By NHTSA owner complaints: engine (97 complaints, typically around 85,000 miles); electrical (39 complaints, typically around 22,500 miles); transmission (38 complaints, typically around 28,000 miles).
- How many recalls does the 2016 Honda Odyssey have?
- 6 recalls listed by NHTSA, the latest from December 18, 2023 (fuel system). Check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which ones are still open on your car.
- Is the 2016 a bad year for the Honda Odyssey?
- It is 15th of 27 Odyssey model years by number of complaints, with 270 complaints. Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many cars were sold, so popular years collect more of them, and the newest years have had less time to.