The Most Recalled Honda Of The Last 10 Years Is…

Recall. The very word is enough to send a mean shiver down the spine of any automotive brand executive. In short, a recall is an unfortunate part of producing cars. When a component is found to have widespread issues, a recall is issued, requiring the manufacturer to fix or replace the faulty component(s) free of charge. All the owner needs to do is bring it to a nearby brand-associated dealership. Recalls have a negative effect on manufacturers in two ways: they’re expensive, and they can seriously hurt the brand’s reputation.

Some automakers are more recall-prone than others. For example, Ford racked up the most recalls since 2010 overall, with approximately 545 in effect. Coming in second place is Stellantis North America, with 514. Brands we don’t typically associate with recalls are ones like Toyota, Lexus, and Honda. However, speaking of Honda, the Japanese automaker has had quite an unfortunate streak of recalls with the Odyssey, as the minivan is Honda’s most-recalled model over the last decade, and things don’t seem to be improving.

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Honda Odyssey Recall Key Points

• The most-recalled model in Honda’s current lineup over the last 10 years
• Recalls range from airbags to transmission problems
• A total of 76 recalls are currently known to affect Honda Odysseys made between 2015 and 2025
• Most recent recall affects the steering gearbox on 2023 and 2024 Odysseys

Even the best teams sometimes have under-performing players, and the Honda Odyssey seems to be just that for Honda, at least when it comes to its recall count. Going back to our sports analogy, the recall can be compared to an error in baseball, and the Odyssey certainly has the most of all Honda’s other “players”. Of course, as automobiles become more and more technologically advanced, recalls are becoming more commonplace. However, the Odyssey seems to be particularly struggling.

The Odyssey as a whole was introduced back in 1996 as Honda’s first minivan destined for the American market. Back then, the minivan as a whole was enjoying its near-peak of popularity, roughly 10 years after Chrysler brought us the Dodge Caravan and the Plymouth Voyager, the two models most responsible for America’s 30+-year-long obsession with the minivan. Honda, seeing a definite opportunity, wanted in on the action.

Honda was correct in sending the Odysseys over to the States. After just one full year, the Odyssey became Honda’s fastest-selling model to-date, with over 300,000 units sold in a 12-month period. In 1998, while the Detroit Big Three (Chrysler, General Motors, and Ford) made up approximately 40 percent of roughly 1.5 million minivan sales in the States, Honda’s then-new Odyssey was able to grab a significant chunk of those sales.

76 Recalls, Disappointed Customers

As we touched on above, Honda currently has 76 recalls open on its track record for model years spanning from 2015 to 2025. Below, we’ll list out five noteworthy recalls facing the 2015 to 2025 Honda Odyssey:

1. Fuel Pump Recall
   • Affects 2.6 million Honda and Acura models, including a significant portion of Odysseys ranging from 2017 to 2020 model years
2. Steering Box Recall
   • Affects 1.7 million Honda and Acura models, including the Odyssey, made between 2022 and 2025
3. Power Sliding Door Latch Recall
   • Affects 2018 and 2019-model Honda Odysseys. Roughly 108,000 units were compromised
4. Seat Frame Recall
   • Affects a large portion of 2011 to 2017-model Odysseys
5. Second Row Outboard Seat Frame Recall
   • While only 274 2022 Honda Odysseys were affected, this recall is significant as it poses a serious risk of the rear seats breaking completely free of their mounting points during a crash.

2025 Honda Odyssey Specs And Features

Before we continue down the recall rabbit hole, I feel it’s important to flesh out the current Honda Odyssey and what it has to offer. While recalls have been plaguing the Odyssey as a whole, it still sits on the market as one of the few minivans still for sale, meaning Honda still sees a point in actually making the thing. Not to mention, the 2025 model year marks the fifth-gen Honda Odyssey’s second facelift, which brought about a few changes to the iconic minivan.

First, one of the largest changes was the discontinuation of the EX trim, a grade that’s been a staple of many Honda models, including the Odyssey, for a few decades now. That leaves the EX-L as the base trim, along with the Sport. Higher up the food chain rests the Touring trim, followed by the top-spec Elite grade, which tops out at a starting price of $51,180. A single engine is on offer, which is a 3.5-liter V6 mated to a 10-speed automatic transmission. Unlike other minivans on the market currently, the Odyssey still does not offer an all-wheel drive drivetrain option, boasting a sole front-wheel drive configuration, instead.

We’ll lay out the 2025 Honda Odyssey’s detailed specs in the table below:

Honda’s Recall Woes Extend Further Than Just The Odyssey

While the Odyssey reigns supreme in recalls for the entirety of Honda, the Japanese automaker has been struggling as of late regarding recalls as a whole. Those old enough will remember a time when Honda was regarded as one of, if not the most reliable automakers on the planet, and those days weren’t all that long ago in the grand scheme of things. However, just about a decade ago, Honda decided to go a different route than the one that had earned them a world-class reputation regarding reliability.

These days, Honda is, reportedly, focusing more on power and performance for most of their models rather than the past tried-and-true method of making cars as reliable and long-lasting as possible. While this shift has earned them a few more customers in the performance arena, it’s beginning to seriously affect Honda’s build quality. Just last year, Honda had the second-most recalls of any automaker sold in the US for the fourth fiscal quarter, behind only Stellantis North America. That’s something we wouldn’t have expected of Honda even just under a decade ago.

It seems the Odyssey may be the siren song for Honda as a whole. Perhaps the Odyssey’s uptick in recalls over the last 10 years points to a larger issue with Honda as a company. However, Honda still manages to be one of the most popular carmakers in the world, and will remain so, at least for the near future.

Sources: Honda, NHTSA, Cars, RepairPal