The 2020 Honda Odyssey has 415 owner-filed NHTSA complaints and 14 recalls on record. The most-reported areas are forward collision avoidance and electrical system. Owners most often flag timing belt maintenance cost: requires replacement approximately every 100,000 miles (160,000 km) or 7-10 years, a costly service ($1,500-$2,500 usd). frequency: very frequent.
Source: NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for 2020 Honda Odyssey vehicles (US, public record).
Across the 7 Odyssey model years we track, complaint volume runs from 70 (2024) to 928 (2018). With 415 complaints, the 2020 Odyssey sits about the same asthe model's median of 415.
These are raw NHTSA complaint totals, not adjusted for how many cars sold or how long each model year has been on the road. Older and higher-selling years accumulate more complaints.
back over prevention: sensing system: camera
Campaign 20V438000American Honda Motor Co. (Honda) is recalling certain 2019-2020 Odyssey vehicles. Water may get into the rearview camera mounting holes and enter the camera lens and cause a distorted image, or no image at all. Additiona…
electrical system:software
Campaign 20V440000Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2019-2021 Pilot, 2019-2020 Odyssey and 2019-2020 Passport vehicles. Incorrect central network software programming may cause several errors to occur that can delay or…
back over prevention: sensing system: camera
Campaign 20V439000Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2018-2020 Odyssey, 2019-2020 Passport, and 2019-2021 Pilot vehicles. Incorrect instrument panel control module software can cause the instrument panel to not display …
latches/locks/linkages:doors:latch
Campaign 20V437000Honda (America Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2018-2020 Odyssey vehicles. Water may enter the outer door handle cables for the sliding doors. If this occurs, the outer door handle cables may freeze in cold tempera…
The sentiment is strongly positive regarding the Odyssey's core attributes of practicality, comfort, and long-term reliability, particularly for family transportation.
Owner insights cover all generations of the Odyssey. See the full Odyssey owner picture and every model year.
Used Odyssey listings typically run $12,988–$41,820 across 2003 to 2026 model years.
Compare every Odyssey year side by side to see how 2020 ranks against the rest.