Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2016 Honda Odyssey has 37 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 0 powertrain-related recalls.
37
Complaints
0
Recalls
1
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 8, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | I am sending you information about how a situation was handled by Honda, so hopefully others do not ... |
| May 5, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | Spark plug fouling, Piston seal leak on 60,000 miles car |
| Dec 19, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | Vehicle shudders on acceleration |
| Nov 11, 2024 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES | I was traveling on a local street around 35mph and braking for a red light. The braking felt funny ... |
| Aug 15, 2024 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | Timing belt tensioner failing with only 51K miles |
| May 13, 2024 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | The engine failed, at 90,238 Piston misfire it was replaced 1-3, This happened a second time at 14... |
| May 7, 2024 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | The engine. I have a 2016 Honda Odyssey. All scheduled maintenance has always been done on this vehi... |
| Feb 21, 2024 | POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Our Honda Odyssey was in for regular maintenance around 70,000 miles. Our Odyssey currently has abo... |
| Jan 18, 2024 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE | Consumer complaint: Repeated failed batteries (3), alternators (3), Start button (1) and left strand... |
| Nov 15, 2023 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | The contact owns a 2016 Honda Odyssey. The contact stated while driving 65 MPH and depressing the ac... |
| Sep 15, 2023 | POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES | The van has approx 83,000 miles and always maintained by Allen Honda in College Station Texas, and a... |
| Oct 28, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | At highway speeds (50-65mph), the transmission would jutter/shudder when trying to either accelerate... |
| Oct 11, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | The transmission shifts hard in first and second gear, It happens at different time sometimes when i... |
| Sep 21, 2022 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | UNKNOWN I was urged by a Honda World representative to give my account. My vehicle has intermittentl... |
| Sep 9, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | While accelerating, especially up an incline, the vehicle (2016 Honda Odyssey) shudders as if the tr... |
| Aug 20, 2022 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The contact owns a 2016 Honda Odyssey. The contact parked the vehicle, turned the engine off, and re... |
| Jan 12, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | 2016 Honda Odyssey developed torque converter judder as shown in Honda TSB 17-043 dated 2/27/2018. ... |
| Jan 5, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | Van is stuttering at a low rate of speed 25 mph. Car shakes and rattles. Disappears with higher ac... |
| Oct 11, 2021 | POWER TRAIN | The torque converter is failing. When accelerating, the van will shudder and shake, usually between ... |
| Aug 4, 2021 | POWER TRAIN | The transmission keeps slipping between 20 to 65 mph. The Dealer (Price Honda - Dover, DE) flushed ... |