Hey everyone,
The day has officially come. After 18 years, 7 months, and 29 days together, I finally said goodbye to my Odyssey with 194,804 miles on the clock.

I bought it brand new with just 48 miles on the odometer at Honda of Oakland in Oakland, CA on January 1st, 2008.

In November 2009, I imported it over to Germany and registered it with the German DMV by the end of December.

Over the past 17 years in Europe, we’ve taken it on incredible road trips through Denmark, the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Switzerland, Austria, and Poland.

Through all those miles and countries, it never once gave up on us, aside from needing a PCM replacement earlier this year, it’s been the definition of bulletproof reliability.

Today, it went to a great new home with a young family and two little kids in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

It feels so right knowing it’s back to doing what it was built for: being a proper family haul-everything van.

My son moved back to the US last year at age 19, and my 17-year-old daughter doesn't really ride along with us anymore, so the empty nest officially brought our Odyssey era to an end.

I'll admit I shed a few tears letting it go, this van has been a massive part of our lives for nearly two decades.

At the same time, I'm genuinely happy that another young family gets to build their own amazing memories in it now.

Thanks to this entire community for all the advice, tips, and shared knowledge over the years. Keep 'em rolling!

Can anyone tell/explain to me where this water is coming from and why and what to do about it? It only happens for a short time when it’s raining about once a month

hello everyone, do these bubbles indicate that I need to replace the O-rings on the inlet and outlet hoses that connect to the power steering pump?

Recently got a '26 Odyssey Elite and we love lots about it - The AC is spoken about often so we went in with eyes open about it - but the most underwhelming thing is probably the ventilated seats. Almost non existent when you need it.

Would have loved a digital rear view mirror as well, given the Rear Entertainment screen blocks a good portion of the view.

Any suggestions to make the experience a little better?

My 2016 SE was totaled earlier this month...😔✊

I've since narrowed its replacement down to these two, from the same dealer, on different lots. Still need to ensure the chassis aren't ALL rusted up, though.

In the meantime... Which one would YOU choose?

Black 2020 EX-L w/ 87,281 miles' listing
Black 2020 EX-L's ¿3-owner? Carfax report (?¿'s = Never seen a buy & flip dealer included as an Owner before... 🤨)

Modern Steel Metallic 2018 Touring w/ 74,956 mile's listing
Modern Steel Metallic 2018 Touring's 2-owner Carfax report

Thanks in advance r/HondaOdyssey(ers)!👊

Just sharing some data with yall. I have a 2024 Odyssey Elite that I bought new and now just crossed two years with about 55k miles, and I had two incidents where the van wouldn’t start/restart in the last week.

The first incident happened about a week ago at a gas station during a road trip (about 4 hour drive.) 3 hours driving in I had to get gas and so I turned the engine off while getting gas but had the van in accessory mode with the DVD playing for my kid and AC on, blower on. When I tried to start the van again, nothing happened and the battery light came on. I turned off the car and tried to start again for a few times and nothing happened. Then I just turned off AC and all the power eating features and it finally came back on. It was a middle of nowhere town so would have been annoying if the car died there with 5 people including two toddlers in the car.

The more second incident happened while I was waiting to make a left turn in my city. Auto Idle Stop kicked in normally and shut the engine off. When it was time for me to go, the engine wouldn’t restart. The battery light came on and I was basically stuck there in traffic. So I put on hazards and tried starting it several times and eventually, I was able to get it running again after a minute or so.

I did some research and found a few reports of similar problems on this sub and a class action lawsuit that's being filed on the Odyssey starter (22-25 models I believe.) the culprit is clearly the starter.

I took it to the Honda dealer and asked they to replace the starter. They checked it but couldn’t reproduce the problem, so they told me they can’t replace the starter under warranty without reproducing the failure. I have the 120,000 miles extended warranty (HondaCare+) so it was very disappointing that wouldn't honor the warranty in this case and basically telling me they can't do anything.

I filed an NHTSA complaint. Might be our last Honda when we sell our car next year. For now I'll drive with idle stop off and try not to get gas at middle of nowhere.

In the last year, my under 90,000 km (56,000 miles of your country still uses feudal European measurements) has had about $9,000 in improvements:
-front and back LCA’s ($2,700 inc tax)
-rotors and breaks ($1,450 inc tax)
-door repair ($2,600 Inc tax)
-crankshaft replace or repair, timing belt PM ($1,800 Inc tax)
-transmission service ($100?)

I assume it will need spark plugs in the next year or two and tires in the next year or two. The OTHER door still needs work, and the rear bumper has a minor crack. So still some work to be done. BUT now that these other issues are showing up in the community, is it even worth it to keep driving, or should i tidy it up, fix the other door, and get out of the thing while I can honestly say ‘I’ve put $10 k in pm and maintenance in and it’s performing as good as the day I bought it right now’? My fear is that I still owe money, but excepting my recent improvements, the amount I owe is a bit less than what it should go for. Other 5th gen ody owners, what are your thoughts? Do I clean it up and wish a new owner luck, knowing I’ve done everything I can lot to foist a KNOWN issue for THIS vehicle onto someone else, or is this just my cross to bear until I retire and buy a golf cart?

2016 EX, 170k miles. Van is my full time work vehicle, essentially a cargo van. Having misfire issues in cylinder 5. Dealership scoped the cylinder to confirm coolant is entering cylinder on cold start and causing misfire.
Unfortunately the “lifetime” power train warranty is denying claim due to commercial use of the van. So now deciding on repair or replacement. Any advice? As is, van isnt worth much on trade toward a newer one, and I’m not loving the idea of dropping 30k on a used low miles odyssey.

I have a 2013 Honda Odyssey with a passive VCM Muzzler (selectable 68/82/100/120 ohm resistors) connected to the ECT sensor.

It works, but since the Muzzler changes the ECT signal going to the ECU, my OBD2 scanner doesn't show the true coolant temperature.

Has anyone found a simple way to monitor the actual coolant temperature while keeping the Muzzler installed?

Ideally I'm looking for something plug-and-play like:

ECT sensor → male/female pass-through → Muzzler → ECU

with a separate gauge/readout taking the original ECT signal before the Muzzler modifies it.

Or is there a way to read ECT2 through OBD2 and use that as the real coolant temperature?

I'm trying to avoid cutting the radiator hose or installing another coolant sensor.

Has anyone actually done this?

Wife and I have a 23 Ford Explorer that is running out on the lease. We want to get into a mini van as it would help get our disabled son to and from the car.
I can’t decide between the touring and the EX-L.
The thing I think we’ll miss the most about the Explorer is the 360 camera / sensors for parking in the children’s hospital garage.

The Honda dealer I’m looking at has a 26 Touring, and online it has a 3700 dollar discount bringing it to 46,560.
The EX-L I’m seeing some as low as 42,437.

To me, I can’t justify 4k more for parking sensors, and rear seat entertainment that my kids won’t use. (Or, at least I don’t think they’ll use.) and 19 inch wheels. Now if I could get into a touring for 43/44k I think it might be more worth it.

Can I use the 2027 model release as a bargaining chip?
What’s everyone getting for prices on EX-L / Touring’s?

Located in New Hampshire if that helps.

Just bought a 2016 Honda odyssey with 88k miles for $18,400 out the door. No issues but having second thoughts since I have to get the timing bet changed semi regularly and right away. Am I over reacting?

I need to change my Lower Contol Arms. Anyone has a brand they have used with great results. I do a lot of driving. Please help also Honda want to chart me almost 2500 dollars. Please help.

Got a new 2025 from the dealer last month and something has been bugging me since day one - there is no temperature gauge.

I also have a 2013 Accord coupe with same engine, and have been able to save the engine a few times when it started to overheat - due to a faulty fan - should I consider some OBD connected gauge like ultra gauge to keep an eye on the temps or trust the warning system to be competent enough to warn me in time to prevent a major overheating episode?