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CarsLore / Compare / Minivans and MPVs / Odyssey vs Trans Sport

Honda Odyssey vs Pontiac Trans Sport

Two minivans, compared on the same official records: MOT and inspection results, safety ratings, fuel use, recalls and owner complaints. 1 like-for-like measure: the Honda Odyssey leads on 1, the Pontiac Trans Sport on 0.

Where each one leads

Honda Odyssey

  • On Canada's official test the most frugal 2026 Honda Odyssey uses 10.6 l/100 km, the 1999 Pontiac Trans Sport 13.2.

Pontiac Trans Sport

Ahead on none of the like-for-like measures.

Only measures that do not depend on how many cars were sold: pass and failure rates against cars of the same age, ratings, fuel use and CO₂. How we compare

At a glance

Honda OdysseyPontiac Trans Sport
Model years in the US safety record1990–20261984–2003
Licensed in the United Kingdom283—

EEA new-car registrations (CC BY 4.0) · DVLA licensed vehicles (OGL v3.0) · RDW (CC0) · Traficom (CC BY 4.0) · generations: Wikidata (CC0).

Reliability and problems

Honda OdysseyPontiac Trans Sport
New York safety inspections failed1.6%—
… against cars of the same year−11%—
US owner complaints12,846973
Most complaints aboutPower trainEngine and engine cooling
Model year with most complaints2018 (1,007)1997 (236)
US recall campaigns8218
Manufacturer service bulletins4,133888
NHTSA defect investigations5747

Complaint, recall and bulletin counts grow with the number of cars sold and are not adjusted for it. UK MOT: DVSA anonymised MOT results (OGL v3.0); New York: DMV inspections; complaints, recalls, bulletins and investigations: NHTSA (public domain); odometer: RDW (CC0).

Safety

Honda OdysseyPontiac Trans Sport
NHTSA overall rating5★ (2027)—

NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, most recent rated model year (public domain).

Fuel, emissions and price

Honda OdysseyPontiac Trans Sport
Official combined fuel use, Canada10.6 l/100 km (2026)13.2 l/100 km (1999)

Canada: NRCan Fuel Consumption Ratings, most frugal version of the latest year (OGL Canada). Europe: EEA monitoring of new-car CO₂ and on-board fuel meters (OBFCM), CC BY 4.0. Price: RDW catalogue price (CC0). Finland: Traficom (CC BY 4.0).