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2017 Honda Odyssey

39 owner complaints — #31 of 34 Odyssey model years. 2 recalls, 25 service bulletins.

39complaints · 3 crashes, 0 fires
2recalls
25manufacturer bulletins
24,000 mimedian mileage at failure

Problems owners report

Complaints filed with NHTSA about the 2017 Honda Odyssey, by the system named in each complaint. One complaint can name several.

  • Engine10
  • Power train7
  • Electrical system6
  • Unknown or other6
  • Service brakes3
  • Air bags2
  • Fuel system, gasoline2
  • Visibility/wiper2
  • Structure2
  • Vehicle speed control1

NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026 · 2 injuries and 0 deaths reported

Compared with other years

’90’96’99’02’05’08’11’14’17’20’23’2639’90’96’99’02’05’08’11’14’17’20’23’2639

NHTSA ODI complaints by model year

Fatal crashes in the US

From 2020 to 2023, 5 2017 Odyssey vehicles were involved in crashes on US public roads in which someone died; 1 person died inside them. This is a count, not a crash rate: it grows with the number of cars on the road.

NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), crash years 2020–2023 (public domain)

New York safety inspections

At its first New York inspection the 2017 Honda Odyssey failed the safety check 1.77% of the time — 1% less often than the average 2017 passenger car (1.79%). Median odometer at inspection: 72,519 miles.

5,542first inspections
1.77%failed on safety
72,519 mimedian odometer
0.0%1.6%3.1%’95’97’99’01’03’05’07’09’11’13’15’17’19’21’23’25’271.8%0.0%1.6%3.1%’95’98’01’04’07’10’13’16’17’19’22’25’271.8%

NY DMV Vehicle Inspections (vezn-fmmk), initial inspections since Aug 2021 · how we count

In the United Kingdom

11 cars built in 2017 were licensed for the road at the end of 2025, and 1 more were declared off the road (SORN).

11licensed, end of 2025
92%of those still registered are on the road

Department for Transport and DVLA, vehicle licensing statistics (table VEH0124, year of manufacture) · Open Government Licence v3.0

In New Zealand

215 2017 cars are on the New Zealand register; 67% arrived as used imports, 33% were sold new in New Zealand.

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi, Motor Vehicle Register (March 2026) · CC BY 4.0

Crash-test ratings

NHTSA 5-star results for 1 variant; 1 of 1 rated variants score five stars overall. Rollover risk is the estimated chance of rolling over in a single-vehicle crash.

VariantOverallFrontalSideRolloverRollover risk
2017 Honda Odyssey VAN FWD★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★☆12.7 %
Electronic stability control
Standard
Forward collision warning
Optional
Lane departure warning
Optional
Best overall rating
5 / 5

NHTSA New Car Assessment Program (5-Star Safety Ratings), api.nhtsa.gov · US federal work, public domain

Fuel consumption

Official Canadian test results for 1 variant: combined 10.7 L/100 km (about 22 mpg US), CO₂ 251 g/km.

VariantEngineTransmissionCityHighwayCombinedCO₂ g/km
Odyssey · Minivan · Regular gasoline3.5 L, 6 cyl.A612.38.610.7251

Litres per 100 km. Natural Resources Canada, Fuel consumption ratings (open.canada.ca) · Open Government Licence – Canada

Recalls in Canada

1 Transport Canada recall for the 2017 Honda Odyssey.

2017567
17 Nov 2017
Seats And Restraints
On certain vehicles, the rear outboard strikers of the second row outboard (outer) seats have a collar to define two set positions. If an outboard seat is posit…

Transport Canada Vehicle Recalls Database · Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada

Recalls

23V858000 · Fuel system, gasoline18 Dec 2023 · 2,490,460 vehicles

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2013-2023 Honda Accord, Civic Coupe, Civic Sedan, Civic Hatchback, Civic Type R, CR-V, HR-V, Ridgeline, Odyssey, Acura ILX, MDX, MDX Hybrid, RDX, RLX, TLX, 2019-2022 Honda Insight, Passport, 2020 Honda CR-V Hybrid, 2018-2019 Honda Clarity PHEV, Fit, and 2015-2020 Honda Accord Hybrid, Pilot, Acura NSX vehicles. The fuel pump inside the fuel tank may fail.

17V725000 · Seats17 Nov 2017 · 806,936 vehicles

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2011-2017 Honda Odyssey vehicles. The second row outboard seats can slide sideways to one of two positions. If a seat is placed between either of the two positions when attaching the seat to the vehicle floor, the seat will not latch properly to the seat striker, allowing the seat to tip forward unexpectedly during braking.

Whether a recall was fixed on a particular car is known only to the manufacturer: check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

NHTSA recalls · summaries in NHTSA's own words

Service bulletins

What Honda told its dealers about the 2017 Honda Odyssey: known faults, fixes and updates.

BulletinSummary
10253295Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2014-2017 Odysseys and 2014-2015 Pilots with a customer complaint of the vehicle Check Engine Light (CEL) on with one or more of the DTC(s) listed below (in Qualifiers) stored. To better understand the cause of this condition, AHM would like to collect specific Information from the vehicle prior to you attempting a repair of any kind.
10252077Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2014-2017 Odysseys and 2014-2015 Pilots with a customer complaint of the vehicle Check Engine Light (CEL) on with one or more of the DTC(s) listed below (in Qualifiers) stored. To better understand the cause of this condition, AHM would like to collect specific Information from the vehicle prior to you attempting a repair of any kind.
10252074Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2014-2017 Odysseys and 2014-2015 Pilots with a customer complaint of the vehicle Check Engine Light (CEL) on with one or more of the DTC(s) listed below (in Qualifiers) stored. To better understand the cause of this condition, AHM would like to collect specific Information from the vehicle prior to you attempting a repair of any kind.
10251165Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2014-2017 Odysseys and 2014-2015 Pilots with a customer complaint of the vehicle Check Engine Light (CEL) on with one or more of the DTC(s) listed below (in Qualifiers) stored. To better understand the cause of this condition, AHM would like to collect specific Information from the vehicle prior to you attempting a repair of any kind.
10250325Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2014-2017 Odysseys and 2014-2015 Pilots with a customer complaint of the vehicle Check Engine Light (CEL) on with one or more of the DTC(s) listed below (in Qualifiers) stored. To better understand the cause of this condition, AHM would like to collect specific parts from the vehicle prior to you attempting a repair of any kind.
10249197Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2014-2017 Odysseys and 2014-2015 Pilots with a customer complaint of the vehicle Check Engine Light (CEL) on with one or more of the DTC(s) listed below (in Qualifiers) stored. To better understand the cause of this condition, AHM would like to collect specific parts from the vehicle prior to you attempting a repair of any kind.
10248672Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2014-2017 Odysseys and 2014-2015 Pilots with a customer complaint of the vehicle Check Engine Light (CEL) on with one or more of the DTC(s) listed below (in Qualifiers) stored. To better understand the cause of this condition, AHM would like to collect specific parts from the vehicle prior to you attempting a repair of any kind.
10245551Service Bulletin - Torque converters may not have been manufactured to proper specifications. As a result, the torque converter lock-up clutch cannot provide adequate holding force due to pressure bleeding down through a crack in the lock-up piston. The reduced lock-up clutch capacity results in the transmission indicator flashing D and set DTC P0741 Torque Converter Clutch Circuit Performance or Stuck OFF.
10241877Service Bulletin - Torque converters may not have been manufactured to proper specifications. As a result, the torque converter lock-up clutch cannot provide adequate holding force due to pressure bleeding down through a crack in the lock-up piston. The reduced lock-up clutch capacity results in DTC P0741 Torque Converter Clutch Circuit Performance or Stuck OFF.
10240326Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2014-2017 Odysseys and 2014-2015 Pilots with a customer complaint of the vehicle Malfunction Indicator Light (MIL) on with one or more of the DTC(s) listed below (in Qualifiers) stored. To better understand the cause of this condition, AHM would like to collect specific parts from the vehicle prior to you attempting a repair of any kind.
10239498Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2014-2017 Odysseys and 2014-2015 Pilots with a customer complaint of the vehicle Malfunction Indicator Light (MIL) on with one or more of the DTC(s) listed below (in Qualifiers) stored. To better understand the cause of this condition, AHM would like to collect specific parts from the vehicle prior to you attempting a repair of any kind.
10231830Dealer Message- American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2017-2018 Odyssey, Pilot, Ridgeline with a customer complaint of the vehicle running rough or in low power mode with the Malfunction Indicator Light (MIL) on with one or more of the DTC listed below (in Qualifiers) stored. To better understand the cause of this condition, AHM would like to collect specific parts from the vehicle prior to you attempting a repair of any kind.
10230594Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2017-2018 Odyssey, Pilot, Ridgeline with a customer complaint of the vehicle running rough or in low power mode with the Malfunction Indicator Light (MIL) on with one or more of the DTC listed below (in Qualifiers) stored. To better understand the cause of this condition, AHM would like to collect specific parts from the vehicle prior to you attempting a repair of any kind.
10206785Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2017 Odysseys, Pilots & Ridgelines with a customer complaint of the Malfunction Indicator Light (MIL) on with the DTC P2652 (Rocker Arm Oil Pressure Switch B [Bank 1] Stuck On) & P3400 (Valve Pause System [VPS] Stuck Off Bank 1) stored. Customer may also complain of rough engine running conditions. To better understand the cause of this condition, AHM would like to inspect the vehicle prior to you attempting a repair of any kind.
10206442Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2017 Odysseys, Pilots & Ridgelines with a customer complaint of the Malfunction Indicator Light (MIL) on with the DTC P2652 (Rocker Arm Oil Pressure Switch B [Bank 1] Stuck On) & P3400 (Valve Pause System [VPS] Stuck Off Bank 1) stored. Customer may also complain of rough engine running conditions. To better understand the cause of this condition, AHM would like to inspect the vehicle prior to you attempting a repair of any kind.
10203793Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2017 Odysseys, Pilots & Ridgelines with a customer complaint of the Malfunction Indicator Light (MIL) on with the DTC P2652 (Rocker Arm Oil Pressure Switch B [Bank 1] Stuck On) & P3400 (Valve Pause System [VPS] Stuck Off Bank 1) stored. Customer may also complain of rough engine running conditions. To better understand the cause of this condition, AHM would like to inspect the vehicle prior to you attempting a repair of any kind.
10202599Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2017 Odysseys, Pilots & Ridgelines with a customer complaint of the Malfunction Indicator Light (MIL) on with the DTC P2652 (Rocker Arm Oil Pressure Switch B [Bank 1] Stuck On) & P3400 (Valve Pause System [VPS] Stuck Off Bank 1) stored. Customer may also complain of rough engine running conditions. To better understand the cause of this condition, AHM would like to inspect the vehicle prior to you attempting a repair of any kind.
10187885Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2011-2016 CR-Zs, 2010-2014 Insights, & 2011-2017 Odysseys with a customer complaint of the brake pedal feeling soft or spongy when depressed, almost reaching the floor. To better understand the cause of this condition, AHM would like to collect specific parts from the vehicle prior to any repair attempts.
10187292Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2011-2016 CR-Zs, 2010-2014 Insights, & 2011-2017 Odysseys with a customer complaint of the brake pedal feeling soft or spongy when depressed, almost reaching the floor. To better understand the cause of this condition, AHM would like to collect specific parts from the vehicle prior to any repair attempts.
10186024Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2011-2016 CR-Zs, 2010-2014 Insights, & 2011-2017 Odysseys with a customer complaint of the brake pedal feeling soft or spongy when depressed, almost reaching the floor. To better understand the cause of this condition, AHM would like to collect specific parts from the vehicle prior to any repair attempts.
10186009"Service Bulletin - There are several A/C leak detection tools available. -Refrigerant Gas Leak Detector -Ultrasonic Leak Detector -Leak Dye"
10185509Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2011-2016 CR-Zs, 2010-2014 Insights, & 2011-2017 Odysseys with a customer complaint of the brake pedal feeling soft or spongy when depressed, almost reaching the floor. To better understand the cause of this condition, AHM would like to collect specific parts from the vehicle prior to any repair attempts.
10184333Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2011-2016 CR-Zs, 2010-2014 Insights, & 2011-2017 Odysseys with a customer complaint of the brake pedal feeling soft or spongy when depressed, almost reaching the floor. To better understand the cause of this condition, AHM would like to collect specific parts from the vehicle prior to any repair attempts.
10175300Dealer Message - The May episode of Tech2Tech is now posted. We've got some valuable information for you, so check it out! This month we're featuring "Replacing That Leaky Front Rocker Arm Oil Control Valve."
10172366Service Bulletin - The front rocker arm oil control valve is leaking.

NHTSA manufacturer communications (public domain)

NHTSA investigations

DP26005 · Air bags: air bag/restraint control moduleopened 13 Jul 2026 · closed 24 Sept 2026

Inadvertent Deployment of Air Bags

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation