2025 Honda Odyssey Recalls, Ratings & Complaints

Incident: October 29, 2026 · Filed: October 29, 2026

The engine fails to restart automatically after shutting off at a complete stop (such as a red light or intersection

Incident: October 28, 2026 · Filed: October 28, 2026

The Auto Idle feature has caused my car to stall multiple times. This is extremely dangerous because it always happens when I am in populated areas- sometimes at red lights and another time in stop/go highway traffic. My car is 1.5 years old and this keeps happening more and more frequently. I am very concerned that one of these times I am going to be rear ended because traffic starts to go, I let off the brake to drive and then my car stalls. I then have to turn my vehicle off completely and then back on to get it to not have issues. I do get a warning saying to depress the break and press the start button. Sometimes I get a red battery light on the dash.

Incident: October 21, 2026 · Filed: October 28, 2026

sometime when the engine auto stops it doesn't start again

Incident: May 1, 2025 · Filed: October 27, 2026

The vehicle is experiencing an intermittent but highly dangerous defect involving the factory-installed Auto Idle Stop system. When the vehicle comes to a complete stop at intersections, traffic lights, or in stop-and-go traffic, the Auto Idle Stop system engages as designed and shuts off the engine. However, upon releasing the brake pedal to accelerate, the engine fails to restart automatically. Instead of seamlessly restarting, the vehicle completely stalls in live traffic. The dashboard instruments remain on, but the engine drops completely out of operational mode. To recover propulsion, the driver must shift the vehicle entirely into Park, press the start/stop button to cycle the ignition completely off, and then manually restart the engine. This creates an immediate and severe safety hazard. The sudden, unprompted loss of propulsion leaves the vehicle completely stranded in active intersections and roadway lanes, exposing the occupants to an imminent risk of a rear-end collision. The restart delay forces the driver to perform multiple steps to reset the vehicle while traffic builds around them. The manufacturer is aware of similar systemic restart failures across its V6 engine platforms, which are currently the subject of active NHTSA investigations and class-action litigation. However, this issue continues to persist on the newest model years, creating an active road safety risk.

Incident: September 18, 2026 · Filed: October 27, 2026

The vehicle's Auto Idle Stop (AIS) system engaged normally when coming to a complete stop at an intersection, shutting off the engine to save fuel. However, when attempting go through the intersection after the light changed to green, the engine failed to restart automatically. The vehicle completely lost power in an active lane of traffic, creating a safety hazard. The vehicle had to be shifted into park and manually restarted to clear the roadway. This failure appears directly related to NHTSA Engineering Analysis EA25004 regarding Honda/Acura Auto Idle Stop restart failures.

Incident: October 25, 2026 · Filed: October 26, 2026

When I come to a stop and the auto idle feature is enabled, my car sometimes fails to turn back on, and I am stuck, trying to get my car turned back on. It usually involves me completely turning off my car, opening the car door and then turning the car back on

Incident: October 22, 2026 · Filed: October 26, 2026

My 2025 Honda Odyssey has repeatedly failed to restart after the Auto-Idle Stop feature automatically shut off the engine while idling in traffic. This is a serious safety hazard that could leave the vehicle disabled in a busy intersection, exposing occupants and nearby motorists to the risk of a potentially catastrophic collision. Despite two starter replacements in October 2025 and October 2026, the problem has occurred multiple times. The authorized Honda dealership acknowledged this is a known issue but stated that no permanent solution is available. No warning messages were observed before the failures. A vehicle that can unexpectedly become inoperable in traffic presents an unacceptable safety risk and warrants urgent investigation and corrective action. Please associate the above statement with EA25-004.

Incident: September 14, 2026 · Filed: October 26, 2026

We have been experiencing issues with the car stalling while driving. Most recently, the car lost power a few feet into making an unprotected left turn leaving us stranded in the middle of an intersection in a vulnerable position for several minutes. This was deeply unsettling to have happen while making left turn maneuver. It seems to be a failure of the Auto Start/Stop function. After a few persistent trips to the dealer, they have now informed us that this is a known issue, but the parts are on backorder until January 2027. The workaround is turning off the Auto Start/Stop function, but this button does not have an indicator light, is not always confirmed on-screen, and is re-enabled by default EVERY time the car is started. It also appears that others have complained about this issue, and this deserves to be upgraded to a recall. It is unacceptable that a manufacturer would know about an issue with serious safety implications and not notice owners. This could have easily caused a crash and it is happening to others. This specific van is used to transport a disabled family member and outside aides often drive him in this car. We do not feel comfortable with a non-persistent workaround while others are driving this car while we wait for this part. - Auto Start/Stop and Drivetrain, available for inspection - Car stalls during maneuvers after stopping - Problem was reproduced multiple times. Dealer is aware. - Inspected by dealer. - No warnings, messages, or symptoms.

Incident: October 25, 2026 · Filed: October 26, 2026

The Auto Idle Stop (AIS) on our 2025 Honda Odyssey will cause the van to stall and the engine will not restart. When this happens, our only option is to put the van in park, shut it down and then restart. Sometimes that van has not restarted for almost 90 seconds. We have had it into the Honda dealership three separate times for this issue. The first time they told us the battery was drained so they recharged for over eight hours. The last time they said "the battery fails the load test at this time" so they replaced the battery and stated that the vehicle was "operating as designed at this time." Since the last time we had it in for service (and with a brand new battery), the AIS has failed on us twice. The last time (XXX) it nearly caused an accident on a busy road in Northern Virginia. When it fails to restart the van goes into a default type mode (where most of the service lights turn on or flash and we will have to put the hazard lights on, put the van in park, shut it off and then restart the van. This issue has happened to us about 12 times int he last 8 months. I am very concerned that this will cause an accident at some point and is putting my family's safety at risk. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

Incident: October 25, 2026 · Filed: October 25, 2026

Engine and vehicle completely turns off when auto start/stop engages when at complete stops.