2026 Honda Odyssey Recalls & Complaints

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

For some reason, the car applies emergency breaking for no apparent reason. It has happened to me on multiple occasions usually when driving on the interstate, although it has happened on regular town roads, sometimes I feel like it. It might be sensing lines on the road as something it needs to break for although other times it appears to happen for no reason whatsoever. Emergency breaking when there’s no reason to break can cause accidents.

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

I have a 2026 and for the past six months have had issues with the van restarting after the idle stop kicks in. The dealership was notified three different times about difficulty restarting. They were unable to “reproduce it” even though it happened when the service clerk went to move it out of the service check in area and he told the mechanics. Then in August, the car died at a light and I was not able to shut the van off or restart for ~ 4-5 minutes. It then occurred again in early October where it died on the interstate (294 in Illinois) in traffic. The vehicle was brought to the dealership again where I was informed that they could not reproduce it, however, they checked the starter and said my 2026 had a discontinued starter and they ended up replacing my starter. I want to report this because when the car dies in the middle of traffic or at a light, it presents a large safety issue, especially when it is a brand new vehicle and you aren’t expecting any issues.

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

I was driving on the freeway at the posted limit of 70mph. Visibility was clear, light traffic, with no vehicles in front for at least 20 car lengths. Suddenly and without warning the emergency braking system activated. On the dash the word “BRAKE” appeared and the vehicle quickly slowed to 50 mph before resuming normal operation. The driver behind me seemed startled and had to swerve into the next lane to avoid rear ending my vehicle. This is obviously a serious problem.

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

The vehicle was slowing due to stopped traffic and the engine suddenly shut off (before the vehicle had come to a complete stop) and put itself into park. The vehicle could not be immediately restarted. The car was blocking traffic. After leaving the car off for approximately 10 minutes the car was able to restart.

Incident: October 23, 2026 · Filed: October 25, 2026

When the car is stopped at a light. The car will shut off and shift into park and kill and I cannot restart the car until several times of trying.

Incident: October 21, 2026 · Filed: October 25, 2026

start stop engine when on drive, car wont tyrn on got stuck on a interstate very damgerous i consider this a lemon

Incident: September 16, 2026 · Filed: October 25, 2026

When the car is shutting by every red light and you start driving again, the engine will not start. The car will shut off completely.

Incident: October 24, 2026 · Filed: October 24, 2026

My 2026 Honda Odyssey has only been driven for 7 months so far but several times has left me stalled in the middle of the road due to the Auto Idle Stop (start-stop) system failing to restart the engine. When it happened today, I was stopped at a light, but when it turned green, the engine didn't restart, leaving me stuck in the middle of the road with cars going around me. This created a serious threat of a rear-end collision, which could result in serious injury or death. Three children were in the vehicle at the time, which is especially common for most people who drive this vehicle. When it occured, the dashboard displayed the message "to continue to drive, depress the brake pedal and push switch," but this did not work. The vehicle had to be completely turned off first then restarted normally. There was no prior warning or indications this would occur. The problem only occurs sporadically making it hard to reproduce by a dealer.

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

Our 2026 Honda Odyssey EX-L repeatedly shuts off completely while stopped at a traffic light or intersection and does not restart on its own. This is not normal Auto Idle Stop operation. When the brake is released, the engine fails to restart; the vehicle must be manually restarted by pushing the ENGINE START/STOP button. This happened four times in the week of October 19, 2026 alone, in addition to earlier occurrences. Each time the vehicle is left stranded in live traffic in an active intersection, blocking traffic and creating a risk of a rear-end collision. No crash, fire, or injury to date. Approximate mileage 8,000. This appears to be the same Auto Idle Stop failure-to-restart condition under NHTSA Engineering Analysis EA25-004, but that investigation covers only 2018-2025 Odyssey -- this vehicle is a 2026, outside its scope. The vehicle is under factory warranty. We request that the investigation be expanded to include the 2026 model year.

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

the van turns completely off very often when at a complete stop. i am not referring to the auto start/stop feature which is equipped standard on the vehicle. the van physically turns completely off, as if i turned off the car, requiring me to turn the car on completely. this has created very dangerous situations as im often traveling trying to merge into traffic etc and the vehicle is off on active roadways. there is no warning, just turns off completely