Selling a junk Honda Odyssey
Any Odyssey sells for scrap or parts, running or not. Below: what owners report most often for each model year, the recalls on file, and which of those change the offer. Enter your ZIP for a buyer near you.
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What owners report about the Honda Odyssey
NHTSA has 16,438 owner complaints on file for the Honda Odyssey, model years 1995 to 2022, the 22nd-most of the 423 models in our data. The most-reported components are transmission and drivetrain (3,042, 19%), driver assistance (1,805, 11%), electrical system (1,654, 10%). 628 complaints involved a crash, 195 a fire, and 235 say the vehicle had to be towed. The median mileage when the problem was reported is 77,993 miles. The 2019 model year has the most complaints (1,732). Data as of 2026-10-12.
When the top complaint is transmission and drivetrain, the question for a seller is whether a buyer will resell the car, pull the parts or scrap it. Read our guide to selling a car with a bad transmission: it explains which offers assume the part works and how to describe the car so the price holds at pickup.
Honda Odyssey by model year
| Year | Complaints | Most reported | Crash | Fire | Recalls | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 112 | Air bags | 2 | 2 | 1 | 135,000 |
| 1996 | 88 | Air bags | 4 | 2 | 1 | 113,468 |
| 1997 | 24 | Electrical system | 3 | 2 | 3 | — |
| 1998 | 89 | Electrical system | 4 | 4 | 4 | 156,136 |
| 1999 | 664 | Transmission and drivetrain | 13 | 11 | 9 | 102,674 |
| 2000 | 785 | Transmission and drivetrain | 27 | 4 | 6 | 98,000 |
| 2001 | 721 | Transmission and drivetrain | 20 | 4 | 1 | 100,000 |
| 2002 | 1,120 | Transmission and drivetrain | 60 | 6 | 10 | 86,278 |
| 2003 | 1,095 | Transmission and drivetrain | 63 | 14 | 15 | 104,000 |
| 2004 | 717 | Transmission and drivetrain | 54 | 11 | 13 | 108,872 |
| 2005 | 1,046 | Body and structure | 25 | 12 | 9 | 80,000 |
| 2006 | 879 | Steering | 35 | 21 | 4 | 70,000 |
| 2007 | 1,039 | Brakes | 62 | 23 | 5 | 60,000 |
| 2008 | 617 | Brakes | 46 | 8 | 5 | 58,000 |
| 2009 | 243 | Body and structure | 7 | 9 | 4 | 65,000 |
| 2010 | 340 | Body and structure | 16 | 12 | 2 | 68,000 |
| 2011 | 294 | Electrical system | 18 | 2 | 5 | 40,000 |
| 2012 | 331 | Brakes | 22 | 9 | 5 | 43,000 |
| 2013 | 276 | Engine | 28 | 8 | 6 | 35,850 |
| 2014 | 407 | Transmission and drivetrain | 21 | 0 | 5 | 35,000 |
| 2015 | 277 | Engine | 12 | 5 | 6 | 32,000 |
| 2016 | 361 | Engine | 15 | 3 | 6 | 38,000 |
| 2017 | 48 | Engine | 3 | 0 | 2 | — |
| 2018 | 1,726 | Driver assistance | 23 | 7 | 16 | 28,250 |
| 2019 | 1,732 | Driver assistance | 28 | 10 | 20 | 29,418 |
| 2020 | 983 | Driver assistance | 6 | 1 | 14 | 20,000 |
| 2021 | 229 | Electrical system | 3 | 3 | 8 | — |
| 2022 | 195 | Driver assistance | 8 | 2 | 9 | — |
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not confirmed defects. Median miles is the odometer reading owners gave when they reported a problem, shown only where 20 or more reports include it.
Honda Odyssey recalls
NHTSA lists 83 recall campaigns across these model years, most often for air bags (20), fuel system (9), electrical system (8). Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer. Before you sell, check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls; a buyer who plans to resell the car will.
- 2018 model year, driver assistance (campaign 26V423000, Jul 2026): Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2018-2020 Odyssey vehicles. Water may enter into the rearview camera, which can cause the rearview camera image to fail to display when the vehicle is in reverse. As …
- 2018 model year, air bags (campaign 26V332000, May 2026): Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2018-2021, 2023 Acura TLX, 2019-2024 RDX, 2017-2020, 2022-2026 MDX, 2017-2021, 2023, 2025 Honda Ridgeline, 2017-2022 Pilot, 2019-2021 Passport, 2018-2026 Odyssey, 201…
- 2018 model year, air bags (campaign 26V227000, Apr 2026): Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2018-2022 Odyssey vehicles. A software programming error can cause the side and side curtain air bags to deploy unexpectedly.
- 2015 model year, other (campaign 25V876000, Dec 2025): Rollx Vans (Rollx) is recalling certain GMC Yukon, Sierra, Chevrolet Express 2500, Ford Transit, E-250, Toyota Sienna, Sienna Hybrid, Honda Odyssey, Chrysler Town and Country, Voyager, Pacifica, Dodge Grand Caravan, and …
- 2021 model year, other (campaign 25V877000, Dec 2025): Vantage Mobility, LLC (VM) is recalling certain 2021-2026 Honda Odyssey, 2021-2025 Chrysler Pacifica, and Toyota Sienna vehicles equipped with QRT-Deluxe and QRT-Max wheelchair restraints. The retractors may not lock, pr…
What a Honda Odyssey is worth as a junk car
Buyers price a junk Odyssey on four things: its weight at today's scrap steel price (the floor), the parts still on it that can be resold, whether it starts and drives, and how far they have to tow it. None of those come from a complaint database, so use this page to describe the car accurately and our junk car value guide to work out a ceiling for the metal. Then get more than one offer.
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Questions people ask
- What is a junk Honda Odyssey worth?
- What a yard can recover: the car's weight at the current scrap steel price, plus parts it can resell (the catalytic converter, engine, transmission and wheels if they're good), minus towing and processing. The same Odyssey gets different offers from different buyers, so compare at least two. Our value guide shows the public benchmark.
- Will a junkyard buy a Honda Odyssey that doesn't run?
- Yes. Junkyards and junk car buyers take cars that don't start, and most arrange the tow. Tell them honestly whether it starts, whether the engine and transmission are still in it, and whether the catalytic converter is on; those are what change the price.
- Should I fix an open recall before selling a Honda Odyssey?
- Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer for as long as the car exists. If the car is going for scrap, the repair won't change the scrap price. If a buyer might resell it or pull parts, a completed recall can help. Check your VIN at NHTSA's recall lookup first.
- Where do these Honda Odyssey numbers come from?
- From the complaint and recall data NHTSA publishes for every make and model, counted by model year on 2026-10-12. A complaint is an owner's report, not a confirmed defect, and the count rises with how many of the model were sold.