Used 2008 Honda Odyssey Consumer Reviews
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Keep up with maintenance! 242k still going 💪
TheWoo, 03/28/2022
2008 Honda Odyssey Touring 4dr Minivan (3.5L 6cyl 5A)
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
My friends and I bought a 2008 Odyssey Touring model together to haul people and all of our stuff around school. For $3500, it is the best purchase we could’ve made! Only Con: *Gets horrible fuel economy in pure city driving (averaging 13 MPG). But it does get around 25 on the highways! After all it is a boxy and heavy minivan Pros: Way too many! *Drives silky smooth and quiet compared to competitors or economy sedans. Sound Insulation and power delivery is way ahead of its class *It’s incredibly spacious. Able to seat 8 people comfortably, and we even fit queen mattresses in the back during moving season. No more Uhauls! *as the touring model (top trim), it gets memory power seats, heated seats, backup camera (very useful for such a big van), front and rear parking sensors, electronically adjustable pedals, and tons more! And we spent $15 to get Bluetooth music through the AUX. However, if you are looking for one, make SURE you find one well maintained. Even though it’s a Honda, that doesn’t mean that they don’t need scheduled maintenance. A lot of common issues reported are due to negligence in maintenance and service. Our van has over 242k miles but still looks and runs like new since the previous owner took exceptional care of it. Oil changes every 3-5k miles. Transmission fluid every 20k, and timing belt / water pump every 100k. These vans are often known for their transmission failures but with proper care, they can easily tackle >200k miles. As a 14 year old vehicle, things do get old and break, but nothing is hard to fix! Other than wear and tear items (tires, brakes, battery, spark plugs, starter, etc), I have replaced interior bulbs, cleaned and lubricated the sliding doors, replaced a AC blend door actuator, and replaced a TPMS sensor. Cheap repairs that take no prior experience! And tackling these through YouTube instructions was pretty fun and educational too. There’s not a single warning light on the dash now and no squeaks and rattles anywhere! Even at 242k miles, we can still easily fetch $5k for this car if we wanted, but she’s a keeper until graduation!
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NM467, 05/16/2010
2008 Honda Odyssey EX-L 4dr Minivan w/Rear Entertainment (3.5L 6cyl 5A)
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
Bought this because my 2004 was a great van. The interior design is truly great, easy to live in and great for the family. The disappointment comes from the brakes(soft), transmission shutter, power locks that have a mind of their own and squeaks in the interior. The road noise is bad also and that was supposedly improved. The squeak not yet fixed, transmission reprogrammed not fixed and the locks can't be replicated when at the dealer. I have also had the drivers seat cushion replaced because of cracked leather this from a Honda with less than 17,000 miles on it. I bought this van to drive for the next ten years and at this rate I doubt It will make it to be paid off. Honda's rep is damaged!
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Good Travel Vehicle - 2008 Odyssey
kathy68, 02/23/2012
2008 Honda Odyssey LX 4dr Minivan (3.5L 6cyl 5A)
6 of 7 people found this review helpful
Owned a 99 Honda Odyssey and had it for 9 years. Many recalls including transmission replacement on that model year. Purchased a new 2008 Honda Odyssey and have had good luck with it so far -- over 65,000 miles on it. Soft brake issue recall was resolved. Traveled 4,000 miles last summer to Colorado through the rockies and also to the east coast and it was a great travel vehicle.
a great hauler
zman34, 03/09/2014
updated 03/09/2017
2008 Honda Odyssey EX-L 4dr Minivan (3.5L 6cyl 5A)
6 of 7 people found this review helpful
My first minivan due to kids. We left an x3 to get the van, as a left over from previous model year. Hard to beat for camping and any trip with the kids. Comfortable and peppy for a vehicle well over 4000 pounds. I bought it as a left over and saved 5000 which made the EX-L affordable I sold it at 80,000 miles after 8 years. No major costs other than suspension (shocks). Can't beat the room and driving dynamics. Flexible seating was nice, easy to flip down 3rd row. Recommended. Leaking rear shocks at 50000 were a bit expensive. Warranty replacement of wheel bearing and piece of the steering pump. At 70000 now with no other issues. Mpg socks but you are pushing a heavy box through the wing. .. What do you expect? The variable cylinder management is a joke for Mpg improvement. With the volume of these cars sold, I am not surprised there are a few issues reported here. My mazda 3 have been bullet proof to 70,000, still made in japan. Odyssey in A
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Say it isn't so
corey, 06/22/2010
2008 Honda Odyssey EX-L 4dr Minivan w/Rear Entertainment (3.5L 6cyl 5A)
8 of 10 people found this review helpful
I have owned several Honda's. I am most worried about this vehicle.We love the comfort of the van, but have not enjoyed taking it for service appointments. If you have not had them put a new torque converter in, demand they do so. The new software package does not do the trick. I can tell you that we will not be keeping this van past the 60,000 mile mark. It will be one that will run out of warranty and blow up on your trip to Disney World. Run from this model. Hope they will solve the problems in future models. I was hoping to have the same experience that my friends have had with their vans. All of them have 200,000+ on theirs and are still running them. Save and buy an earlier model