Used 2016 Honda Odyssey SE 4dr Minivan (3.5L 6cyl 6A) Consumer Reviews
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Odyssey vs Pilot
Join Gordon, Fairfield, AL, 02/28/2016
updated 09/15/2023
Honda Odyssey SE 4dr Minivan (3.5L 6cyl 6A)
159 of 160 people found this review helpful
I went to buy a 2016 Pilot. Wanted it bad, was dreaming about one. Family is growing, was thinking a Pilot would do it. It is OK Pilot has a smaller trunk, OK that 3rd row is smaller, OK it is 5 grands more - such a nice car. Well, after trying Pilot and Odyssey (just to prove myself that Odyssey is no match for a 40yo alfa male) I almost cried. Pilot is a truck, plain and simple. I felt that I'm driving an 18 wheeler. Attach wheels to my house, give it an engine - that's how it I felt. Parking garage at work? OMG, not in a Pilot. Odyssey is a car like. Not as silent as Pilot, but so much easier to drive. Feels much secure. Acceleration is about the same. So much easier to see what is around you. Dung, I hate minivans. But unless I'm in the middle of a desert in Texas or in Chicago snows in January Odyssey still would be my choice. Also, 31k for SE OTD with 0.9% apr is so much better than 37k with 2.8% for Pilot. ------- Update, 6 months and 10k miles later. I'm averaging 22mpg 50 highway/50 city combined. We made multiple long trips in Odyssey with 4 kids and it is great for that. I also think that LX at the current price (25k) is probably a better deal after all - the middle seat on the second row had to be removed to allow two kids to get into the third row without troubles. With car seats in place second row seats do not give you enough space to slide them (LX doesn't have middle second row seat by default). Vac was used once, not sure if it is really needed because of that :) Sliding doors are fine but for $6000 extra many people wouldn't mind to get out and close the doors for the youngest ones, plus 4yo need help to do her seat belt anyway. DVD is ok, but it is cheaper get all of them brand new iPads with movies and still keep bunch of money. The car has been into the shop once and it bothers me, to the point I've got Honda care extended warranty to 120K miles. VSA light came on and stuck like that after making a tight turn during city driving. Dealer just did a reset, didn't find anything wrong with it. After 60k miles it would be a $1000 ordeal to fix I bet, some "sensor replacement-adjustment", not "it is all good, we didn't find anything wrong and reset cleared it". Overall I still like it, however would go with LX probably to save the money. ------------- 3/2017 One year of owning the Odyssey, update. I have 22,000 miles on the odometer. Except that weird incident with VSA light no other isssues that required a visit to a shop. Overal MPG is about 23.4 combined. Usually my 25 miles trip to work deliveres 24.8-25.5 mpg with 65% hwy/35% city driving. We still like the Odyssey --------- 3/2018 Two years of owning the Odyssey. I'm at 39,000 miles now. The only negative thing to report is a rear door lock/push button that had to be replaced by Honda. That thing started driving me nuts, during cold freezing days it was not possible to open rear door (liftgate, hatch - whatever you call it). Apparently, the rubber seal inside of the button is not good enough and allows water to get into the button membranes. There is no other way to open the rear door, you have to press on that rubber button while holding proximity key 2-3' away. The issue was intermittent but I was lucky to have it once for Honda service people to see it, part and labor was around $500 for a small button covered by warranty. I have to call it a very poor design, Honda did a TSB for other years to replace that thing for free but not for 2016 (yet). Other than that the car is still great, tires are at 3/32 and need to replace soon. We still love our Odyssey. ———————- 9/2018, 51k miles on the Odyssey. No other issues with the car, we like it a lot. Had to replace front tires at 48K miles, the back are still OK and I stopped doing rotation at around 15k miles. I know, I know. There was a recall for the second row issue when people do not pay attention and put the seats into incorrect middle position when they don’t latch. Honda has installed some brackets to make it impossible to slide the seas into the middle making the seats much harder to move in and out. Luckily we do not move them at all so it didn’t affect anything. Oil changes - I’m averaging about 9-10k miles between those, it is controlled by the maintenance minder. At 60k expecting second transmission fluid change, those are super expensive when done with the dealer so I just got a box of ATF from Honda and do it myself. 3/2021 ------------------ My Odyssey has 105,000 miles now. Had to do timing belt/water pump service. With the pulleys, bolts and belts dealer wanted around $1700. Got parts from Honda and did it for $600 myself using all original parts going slowly for 2 days. I'm on my 3rd set of tires and second set of brakes. I'm using a precise measuring cap for oil changes and have noticed that the car started taking oil after hitting 85K miles, for now it is around 1/2 quart for 6000 miles and increasing. Other than that no other issues. We still love Odyssey. ————— 3/2022 update. 118,000 miles on Odyssey. I have 2000 miles of the extended Honda warranty left, but didn’t have a chance to use it yet. Replaced all the brake pads and disks myself, with that the original ones were still within the specs. We still love Odyssey ——————— 9/2022 128, 000 miles on Odyssey. Got a check engine light for P3400 “Bank 1 valve pause system stuck”. $25 OEM oil pressure switch plus $7 o-ring took care of the problem. Apparently it is a known problem and 37240-r70-a04 switch lasts around 100k miles. For $30 I can live with it. Other than that nothing new has happened. We still love our Odyssey ————— 9/2023 147,000 miles on Odyssey Alternator went bad at around 143,000 miles during a long trip. I have ScanGauge monitor installed so when saw battery light was able to confirm that voltage is constantly dropping and pulled to Honda service in the next city with 9.8 volts left. We’ve got lucky it was during a business day. $1000 and 2 hrs later continued trip with new alternator. Other than that no changes. Engine takes about 1/2qt oil an every 5000 miles. Doing oil changes at 20% oil life left since day one. ATF fluid - change 3,5 liters an every 30,000 miles. Except the alternator I have no real complaints (squeaking interior, but keep it parked outside; struts rubber is wearing out). Still like our Odyssey, hope it lasts another 100,000 miles.
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2016 Odyssey SE is the Best Minivan Money Can Buy!
Tom Bao, Austin, TX, 01/31/2016
updated 02/08/2019
Honda Odyssey SE 4dr Minivan (3.5L 6cyl 6A)
15 of 15 people found this review helpful
2016 Odyssey SE is a great buy because it includes the cool features, such as built-in vacuum cleaner and DVD entertainment system, that were only previously available on the higher-end Odyssey models that cost thousands of dollars more. We were able to get this nice vehicle for $1100 below the dealer's invoice price. Honda financing of 0.9% for 60 months and the free life-time powertrain warranty make our purchase of the SE so much sweeter! February 2, 2017 Update: The Odyssey SE is still a great vehicle overall. The only setback is the logic of the center console controls. The dashboard was poorly designed and quite confusing to use!
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Comfortable and versatile, questionable quality
sbaird, Georgetown, KY, 07/01/2019
Honda Odyssey SE 4dr Minivan (3.5L 6cyl 6A)
9 of 9 people found this review helpful
We decided to go with a minivan for our second vehicle so we could comfortably haul the whole family or use it to haul things. We've always been Toyota people, but decided to go with the Odyssey based on the ratings and gas mileage. We've had it for 9 months and put about 5,000 miles on it. So far, we've had to replace clips in the rear gate hatch because it gets stuck on the bumper and they break easily, our mechanic has had to zip-tie the inside of the drivers' door assembly because it's a bad design and the door stopped opening from the inside (we're waiting for the passenger door to do the same thing), the transmission shudders between gear shifts as other people have noted, and I'm about to take it in because it's started rumbling/shuddering on ignition. We put out the money for a newer-model car with lower mileage (currently about 35k) so we wouldn't have to worry about these kinds of issues. Starting to think we should have just gone with the Sienna.
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Odyssey = 8 passenger Accord
Paul Not, Dade City, FL, 09/18/2016
Honda Odyssey SE 4dr Minivan (3.5L 6cyl 6A)
7 of 7 people found this review helpful
Exterior looks are clean and just OK.. Interior is very nice and quite, we have the DVD system which is very nice for long trips rear passengers viewing only.. Onboard vacuum works great but I believe is a gimmick.. Rear 110 volt plug is great . The ride quality is awesome and never cramped for space. ONLY ISSUE : Honda really needs to work on second row rear seats ! If Chrysler can figure out fold flat self storing seats Honda should also..
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noisy and bouncy, bad transmission
David Fass, Piscataway, NJ, 11/09/2015
updated 05/12/2016
Honda Odyssey SE 4dr Minivan (3.5L 6cyl 6A)
41 of 53 people found this review helpful
I've had this 2016 Odyssey EX for a couple weeks, my first minivan. Frankly, I am really surprised at how harsh and jittery the ride is. I think "busy" is how it can best be described. The wind and road noise is bad enough, but why in a vehicle this large do I feel like I'm bouncing down the road in a Toyota Yaris? Every road imperfection is transmitted to the cabin. I understand that people like a car to have some road feel, but do I need to know about every single 2cm crack and smidgen of gravel? What a frustration! Why would anyone want so much vibration transmitted to a vehicle that is principally used for hauling children? Why? Why? The van came from the dealer with tires over-inflated to 40+, so I reduced them to recommended pressure, but to no noticeable difference in ride quality. I am really surprised and upset that this is the best tire/suspension setup the geniuses at Honda were able to come up with. My 2012 Camry has a much more comfortable highway ride without feeling at all floaty. I'm surprised that the professional reviews of the Odyssey so seldom mention its terrible ride quality. Is it just that everyone has gotten used to it? Ugh. So I really have to warn you people who are still shopping... if you are planning to take any long trips, make sure you THOROUGHLY test the highway ride of this Odyssey against the Sienna and Sedona (as I did not). I don't mean take a test ride on the highway for a cursory 3 minutes --- I mean take it out for at least 20 minutes on both smooth and rough highway. Pay attention to what you are feeling, and imagine feeling that for a 3-hour drive. You have been warned! If I were to do it again, I would seriously consider the Sienna. Also, the transmission. I don't know. It doesn't let the vehicle coast. If you get stuck are in traffic and you want to coast a little while until traffic stops again, the transmission won't let you. It will slow the car down to a stop. So you need to keep your foot on the gas to keep the car going at 5mph. Why? Who knows? Is this why Odyssey transmissions seem to die early? I don't know. Do I sound like I am happy with this purchase? In summary, yes, the Odyssey is car-like to drive. And that's what my wife wanted. And maybe that's all you need if you are driving it to the local school and playground. But for driving on the highway? Ugh. I think you will want something else! UPDATE 5-10-16. My initial review was a little harsh. The highway ride is acceptable, or maybe I've grown used to it. It is comfortable to drive, but compared to a car it feels quite ponderous. Some reviewers have said it's fun to drive. Not really. I have noticed an occasional rattle from the dashboard and that one of the sliding doors does not close flush. This makes me worried about how this vehicle will age. If i had to do it again, though, I would probably still have bought this minivan. Why? (1) Interior seat configuration is better than any other minivan if you have carseats. There are just more possible layouts because the middle seat is a real seat. (2) Gas mileage is better than any other minivan. The VCM allows the van to get pretty decent highway mileage, around 28-30 mpg or so, and is only moderately intrusive. Just hope it doesn't shorten engine life. (3) Somewhat carlike to drive.
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