Used 2018 Honda Odyssey EX-L 4dr Minivan w/Navigation and Rear Entertainment System (3.5L 6cyl 9A) Consumer Reviews
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Do Not waste your money
Anna, West Harrison, NY, 07/22/2018
Honda Odyssey EX-L 4dr Minivan w/Navigation and Rear Entertainment System (3.5L 6cyl 9A)
15 of 18 people found this review helpful
In October 2017 my family leased a 2018 odyssey. We were so excited because it was our first car with navigation and the rear entertainment system! My kids were so happy to have this feature however our excitement was short lived. Almost immediately we noticed problems with the car - the navigation system didn't work and the DVD system was broken - it constantly lost connection. Needless to say, my kids never have been able to watch a movie from beginning to end without it losing connection. The car was brought in for service to fix the issue. The first time I was blamed saying I used scratched DVD's. The second time I was told there is nothing that can be done and I must wait until they figure out how to fix it which could take months even years. For the last 6 weeks I've been dealing with corporate - they are no help and will not offer any compensation for a brand new car that does not work. I always thought Hondas were reliable cars built to last but the only thing I can rely on is the car not working properly!
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Poor placement of controls
Shaheen, Sheffield Lake, OH, 02/06/2018
Honda Odyssey EX-L 4dr Minivan w/Navigation and Rear Entertainment System (3.5L 6cyl 9A)
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
Love the safety features, Auto braking, rear camera, ACC. Not a single button for control of navigation/ radio/DVD, etc. It becomes very difficult to change a radio or scan as little bump would move the finger. Great if the car is standstill. They should have had the round button/ within the reach of R hand so we don’t have to look at the screen and try to touch it. Very poor design. Not sure what kind of focus group they used. The horn is a single horn and is not very loud and can be a safety issue during highway rides
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Poor driver seat comfort!
No comfort in the front seat, Smithfield, RI, 04/18/2018
Honda Odyssey EX-L 4dr Minivan w/Navigation and Rear Entertainment System (3.5L 6cyl 9A)
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
I have owned 4 odyssey and was thinking about trading in my 2014 for the 2018, until I test drove it. The front driver seat arm rest is as thin as a dime and not adjustable. Go look at the Sienna of Pacifica instead. Hopefully Honda reads this and fixes this problem, otherwise I am purchasing my next minivan from Toyota or Chrysler. Will wait and see what changes 2019 brings...
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Lemon?
sky, Findlay, OH, 12/13/2018
Honda Odyssey EX-L 4dr Minivan w/Navigation and Rear Entertainment System (3.5L 6cyl 9A)
11 of 13 people found this review helpful
Well...car has been in the shop 5 times outside of normal maintenance. All of which they required the problem to reproduce in front of them before they would do anything. So really 10 times and lots of video with the problems before they believed what we were saying. Anyways.... First it was XM antenna problems (which they said was software but ended up being hardware) and they replaced Second HDMI unit behind middle console was faulty Third...BOTH motors on sliding doors needed replaced as they ended up shutting in a clunky fashion or just opened up again without shutting Fourth...recall due to the latches Fifth...emission lights which required replacement of fuel injectors Expecting sixth and beyond in the next few months after warranty is up since we have 32000 miles on it. Honda corporate will do nothing to extend the warranty since they are fixing all the problems. My complaint was that there should not be this many problems on a vehicle just over one year old! Good thing is the dealership is friendly.
This Minivan Rocks even More!
Noel Vina, Elgin, IL, 05/14/2018
Honda Odyssey EX-L 4dr Minivan w/Navigation and Rear Entertainment System (3.5L 6cyl 9A)
7 of 8 people found this review helpful
This is a great minivan! Traded our celestial blue metallic 2011 Honda Odyssey EX-L Res with an obsidian blue pearl 2018 Honda Odyssey EX-L Navi/RES with rear parking assist. Definitely noticed the greater power in driving especially with ECO off. Steering is quick. The engine sound especially on acceleration sounds like that of a big SUV or truck this time compared to the 2011 but the cabin is more quiet than ever. The ride and drive are smoother and more peaceful. ECO mode is no longer automatic. The driver has the option when to and not to activate it which I like very much. Fuel economy is driver dependent and route dependent but for most is well above the 28.0mpg. My best was 28.3mpg in a 279miles highway route. Driving through the mountains in Tennessee and North Carolina got me just 26.5 to 27.0mpg. My city mileage is 23-24mpg (Right now, it's 24.1). Snow Mode is good in snowy and icy road conditions. I no longer have to shut this car in the garage during snow and use the CRV. But snow mode driving yields lower mpg and I got only like 21mpg in the snow. I guess my concern during that time is not fuel efficiency but road efficiency in that snowy condition. I love the safety techs-- blindspot monitoring, adaptive cruise control, lane watch, lane-keeping assist (which automatically steers the car back to the lane) and collision mitigation (which automatically activates the brake to avoid collision). The cruise control wont work at speeds below 20mph but I don't mind as I use that feature only in long drives when I tire behind the wheels. I also like the addition of cross-traffic monitoring in the surround backup camera which warns me when a car or a pedestrian is approaching me and I'm about to back up. I found the seats rather firm than in my 2011 when we got this 2018. But over time, the seats have become comfortable for both the driver and the passengers while still looking and feeling like new. Both the 2nd row and 3rd row feel more spacious and better accessible than in the 2011. The cargo trunk has gone bigger too but the 2011 had a big trunk already. I don't need to take off the 2nd row seats for extra storage but I demand a big trunk space for long trips. As for entertainment, this has gone high-def and modern as the rear entertainment system is based on blu ray, HDMI output and it can also play HD files using USB drives. It has a bigger car hard drive storage for music (Honda Music) which can directly store mp3 and m4a files now. Overall, this minivan is really an improvement of the previous minivan (2011). What it is missing from the 2011 are the 4 bag hooks it used to have in the trunk behind the 3rd row seats which were useful in keeping in place those Walmart grocery bags and also the mini-cooler which was really useful for me because I can put a few drinks and coffee bottles for the drive.
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