Used 2018 Honda Odyssey EX-L 4dr Minivan w/Navigation and Rear Entertainment System (3.5L 6cyl 9A) Consumer Reviews
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Exterior 7/10, Interior 9/10, Driving 8/10, Tranny
Satyam Babaria, Manasquan, NJ, 08/29/2017
updated 11/16/2018
Honda Odyssey EX-L 4dr Minivan w/Navigation and Rear Entertainment System (3.5L 6cyl 9A)
9 of 11 people found this review helpful
Purchased this as i love styling & handling of Honda compare to Toyota (now a days Toyota have great exterior look!). Exterior look was great on 2014-2017 model on side giving solid look. New 2018 side view is horrible, but from front and rear it is looking okay/good. I wish they can offer LED headlights for EXL trims but i am very much disappointed despite paid over 40K i do not have LED headlights. Honda only offer LED headlights for Touring and Elite models which cost 5K to 7K more than EXL RES & NAV I purchased. I love keyless entry and push button start feature, auto seat position for 2 person and auto seat move back as soon as stop engine to get easy access in and out. RES feature is good as i can pay music and video thru USB drive. Useless blue-ray player as most people now a days use USB so Honda could save us some money not having blue-ray drive. Instrument panel has screen which is great. also has turn by turn guidance within. Leather seats are great. Air vents position for rear passengers is located on seating position so that baby in rear face carseat have lots of trouble getting cold air. Trunk cargo floor area is not flush/straight (at center it has bump!) Auto Start feature is included which is awesome! Floor mats quality is too cheap. interior lights are not LED either! Sound quality is acceptable so that i do not think to upgrade. Built in navigation is good. Have android and Apple Car Play but to use of it you have to plug your phone with same USB that you are using with Music and Video! I really disappointed here as if i wanted to use car play and kids also wanted to watch movies; both cannot be happen at same time. My parents said that seating inside this car is more comfortable and spacious than my sisters 2011 Toyota Sienna. Steering wheel is so much responsive too. Acceleration is not good. Feels Like Lake of Power, but may be bcoz this is Van not Car! Overall 8/10 rating. 2 points taken out for Noting giving LED headlights on 40K car, Pickup/acceleration is low and look from side is horrible (giving lines that kill Hondas sharp design). I was one of the fan of Thunderbolt 3rd row design which now they have killed. I was waiting for Toyota van to compare with Honda but Sienna for 2018 is still same one since 2011 and there is no redesign till 2019. at last Wheels looks for EXL is not modern and reminds me 2014 year wheel. Edit 11/14/18 after driving 15 months 5500 miles. Dealer supports are worst. Went to dealer for recall and transmission slip/jerk issue. After they remove and reinstall recall parts now my working 2nd row windows not working!! revisit them and they dont have clue why it is happening. Transmission jerks at low speed driving at 24 /25mph. this is totally not acceptable. If this happening right after 1500 miles imagine what will be happens after 40000 miles. Dealer says this is normal for Honda transmission. If this is true, I advice all buyers to stay away from this 9 speed and buy either 10 speed or go for other choices.
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My car has a couple of product defects
Charles Park, Frisco, TX, 08/13/2018
Honda Odyssey EX-L 4dr Minivan w/Navigation and Rear Entertainment System (3.5L 6cyl 9A)
10 of 13 people found this review helpful
I find a couple of critical product defects and minor issues from Odyssey 2018, experiencing from last 8 month driving. A sliding door at driver side doesn't close, especially outside at hot weather. It seems Honda is evaluating the recall but I haven't got any update from dealer since the report. Windshield is easy to crack. On a high way, the windshield started to crack from the top at driver side and grew gradually. I can guess when it has some impact. About 30 min before the crack started, some dust fell off from the truck ahead and flown to my windshield with tick sounds. I cannot believe how easy the windshield is to crack. I will go to dealer shop but I really want to return this car. I used Honda Accord for 8 years but no single issue but with this Odyssey 2018, I face many critical issues during last 8 months. Why is there big difference in quality with the same car manufacturers?
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If only I could take back this purchase...
Mr. Young, Baton Rouge, LA, 11/08/2018
updated 06/14/2021
Honda Odyssey EX-L 4dr Minivan w/Navigation and Rear Entertainment System (3.5L 6cyl 9A)
9 of 12 people found this review helpful
I own two Honda Odysseys - a 2008 model (bottom of the line) and this new 2018. The more I drive it, the more I dislike my 2018. Why? ERGONOMICS: The 2008 was superior in every way to the 2018. I'm reasonably large, and my 2008 has enough foot-space for my size-13 water-ski feet to rest comfortably on the left of the driver's footwell; in the 2018, the front wheel well impinges on the foot-space. On the 2008, I have an upper and a lower glove box; on the 2018 I get but a single. On the 2008, there is a pull-out cup holder that can accept HUGE cups; on the 2018, the center console offers the only (smaller) cup holders. The 2008 is wider and taller than the 2018, and the more cramped interior on the newer van shows. The controls on the 2008 are simple and intuitive; on the 2018, everything from the push-button shifting to the air conditioning fan speed buttons, to the temperature adjustments require you to take your eyes off the road to find the control that you need. The control complexity of the 2018 is really bad. ACCESSORIES/SERVICE: I purchased the optional backup beepers. The dealer's service department installed half of the sensors upside-down, and the beepers went crazy every time I tried to back up. It took more than a half-dozen overnight stays at the service department (despite me telling them clearly again and again what the problem was) before they got it fixed. My 2008 van has WeatherTech mats that fit; the WT mats for the 2018 are too short to reach the back of the van from the back of the second row of seats, and Honda can recommend none that they know of that are better. TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS: With or without the green "fuel-saver" option enabled, the 2018 van has extremely sluggish acceleration with a very funny throttle response. The transmission shifts at odd times and at odd RPMs. The acceleration is not smooth, and the transmission makes funny noises. The fuel economy is terrible. I can go almost twice as far on a tank of gas with my 2008 Odyssey than I can with the 2018. CONCLUSION: This car was horrendously expensive. It is not as comfortable or as efficient as my 2008 Odyssey. Consumer Reports magazine has put this 2018 Odyssey model on their "Do Not Buy" list for its problems (the CR information was not available to me at the time I purchased my 2018 Odyssey). Honda has fallen to #15 in the Consumer Reports reliability rankings (primarily because of this Odyssey). Despite all the features in this 2018 Odyssey that I have absolutely no use for (sunroof, rear-seat entertainment system, etc.), the vehicle lacks important features that it SHOULD have (rain sensing automatic windshield wipers, heads-up display, automatic stop-and-go acceleration and braking, etc.). If only I could take back this purchase, I'd have chosen something else. And this is my last Honda - sell me a lemon once, shame on you; sell me a lemon twice, shame on me! My conclusion is simple - DON'T buy a Honda Odyssey! UPDATE AFTER A YEAR OF OWNERSHIP: The transmission shifting has gotten even rougher. There's a series of big jerks when accelerating. The driver's seat memory won't stay set on the current driver. It reverts to "Driver 1 regardless of who drove it last. The auto door locks don't auto-lock anymore nor do the doors open at my touch as they should. The dealer's shop just gives me the old "we couldn't duplicate the problem" run-around I still wish I'd bought a Toyota. UPDATE IN DECEMBER OF 2019: The transmission on this van is DANGEROUS. There is supposed to be a "learning function" in the software that adjusts the shifting to the driver's habits. But those settings may be the cause highly unpredictable shifting. Sometimes, when I want to pull into fast traffic from a stop, the engine will rev from 0.5 seconds up to a full second before the car starts to move. When the transmission does "catch," sometimes it engages with a jerk and other times the car will begin to slooooooooowly accelerate, even though I have my foot firmly on the gas pedal. I've already had two "near-misses" due to the transmission's unpredictability. Causes (according to the dealer) may include the fact that my wife and I both drive the van, and have significantly different driving habits. The use of "Eco" mode was also stated as a potential problem. Despite identifying these potential problems, the dealer shop says they have no way to disconnect the learning function of the transmission. They said to petition Honda. I've done so and also reported my problems to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. I didn't buy a new car for a dangerous and unreliable transmission, and Honda needs to fix this. 2021 UPDATE: Honda recognizes their transmission problems & issued an "update" to the transmission software. It didn't fix the problem. It did help a little, but the "hesitate or go" issue from a stop is still there. This is BAD
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Odyssey - Loaded and awesome for a terrific price
Mike N., Troy, OH, 01/19/2018
Honda Odyssey EX-L 4dr Minivan w/Navigation and Rear Entertainment System (3.5L 6cyl 9A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
Bought it during Happy Honda Days, but don't know if that was what helped us get it for nearly $4,000 below MSRP. This version of the car was the most logical, because it has all the bells and whistles at a cost-effective price point. To add ventilated seats and heated steering wheel would have cost about $6,000 more (for the Touring or Elite version), which is just not worth it. We just love this car; it seems almost human in the way it moves seats and mirrors for you when entering, backing up, and exiting the vehicle. The "automatic driving" controls that let it follow the car in front of you at a specified distance, automatically apply brakes if necessary, and stay within the lane are AWESOME features! Blind spot vehicle detection is excellent and very reassuring when changing lanes on the highway. The Forest Mist color is really great, too. By the way, we didn't pay for any extras like the $500 they would want for fabric and paint protection; we applied our own paint protection, a very good product that costs less than $40 for the kit.
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Good car with few kinks
DJ, Decatur, IL, 01/10/2018
updated 01/15/2021
Honda Odyssey EX-L 4dr Minivan w/Navigation and Rear Entertainment System (3.5L 6cyl 9A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
Update after 3 years: Vehicle is still good, a number of recalls and failures which have been covered by warranty. A little worried about future repairs out of warranty. Original Review: Really like the Odyssey, it drives more like a car than a minivan. Only complaint is that the Climate Control cannot be in Auto mode while Recirculate is on. As a result have to choose between climate control and recirculate. If I choose the former, exhaust fumes enter the cabin, if I choose the latter, the glass fogs up. Also, the USB Audio can only read drives upto 16GB! Other than that, been happy with the vehicle.
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