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Invoice: $25,956 - $40,048
MPG: 18 City / 27 Hwy
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Honda Odyssey Recalls & Reliability

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Overall: 2012 Honda Odyssey U.S. News Best Cars 8.5
Critics' Rating: 9.0
Performance: 9.0
Interior: 8.8
Safety: 9.8
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  • Strong performance
  • Practical interior
  • Reputation for reliability
  • Expensive relative to competition 

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Review Last Updated: 4/23/13

Recalls

There has been 1 safety recall issued from NHTSA.

SUSPENSION:FRONTRecall Date: 12/22/2011
  • Consequence: IF THE NUT LOOSENS, THE FRONT HUB ASSEMBLY WOULD ONLY BE ATTACHED BY ONE BOLT, ALLOWING THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY TO SHIFT TO AN EXTREME INWARD ANGLE, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF STEERING, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
  • NHTSA Campaign ID: 11V602000
  • Potential Number of Units Affected: 9
  • Summary: HONDA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012, ODYSSEY VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM OCTOBER 31, 2011, THROUGH NOVEMBER 30, 2011. THE RETENTION NUT FOR THE FRONT RIGHT LOWER SUSPENSION DAMPER BOLT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN TIGHTENED TO THE PROPER TORQUE, POTENTIALLY ALLOWING THE NUT TO LOOSEN.
  • Remedy: HONDA CONTACTED ALL NINE OWNERS BY PHONE ON DECEMBER 19, 2011, AND REPAIRED THE VEHICLES AS NECESSARY FREE OF CHARGE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HONDA AT 1-800-999-1009.
  • Notes: OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV .

Reliability

Our reliability score is based on the J.D. Power and Associates Vehicle Dependability Study (VDS) rating or, if unavailable, the J.D. Power Predicted Reliability rating.

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Warranty

The 2012 Honda Odyssey comes with a three-year/36,000-mile bumper-to-bumper warranty and a five-year/60,000-mile powertrain warranty. As a brand, Honda has a strong reputation for reliability. 

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