The vehicle continues to shut off its engine at stops and is unable to restart. This has been occurring at an increased rate since I initially reported it last summer. Warnings come on the dash as it struggles to try to restart. Recently it has started to take a full light cycle to get it to restart. I have to turn the vehicle off and wait some time and try restarting it. I’ve notified the dealership ANTRIM HONDA and their service advisor said it’s a known issue but the starters are on national back order and there’s nothing they can do to help.
2025 Honda Odyssey engine problems
263 complaints (57% of all complaints for this car). Typical mileage when it fails: 18,266. 2 crashes reported.
- owner complaints
- 263
- of this car's complaints
- 57%
- typical mileage
- 18,266
- crashes
- 2
- recalls
- 0
Which part fails
- Engine: gasoline1
At what mileage
Complaints by mileage at the time of the problem.
Honda Odyssey engine problems in other years
Specific symptoms reported on the 2025 Honda Odyssey engine
Phrases found in the owners' own descriptions, so one complaint can mention several symptoms.
Stalling 124Won't start 47Engine failure 23Loss of power 10Check engine light 7
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Related investigations
No Restart After Auto Start/Stop Engages
On June 3, 2022, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened Preliminary Evaluation PE22005 after the agency received VOQs and several field reports concerning the Auto Idle Stop (AIS) feature on 2016-2019MY Honda Pilot vehicles. The complaints allege that the engine fails to restart on its own from a complete stop at a traffic light or road intersection with the AIS function engaged. The subject vehicles are equipped with a 3.5L engine with a 9-speed automatic transmission. On January 6, 2023, Honda released service bulletins 23-008 and 23-009. These service bulletins address the failure to restart issue in the 2016-2019MY Honda Pilot vehicles, as well as the 2015-2020 Acura TLX, 2016-2020 Acura MDX, 2019-2022 Honda Passport, and 2020-2023 Honda Ridgeline vehicles. The repair outlined in the service bulletins is a two-stage countermeasure to remedy the issue. The first stage is a Programmed Fuel Injection (“PGM-FI”) software update. The second stage is only deployed if the software update fails to remedy the issue. The second stage, depending on the model and model year, consists of replacement of the starter assembly, starter relays, and a valve adjustment. Additionally, Honda extended the warranty coverage to 10 years with unlimited mileage for vehicles requiring the second stage component replacement. ODI continues to receive complaints of the AIS failure to restart, with many complainants alleging the campaign countermeasures had been completed.the federal safety agency has reviewed Honda's Information Request Letter responses involving warranty claims, lawsuits, and consumer complaints in addition to ODI's own data. This Engineering Analysis is being opened to further consider the potential safety defect, including gathering additional data regarding Honda’s service campaign efficacy. ODI is additionally expanding the scope to encompass all vehicles addressed in Honda’s service bulletins 23-008 and 23-009 as well as newer model year vehicles, which are substantially similar to the vehicles covered by the service campaign. To review the ODI reports cited in the Opening Resume ODI Report Identification Number document, go to
EA25004
What 2025 Honda Odyssey owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
Stopped at intersection and engine cut off due to auto-cutoff feature. When foot was released form brake, the engine failed to restart. It took approximately 30-45 seconds to get the vehicle restarted. Auto engine shutoff feature disabled for remainder of trip with no further issues. We have experienced this in the past as well 2-3 other times.
The Auto Idle Stop (AIS) does not work properly and is unsafe. When auto idle engages at a stop light, it is slow to restart, beeps and flashes the battery symbol, and sometimes fails to restart. On a more recent trip, when sitting on a freeway offramp waiting for the light to change with my entire family in the car, the vehicle completely failed to restart after AIS engaged. We were sitting ducks on the freeway and were having difficulties restarting the van. We had to go into Park, Drive, and press the start engine button several times for anything to happen. This issue has been going on for a few months. The battery has been checked and is in good working order, no issues reported. The last battery check occurred today 11/5/2026. I am going to input the date the vehicle completely failed to start, since that time, I have tried to remember to turn off the AIS feature when driving the vehicle. This is a new car and should not be experiencing this incredibly dangerous situation. 2025, Honda Odyssey Elite
The 2025 Honda Odyssey I purchased has issues where the car will not start after the "Automatic Start/Stop" feature turns on. What that looks like is when I stopped on the freeway in rush hour traffic, or at a long traffic signal (usually with many, many people behind me on a busy road), my car will stall and not turn on. I have to wait, sometimes minutes, for my car to restart. This is a safety issue because it will stall / I will have to restart at very inappropriate times, like in rush hour traffic on the freeway. It has happened multiple times. No warning lights or messages came on, other than when the car had officially stalled. By that point, there is nothing I can do besides wait for a minute or so and restart car.
When auto shut off enables at stop lights, sometimes the car goes into park and seems to turn lff and has an error message. It requires pushing the brake and manually starting the car by hitting the on button. There is risk to a rear end collision since it doesn’t happen until you take your foot off the break to start after stopping so creates risk of a rear collision if cars behind don’t noticed you are stopped. It has happened multiple times and seems to happen even more frequently in eco mode
When the auto idle system is forgotten to be not turned off the van will stall. We have had scary incidents where we have stalled at lights and have to restart the van one or more times to get it to drive. There is also problems with the van starting up in the first place. Sometimes when trying to turn on the van it takes a time or two to get it to turn on.
I purchased a 2025 Odyssey at the end of August and it is failing to restart and that the local dealer is delaying the process due to "system outages”. The idle stop process is causing my car to stall at stoplights and I must sit there and wait to turn it off and back on again to be able to drive causing traffic backups and a safety hazard to myself. I had it looked at, at the dealership and was told that all starters and relays are on back order and the day I had it there, the diagnostic computer system wasn’t working so it was never hooked up and diagnosed with this problem. I had my 2025 Odyssey at the dealership on October 31st, 2026.
The idle/stop function fails frequently at stop lights and stop signs. When it stops the engine it fails to restart and drains the battery. It began occurring very early on with the vehicle I’m guessing around 20,000 miles. I took it to the dealership while it was under warranty and they replaced the battery, and I believe the starter. It seemed to help for awhile but around 40,000 miles it started occurring again. I’ve been lucky to not be rear ended but drivers have had to go around me or sit through a stop light. There are no warning lights. I try to turn off the idle off button every time I start the vehicle. It is very unsafe and no longer under warranty. The dealership seemed like they didn’t know what was causing it last time and they had the van for over a week.
Our 2025 honda odyssey stopped running 4 times when stopped at a signal. Took to Hall Honda in Elizabeth city, they said they couldn't find anything wrong. Advised us to "engage a with a circle icon on dash to disengage the system that controls the start-up when stopped. Odd, 2.2 million honda complaints about this same issue. DANGEROUS! Was in a wreck , hit from behind at stop light due to this problem. Almost 8 thousand dollar bill!
The Auto Idle Stop system shuts the engine off when the vehicle is stopped, but intermittently fails to restart the engine. The engine does not turn on again until the car is restarted manually. This has happened approximately 10 times. The vehicle is left disabled in traffic until it can be restarted manually. The vehicle has not been seen by a dealer for this issue yet.
Questions about the 2025 Honda Odyssey engine
Does the 2025 Honda Odyssey have engine problems?
Owners have filed 263 complaints about the engine of the 2025 Honda Odyssey, 57% of all its complaints, more than any other problem.
At what mileage do 2025 Honda Odyssey engine problems start?
The typical (median) mileage in owner complaints is 18,266 miles.
Was there a recall on the 2025 Honda Odyssey engine?
There is no recall for this problem on this model year.
What year does the Honda Odyssey have bad engine?
The Honda Odyssey model years with the most engine complaints are 2025 (263 complaints), 2018 (205 complaints) and 2005 (155 complaints).
Other 2025 Honda Odyssey problems
Electrical 243Transmission 45Fuel system 21Driver assistance 19Brakes 14Steering 8Suspension 8Body 7Acceleration 6Seat belts 5Locks 1Seats 1Visibility 1Wheels 1
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