Honda Odyssey vs Kia Sedona: recalls and problems

Since 2000 the Honda Odyssey has 76 recalls and 12,163 owner complaints; the Kia Sedona has 23 recalls and 2,417 complaints. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each were sold.

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At a glance

Honda OdysseyKia Sedona
Recalls7623
Do-not-drive / park-outside recalls00
Owner complaints12,1632,417
Crashes reported431120
Fires reported121128
Injuries reported654157
Most reported problemPower TrainEngine

NHTSA data, model years 2000 onward.

Complaints by model year

Honda OdysseyKia Sedona
2005 Honda Odyssey: 830 complaints2005 Kia Sedona: 185 complaints20052006 Honda Odyssey: 703 complaints2006 Kia Sedona: 385 complaints2007 Honda Odyssey: 830 complaints2007 Kia Sedona: 157 complaints20072008 Honda Odyssey: 500 complaints2008 Kia Sedona: 170 complaints2009 Honda Odyssey: 198 complaints2009 Kia Sedona: 48 complaints20092010 Honda Odyssey: 255 complaints2010 Kia Sedona: 32 complaints2011 Honda Odyssey: 235 complaints2011 Kia Sedona: 65 complaints20112012 Honda Odyssey: 246 complaints2012 Kia Sedona: 108 complaints2013 Honda Odyssey: 211 complaints20132014 Honda Odyssey: 310 complaints2014 Kia Sedona: 40 complaints2015 Honda Odyssey: 208 complaints2015 Kia Sedona: 140 complaints20152016 Honda Odyssey: 272 complaints2016 Kia Sedona: 297 complaints2017 Honda Odyssey: 39 complaints2017 Kia Sedona: 134 complaints20172018 Honda Odyssey: 1,016 complaints2018 Kia Sedona: 49 complaints2019 Honda Odyssey: 1,005 complaints2019 Kia Sedona: 40 complaints20192020 Honda Odyssey: 494 complaints2020 Kia Sedona: 20 complaints2021 Honda Odyssey: 148 complaints2021 Kia Sedona: 10 complaints20212022 Honda Odyssey: 144 complaints2023 Honda Odyssey: 107 complaints20232024 Honda Odyssey: 132 complaints2025 Honda Odyssey: 462 complaints20252026 Honda Odyssey: 64 complaints2027 Honda Odyssey: 1 complaints2027

Every model year

YearOdyssey recallsOdyssey complaintsSedona recallsSedona complaints
202701——
2026264——
20252462——
20243132——
20235107——
20229144——
20218148010
202014494120
2019201,005240
2018161,016349
20172394134
201662724297
201562083140
20145310140
2013621110
201252465108
20115235665
20101255532
20093198548
200845005170
200748306157
200637037385
200588302185

Honda Odyssey: top problems

Power Train2,888
Engine2,027
Electrical System1,817
Structure1,332
Service Brakes1,119
Unknown or other1,067

Kia Sedona: top problems

Engine529
Electrical System481
Service Brakes304
Air Bags239
Structure230
Suspension188
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Questions

Which has more problems, the Honda Odyssey or the Kia Sedona?

Since model year 2000 owners have filed 12,163 complaints about the Honda Odyssey and 2,417 about the Kia Sedona with NHTSA, so the Kia Sedona has fewer. These are raw counts: the model that sold more will usually have more complaints, so compare individual model years too.

Which has more recalls, the Honda Odyssey or the Kia Sedona?

NHTSA lists 76 recall campaigns for the Honda Odyssey and 23 for the Kia Sedona since model year 2000.