life of a honda odessy?

Know it's an old question but... I have a 2004 with 178K that runs great. Not part of that major trans recall..Thank Heaven! Replace a few ign coils, 3 sets of tires and i drain and fill trans(with Honda ATF) three times per year and oil changes every 2K and I am happy with it! Only issue is left side sliding door stuck......but use fuse box clock removal trick and it works! You remove fuse that runs clock and viola door closes and opens like new. I have to do this maybe every two or three weeks.

ATF change is 30k or 60k miles. That would be once every few years, and you did it 3 times a year!!

I have a 1999 Honda Odyssey and have 200,000 miles on it and it runs excellent! Just normal oil changes and tires and brakes and battery

I have a 07 cobalt 2.2 manual 348,000 miles and still driving it. Had to replace timing chain a few times and only run the synthetic it’s supposed to have.

I have a 2005 Honda Odyssey recently turned 235000 miles. Besides the oil change based on oil change reminder (about twice a year with full synthetic oil). I do my ATF oil drain and fill once every year. Timing belt, water pump, front struts, rear shocks, spark plugs replaced around every 110K. Radiator, Transmission cooling condenser, engine mounts, front ball joints replaced around 220K. The brake rotors finally gave out recently and replaced around 230K (pic for rear attached). I am hoping it will go 300K. I live in north snow belt area near Chicago. Mixed driving between City and highway. The van held up pretty well so far.

The OEM rear rotor was seized with rust and years of salt and dust. I used the mallet but it wouldn't come out. I had to use a bearing puller and electric impact wrench and get it out. See pic.

2005 Odyssey, 176,000. Timing belt, radiator, power steering pump, front struts, transmission flush, rattling, heat pans, plugs, temperamental passenger sliding door, some more odds/ends - good riddance to PAX tires 30,000 miles ago- but all solid except: AC compressor. AC compressor blew once. Dealer fixed it - but then it blew again in 2 years. I think there was another component that never got replaced that made the compressor fail again - or it was just a rebuilt compressor with a warranty. They replaced that for free. Transmission makes some questionable sounds - we just turn the radio louder... AWESOME CAR!

question: I have a choice between a white 2014 honda odyssey touring that has less km's (but was a write off and has been rebuilt, 92000 kms) and a black 2014 honda odyssey touring that has 138k kms on it, and wasnt rebuilt or in any major accidents).... which one would you buy? the one that has 92km's (the white one) would be warrantied for 1 year for the engine and transmission), the one that has 138000 would include the drive train-10,000/6 month warranty The white one costs $18900 the black one $19888 Advice please

I would buy higher mileage because I personally have concerns over safety after damage done to a vehicle in an accident. I bought a car with higher mileage but pristine maintenance and it has been a great car. I bought it knowing it was going to take a lot of miles so I was mostly concerned with the maintenance record and getting a good price.

I have a 2002 Odyssey with 210k miles on it. It needed a transmission rebuild at 180k and new rack and pinion steering rack at 218k miles. Changed oil and filter every 5000 miles with the cheapest oil I can find. Both doors need new rollers due to wear and tear. It'll be the second time around for new rollers. Other than these issues, I love the van.

After I spent so much $ and time to up keep my 2005 Honda Odyssey with 237000. A deer buck came out in the dark one morning on my way to work caused damage to front of van. The cost to repair was $4300+. My comprehensive insurance covers the damage but not enough. Because of age of van and high mileage. I have to come up with $3k after deducible and buy back. So I have no choice except to declared it total and let the insurance company kept the van. My dream of reaching 300K miles was destroyed by a deer buck. Worst part was the deer buck survived the impact and took off. I missed my Honda Odyssey very much. About the transmission, one of my friend also had 2005 Honda Odyssey. The transmission went out around 140K. It was one of reason that I do drain and fill of ATF every year on my Honda Odyssey. 3 quarts of Honda ATF oil every year. It doesn't cost much (less than $30 for Honda ATF oil) and I did it when I change engine oil at same time.

We’ve had three odysseys, 2002, 2007, 2012, and have driven all of them well over 100000 miles. The 2012 currently has 170000. We’ve had no major problems with any of them. The 2007 we bought used. Ran like new everyday. We plan to purchase a fourth Odyssey.

Looking for a new van now, pretty sure I'm retiring my '03 Odyssey now at 320,000 miles. Maybe I won this discussion lol. I bought it on Craigslist in 2013 for 4000. It had 186,000 miles but they were mostly freeway and she had already replaced the transmission and kept up on the service regularly. I changed the timing belt and water pump after a few years which cost me 1600. Door rollers did get wanky, I removed the power cables myself to make them manual but the driver door roller broke so it's unusable. Other than that and oil, brakes, reg maintenance that's all I've done, until now. Radiator blew and I replaced it for 730, probably wasn't a good idea but I just had to for my life condition at the time. Got a few more weeks out of it and now the water pump blew again. 1200 to fix that. Don't feel it's worth it this point but boy will I miss her! So many great adventures and camping trips! And my work van for 6 years. Much love for my Odyssey.

I own a 2004 Honda Odyssey. It just rolled over 200K miles. Best van I've ever owned, and I've owned a number of them. Reliability is engineered in to the Honda, just do the regular maintenance, and yours should keep on rolling. When I replace my Odyssey, it will probably be with another. I still have another 100K miles to go...

320,000 miles, 2007 Odyssey. On my third timing belt and I pump out the ATF out through the dip stick and pour in fresh with every oil change, Mobil 1 from day one.

I am looking at purchasing a 2009 Honda Odyssey with 120,000 miles! My question is how many years on average until one starts having major repairs?

Mine had had the transmission replaced before I bought it at 186,000 miles. After a few years I had to do the timing belt & water pump. 150 - 200,000?

2007, Ody with 315,000 miles. 3rd timing belt, alternator bearings froze and destroyed the crankshaft balancer, all external fairly easy replacement. All oil changes are out through the dip-stick and turn the wheels hard right to get the oil filter off. I take out all the transmission fluid through that dip-stick replace that volume with Honda trans. fluid, drive and repeat about every 60 to 80k miles. Burns no oil and no smoke. Radiator fluid kinda gets changed when I have the timing belt done.

2002 LX with 261k miles. Many bells and whistles have stopped working, such as side doors, rear windows, etc. Other than brakes, belts, maintenance (oil and filter every 10k miles) and tires, no major repairs. At the shop today for a timing belt, water pump and a set of SRS recall (no charge) repairs. I am soon buying another Odyssey to keep in the garage for when this one croaks.

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I just bought a 2001 Honda Odyssey Ex with 142,000 miles for $2240. The guy sold it as a LX. It was his mother’s who passed away a few months back. I am absolutely happy with it. put brand new tires on it. I do have a check engine light. Seems to be something to do with the EGR. Code PO401. Altogether probably around $2900 invested. Clean title, nice vehicle. I was tickled with the power sliding doors and really fascinated with all of the hidden surprises of the van. The moving of the bucket seats in middle, the fold down of back seats. That’s hidden tire spare in the middle of the van. The space alone. I do wish I was able to seat 8. Is there a way to convert the middle seat?

2002 Odyssey with 275000 miles. Bought her used six years ago at 160000 miles for $3500. I keep waiting for it to die so I can buy a newer model. My youngest son nicknamed her "Bessie" because she acts like an old lady who doesn't want to turn over in the morning. Well, she actually runs fine, but I take good care of her. I do NOT pay for an oil change every 2000 miles. The oil is changed every 10000 miles. I do NOT pay for a transmission flush every 40000 miles. The fluid is changed every 75000 miles. I replaced the water pump, spark plugs and all the belts when I bought it and again at 250000 miles ($1500). She still runs and drives well, but read on for the rest of the story. Many accessories have stopped working. Loss of these functions may have led many owners to get rid of it by now. What functions? Nothing critical, but several convenience items. The rear door will not unlock without physical manipulation (banging on the handle and then unlocking all doors via switch). The power side sliding doors are worn out and will not close securely without physical manipulation (forcing them closed when within 2" of the closed position, when closing them). The stock CD player eats CDs angrily (like an old cranky woman, like I said). The hood will no longer latch all the way closed. I have had it into several places to fix this, and they all make it work just long enough to drive away only to see the problem return. The rear window wiper stopped working. She is making creaks and groans like, yeah, an old woman. Still a family vehicle? Sure. Still road-worthy? Yeah. Would I take her across the country and back, packed with stuff and people? Nah. I am done saving for another nused (read: used, but new to me) Odyssey, and am ready for this one to croak so I can walk to the car lot, make the deal and slam the cash on the table after pseudo-raping the dealer for $1000 in prep fees and other BS items they would otherwise charge me for. However, I just can't willingly let go of a vehicle that still runs, still drives, still has AC, still holds everything I need, still cruises at 70mph for hours, still gets 20+mpg, and still gets me down the road without problems. Could I sell it? Not likely. Her physical appearance is starting to show 275000, too. I plan on keeping her going until a deal-breaker repair comes up, like an engine or transmission. When that happens, I will rejoice that my first trip is to the junk yard for $400 in scrap value and my second trip is to the dealer for that newer Odyssey, probably a 2011+ Elite Touring model, with more fun stuff inside to go bad over time. But hey, that's years away... right?