Toyota Highlander vs Honda Odyssey

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure	Toyota Highlander	Honda Odyssey
Complaints on file	7,124	17,040
Model years covered	1997–2026	1990–2026
Worst model year	2019	2007
Best model year	2025	2026
Crashes reported	701	634
Fires reported	86	200
Injuries reported	381	655
Deaths reported	10	8
Most complained-about part	Transmission & Drivetrain	Transmission & Drivetrain
Share of complaints involving harm	16.5%	8.8%

Toyota Highlander by year

1 1 158 335 316 337 289 346 159 502 178 272 229 230 281 161 250 137 369 353 625 365 618 311 232 55 13 1

97 98 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Transmission & Drivetrain 988 13.9%

Brakes 745 10.5%

Engine & Cooling 713 10.0%

Electrical System 623 8.7%

Other & Unspecified 608 8.5%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 529 7.4%

Body & Structure 449 6.3%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 447 6.3%

Honda Odyssey by year

2 1 112 88 24 89 664 785 721 1,120 1,095 715 1,046 879 1,039 617 243 340 291 326 276 406 273 356 48 1,658 1,624 923 212 183 158 152 533 41

90 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Transmission & Drivetrain 3,076 18.1%

Engine & Cooling 1,944 11.4%

Electrical System 1,849 10.9%

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 1,775 10.4%

Body & Structure 1,426 8.4%

Brakes 1,195 7.0%

Other & Unspecified 990 5.8%

Airbags 830 4.9%