2005 Honda Odyssey EXL from North America - Comments

Loud exhaust noise at 2000 rpm. Like an old car with holes in the muffler. No solution according to dealer.

Windshield wind roar and noise. Dealer also has no solution.

Brakes groan and make big noises sometimes. Dealer has no solution. I do not feel safe with groaning brakes.

Vibration at 60 mph. Rebalanced tires, not changed. Dealer has no solution.

3rd row seat has a big tire cover which takes much shoulder room. Much less shoulder room than the old model.

Gas mileage poor. 14 city 20 hwy. What a disappointment. Sales man says they are all like that. Before the sale, dealer claims mileage is good, that the EPA sticker says is what people get. Next car will be smaller with better mileage.

I avoided Pax tires. Dealer is so unhelpful that it would be bad to depend on this dealer for tires since Pax tires are dealer only now. Yes, I have called tire places in town, and they do not service Pax. Dealer has no chance for repeat business. Honda repeat business, hanging by a thread.

I agree with the comments on mileage. My 2005 Odyssey actually started with decent mileage, about 300 miles to the tank. Now I am lucky if it reaches 200 miles to the tank. Roughly 13 MPG in complete city driving.

The dealer tells me its my wife's driving habits. Just completely disappointing. I would have bought a Suburban if I knew that I would be getting this kind of mileage. At least I would have more power and space.

Are you driving the van in D or a lower gear. In my Accord it is easy to put the car in the wrong gear and drive along and not notice. We had a CRV that got 13 mpg's, but we found that it was because we were towing over one thousand pounds and even once towing a broken down Mitsubishi on the back.

Very disappointed in the MPG for my 2005 Odyssey EX. 13/14 in the city and 19-22 on the highway. As for too much weight, driving in wrong gear, low tire pressure, etc., etc, etc -- I've tried everything that I can think of to improve the mileage with no luck. Don't know how they got the numbers they did in the govt tests unless it was being towed by an F350. Otherwise a great vehicle, but this is hard to overlook.

I have to admit I am in the same boat grinding brakes and TERRIBLE gas mileage. My wife and I disputed between a Suburban or a Mini Van for my self, her and our three children. We opted for the better gas mileage and purchased a 2005 Honda it started out bad and has NEVER gotten any better. The driving habits is just a lousy excuse I will NEVER buy another Honda.

Never buy a Honda because of poor mileage??

Honda are the most fuel efficient in many ways. Maybe Toyota has a few that are better, but no GM.

I know people who can get over 25 miles per gallon with their ODY. Where the heck are you driving? The Saudi desert?

I agree with most above comments... poor fuel economy, grinding brakes, loud exhaust, and poor snow handling capabilities like not able to go up my very low pitched driveway. I would never buy a Honda ever again and I my family has bought them since 1980!