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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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NHTSA publishes the first 11 characters of the VIN with every complaint — that identifies the plant, model year, body and engine. So these are reports from cars built exactly like this one, not an average across the whole model.
5FNRL5H96GB••••••2016 Honda ODYSSEY
That is about average for the 2016 Honda ODYSSEY — 5 complaints per build across 48 builds.
5on this build
258on the model
48builds in total
1involved a crash
Most reportedSeat Belts 1Power Train 1Seats 1Service Brakes 1
What owners of this build wrote
Service BrakescrashFeb 2018
The brake sensor on honda odyssey works erratically. It caused an accident for me as the senor never worked even though my car rear ended another vehicle
Unknown Or OtherSep 2025
I am reporting a recurring safety defect in the 2016 Honda Odyssey Touring involving the backup camera display system. The issue causes the camera feed to unexpectedly go completely blank when the vehicle is shifted into reverse. This failure appears to be triggered by short…
SeatsNov 2017
The contact owns a 2016 honda odyssey. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 17V725000 (seats); however, the parts to do the repair were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The…
Power TrainSep 2017
The contact owns a 2016 honda odyssey. While driving between 15-20 mph and accelerating, the transmission shifted from first to second gear. The vehicle also lunged forward. The contact stated that the failure recurred on several occasions. The vehicle was taken to honda mall of…
Seat BeltsJul 2016
The seatbelt in the middle row driver side has ripped/shredded three times in the three months that I have owned the car I have had a car seat installed in this seat but the rip is high up on the belt and no where near the car seat itself. The first time it happens the vehicle…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 5FNRL5H96GB088840 · decoded Oct 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.