# Honda Odyssey Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/honda-odyssey/ 9 people recommended Honda Odyssey in Hacker News comments, 1 had mixed feelings and 2 criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 7 of 12 months, in 11 threads. It does not meet the Hacker Approved badge rule. **Verdict:** People recommend the Odyssey for its roomy cargo space, three-across car seating, and durability. The most common caveat is its dated design and missing modern tech. Summary written by Claude from 16 comments. ## Why people recommend it - Spacious cargo and seating (3 comments in the sample): "You can easily fit 8 full sheets of plywood (4ftx8ft) in a 2020 Honda Odyssey, with the seats still in the car." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48967965)) "A Honda Odyssey can fit three car seats across in the middle row." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47587106)) "room for an entire family" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46094826)) - Durable, high-mileage engines (2 comments in the sample): "never saw a crack even though I'm sure it took a beating" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46089700)) "the 300k mile club of Odyssey owners is large" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47421094)) ## Other minivans people recommend - [Toyota Sienna](https://hackerapproved.com/p/toyota-sienna/): 13 recommend, 2 mixed, 5 criticize - [Volkswagen ID. Buzz](https://hackerapproved.com/p/volkswagen-id-buzz/): 6 recommend, 2 mixed, 15 criticize ## The badge A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged. ## Cite as Hacker Approved, "Honda Odyssey", https://hackerapproved.com/p/honda-odyssey/ (9 recommend, 1 mixed, 2 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026). Counts updated 2 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.