Honda Odyssey
Hacker ApprovedRanked 2 of 4 minivans by recommenders
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.
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.
13 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 10
- criticize it
- 3
- approval share
- 77%
Recommended in 7 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it carries the badge
- 10 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 3.3 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 7 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Spacious cargo and seating
“You can easily fit 8 full sheets of plywood (4ftx8ft) in a 2020 Honda Odyssey, with the seats still in the car.”
Comment from 19 Jul 2026 in “REO Trucks I4 4WD Pickup Truck Starts at $21,500” “A Honda Odyssey can fit three car seats across in the middle row.”
Comment from 31 Mar 2026 in “Car Seats as Contraception” “room for an entire family”
Comment from 30 Nov 2025 in “Tested: 1981 Datsun 280ZX Turbo (1981)” Durable, high-mileage engines
“never saw a crack even though I'm sure it took a beating”
Comment from 29 Nov 2025 in “Testing shows automotive glassbreakers can't break modern automotive glass” “the 300k mile club of Odyssey owners is large”
Comment from 18 Mar 2026 in “Honda is killing its EVs – and any chance of competing in the future”
Other minivans people recommend
The three most recommended other minivans, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toyota Sienna | 16 | 5 | 76% | 9 | — | Approved |
| Honda OdysseyThis page | 10 | 3 | 77% | 7 | — | Approved |
| Volkswagen ID. Buzz | 9 | 16 | 36% | 6 | — | — |
| Chrysler Pacifica | 5 | 3 | 63% | 5 | — | — |
What people said
All 16 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“It doesnt even have bluetooth let alone all the other smarttech crap.”
“I can get somewhere in the realm of 500 miles from a tank of gas with that capacious machine.”
“You can easily fit 8 full sheets of plywood (4ftx8ft) in a 2020 Honda Odyssey, with the seats still in the car.”
“it keeps everything nice and dry with 3 zones of HVAC”
“A Honda Odyssey can fit three car seats across in the middle row.”
“the 300k mile club of Odyssey owners is large”
“I’m buying a car that hasn’t been redesigned in close to a decade”
“the cylinder deactivation on the V6 Honda Odyssey which is worth disabling”
“was an amazing “truck” with a good amount of towing capacity for most cases”
“2-pistol calipers, decent-sized rotors. Nothing fancy, but also nothing lacking.”
“My van (Odyssey) is low enough that I've scraped on a few unexpectedly tall curbs”
“a bone-stock Odyssey would roll over and die with 6000 pounds behind it”
“room for an entire family”
“never saw a crack even though I'm sure it took a beating”
“it's a serious barrier to being able to know when the lane centering is working or not”
“those are quality problems, nothing inherent to the concept of a minivan”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.