Overview & Reviews

The Odyssey gains a number of improvements this year. Included with the Odyssey 2.1 upgrade is more power, a new five-speed transmission, standard rear disc brakes and side airbags, optional leather seating and DVD entertainment, two new exterior colors and minor interior storage refinements.

• Excellent crash-test scores, huge interior, fold-flat third-row seat, powerful V6, optional navigation and entertainment system, a bargain at sticker price.

• Slow power sliding doors, dealer markup still a possibility.

User Reviews:

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  Good van, but crooked seats. - 2002 Honda Odyssey
  By dontspam - May 3 - 10:00 am

  This van rides well, drives well, and works well. But I have had a terrible time getting Honda Motor Corp to resolve the crooked front seat problem with their design. Both the driver- side and passenger-side front seats lean and angle into the center of the van making for a very uncomfortable ride. I contacted the 800 customer service number, but all they would do is say (very nicely) they could not do anything about it. The Service Manager of the Honda dealer admits the seats are crooked, but after contacting Honda Engineering, says that all of the Odyssey seats are like that. Doesnt anybody notice this about the seats besides me?

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  Great Minivan - 2002 Honda Odyssey
  By 1stody - April 26 - 10:00 am

  Best minivan mainly because of the fold down rear seat. Large cargo space and Honda reputation also helps. But the van is a great ride, although Honda needs to upgrade their EX Leather trim with more bells/whistles. Especially the stereo system (this really is mediocre at best).

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  Odyssey 2002 EX - 2002 Honda Odyssey
  By penny shanley - April 10 - 7:32 pm

  The transmission on this vehicle is not better than the 1st generation of the Odyssey, in fact, they are worse. Honda quality is way way overrated. I think I will become a Toyota customer.

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  SUV Replacement - 2002 Honda Odyssey
  By John K - March 29 - 8:49 am

  I bought our Odyssey to replace a Nissan Pathfinder after my second son was born & we realized that the SUV was not going to cut it space-wise. We needed something that could pull our pop-up and lug all the things that a typical family hauls around for traveling together. So far the van has been excellent with no major problems and returns excellent gas mileage in comparison to our old vehicle. On one extended trip we averaged between 26 & 28 mpg. Short trips return around 18.5, which is about what our SUV got on the highway. The van drives well and at 240 hp, it has plenty of guts for merging, passing, and towing. Not as cool as my previous sports cars, but not bad and really handy.

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  Overrated - 2002 Honda Odyssey
  By berndt - March 21 - 10:00 am

  We purchased our 2001 EX Odyssey in Lompoc, CA. After 5 months of driving, the rear sliding doors began to act up. They would not close completely which caused the alarm to go off. We took it back to the dealer and did adjustments. This continued to happen several times and the dealer said I need to clean off the connections when this happens again. When you pay $28,000 for something you expect it to work properly. We are at the point now to have them remove the automatic sliding door feature and install manual doors.I contacted Honda Customer Service and they really did not have any suggestions to fix the matter.

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  Thrilled or Not - Still Best Van - 2002 Honda Odyssey
  By pd24 - March 21 - 10:00 am

  Was looking for room for my family of 5 and quality to last. Owned 2 Hondas prior. Hey folks, dont blame Honda for the build quality - except for allowing it to be built in the US! Had an ABSOLUTELY trouble-free Civic and still have a CR-V - BOTH built in Japan. DESPITE the US build and occasional American creeks, we still love it.

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  Good All-Around Van - 2002 Honda Odyssey
  By Totrod - March 21 - 10:00 am

  Ive driven every mini-van offered in the U.S. (something like 16 of them) and this was the best overall. High horsepower coupled with standard features that are packages everywhere else and that great 3rd row magic seat scored high with me. Im hoping that it will prove the Honda hype about reliability. One thing thats nice to know is that practically every car, truck, or van on the planet depreciates faster than this one.

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  Dont buy this car - 2002 Honda Odyssey
  By jdfour - March 18 - 1:31 pm

  This vehicle is now on its 4th transmission. Do not buy this or any other HONDA. Its a real lemon.

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  The best minivan on the planet - 2002 Honda Odyssey
  By mjsohel - March 15 - 10:00 am

  I took delivry of my 02 Honda Odyssey and since then Ive enjoyed every feature on this thing. Its the best minivan ever Honda did a great job this time, Ive never had a car with this much versatility,value,luxury,and quality as Ive received on my Odyssey. I love this baby!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  Great Family Vehicle Until..... - 2002 Honda Odyssey
  By Lee - March 13 - 1:11 pm

  Bought this 02 Odyssey during mid 2002. Roomy, great V6 engine, everything was perfect. Great family vehicle for a few years until the transmission went out on us. It took us a couple of months argueing to get our transmission replaced as the dealer refused too since our warranty was "expired". Finally our transmission was replaced since the recall has been issued. Also wind noise was another problem. When cruising in highway speeds. Gas mileage was average. Overall this van is not that bad until the transmission problem kicked in.