Overview & Reviews

The Odyssey gains an intermittent rear window wiper this year, as well as an auto up-and-down driver-side window.

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

• Quality of some interior materials could be better, high demand limits negotiating possibilities.

User Reviews:

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  What Honda Quality? - 2003 Honda Odyssey
  By Kim - October 7 - 6:32 pm

  Purchased this vehicle new in 2003. It has been a good van until now. This week the transmission failed at $89,000 and Honda is quoting $5000 for repairs. Van has been very well taken care of. Called Honda America and they came down to $3675. Still too high---private garage on the outside quoted $1900 - $2600. Although the warranty is better w/ Honda, who can afford that bill in this economy! My Ford Explorer lasted longer than this Van...it made it to 125K with no major repairs!! This was my first and last Honda purchase!

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  Motor mount change not true - 2003 Honda Odyssey
  By jake - October 6 - 10:58 pm

  Van is very reliable and useful whether youre hauling people or building materials. MPG is very poor though maybe needs a new tire. I read about motor mount issue on odyssey. I experienced the same thing when I brought to dealer for maintenance. The associate told me, I need to replace motor mount. I said no because it was expensive then brought van to a mechanic, turns out my motor mount is okay.

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  Bad Transmission - 2003 Honda Odyssey
  By Another Honda??? - October 3 - 8:24 pm

  This model year has several major limitations that you will consistently read about online. The transmission had a recall early after purchase and recently finally bit the dust completely. Its always had trouble changing gears, slipping and revving. All of the electric windows have broken and are outrageously expensive to repair. The engine block mounts have been repaired...also incredibly expensive and the brakes are in continuous need of replacement. Each maintenance appointment brings new issues.

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  The best van, but .......... - 2003 Honda Odyssey
  By stekas - September 27 - 10:00 am

  I recently took delivery of a 2003 EX with the rear entertainment and agree with the critics that it is the best minivan available. It is hard to believe that others have not copied the disappearing rear seat. The vehicle has many annoying shortcomings though. Steering wheel controls are not lit at night.The steering wheel is not leather covered. The door locks are not automatic. No passenger power seat is availble. The car has no compass or outside thermometer.

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  Nice !! - 2003 Honda Odyssey
  By JayandJulie - September 20 - 2:00 am

  The Odyssey is fabulous. The salesman was wonderful. I cant think of anything I would change about either the product or the entire purchasing experience. Thank you so much. I will never drive anything other than a Honda.

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  Honest evaluation 2003 Honda Odyssey - 2003 Honda Odyssey
  By Enrique Cornejo - September 14 - 7:23 am

  Very noisy inside the cabin. Not very good seats for long trips. Bad transmission. According with Honda, the transmission failed one year after new, in 2004. Even Honda admitted is a bad transmission, but they didnt do anything. Broke two (2) engine mounts (first time in my life). In my opinion, not as good as the publicity wants us to believe.

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  Honda Quality gone south - 2003 Honda Odyssey
  By Steve - September 13 - 10:30 pm

  Had my Honda since new. Always did maintenance on schedule. At 57k miles had issue with A/C, turned out to be a Transistor issue. VERY common apparently as I found many complaints, but part was only $65 and replaced myself. Brought to dealer anyway only to find they recommended a timing belt change (not due for another 40k miles), bad tensioner and 2 broken motor mounts. All recommended service was around $2500... When questioning dealer about motor mounts, the reply was "they just get old and break". I have owned all my other Toyotas over 10years and NEVER had a motor mount just break due to age. This was my first Honda and will most likely be my last!

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  2003 Odyssey Minivan - 2003 Honda Odyssey
  By moretz - September 9 - 10:00 am

  Had to bring in for service of alignment. Aligment is still below par. I am very disappointed in the steering. Van pulls to the right constantly.

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  overrated! - 2003 Honda Odyssey
  By fbakir - September 4 - 10:00 am

  The strong points of this van are capable handling and excellent braking. From there on its all down hill. The ride is firm bordering on harsh. Build quality is so so. The middle seats are easy to form into a bench seat or to remove. Good design and comfortable seats. There is alot of road noise transfer into the interior at highway speeds. Also plenty of tire sound slapping uneven pavement joints. A/C system is poor in comparison to my old Toyota Sienna. The air intake for recycling the cooled air is poorly placed next to the drivers right leg. Wonderful feeling if you have arthritic knees! Would not buy another one.

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  Poor Transmission Quality - Buyer Beware - 2003 Honda Odyssey
  By Jeremy - August 13 - 12:37 pm

  After 88K miles, the transmission started slipping dangerously while my wife was driving with our two young children on the highway. Although the vehicle was serviced appropriately by a Honda dealer, so far, American Honda has been unable to provide any assistance on fixing the $5600 repair that I was quoted. Apparently, you need to have purchased 7-8 Hondas before they are willing to help, not spent $70K on Hondas over the last decade as I have done. Unless you want to have to pay for costly repairs to a 6 year old car with relatively low miles, avoid this vehicle (and all V6 models between 1999 and 2005) because there is a known defect with their transmissions.