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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Been driving it for 12 years - 2003 Honda Odyssey
By manyhondas - May 31 - 12:40 amBought it new as a family van and now has 178,000 miles. In early years, we used it for long trips to Florida, New York, & Canada. Got power and accelerates well. Comfort is fine for local driving but on very long road trips, I wished I had more seat adjustments. The design ambiance is awesome and thats why its still in our driveway. Had two repaint jobs, one major maintenance overhaul, and transmission was rebuilt once. For many years, this minivan has performed better than I expected. Now that its 12 years old, our air conditioner acts weird about every 6 months until my mechanic tinkers around with it. We are tough and assertive urban city drivers.
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Family workhorse - 2003 Honda Odyssey
By smithiedad - April 8 - 9:39 amWe were gifted our 2003 Odyssey 3 years ago from a friend when it had 184,000 miles. Now is has 315,000. Its our family workhorse and its been a dandy. Id buy another Odyssey for certain. Original engine and auto trans. We stay up on our maintenance and its been very good. Excellent value. Weve got our sights on 500K miles!
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An Excellant family vehicle - 2003 Honda Odyssey
By rporterincincy - August 26 - 2:25 pmI really like my 2003 Honda Odyssey. It now has 143,000 miles and runs like its brand new. Very smooth, powerful and dependable. Like any other car it does have some quirks. My Odyssey goes through tires every 35,000 miles (wears evenly, and I rotate them every 3000-6000 miles), and goes through front brakes every 40,000 miles (evenly worn brakes). I just installed top of the line ceramic brakes to see if this would improve the ride. My car has no rust (wax every 3-4 months), no wear on the interior, and I change the oil every 3,000 miles. My dealer is great and I like working with them. The car is very versatile and we enjoy going on trips with it. No major issues yet.
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A "Me Too" Transmission Failure - 2003 Honda Odyssey
By surferboi - October 3 - 2:38 pmAdd me to the long list of people who have experienced transmission failure. My check engine and traction control lights came on last week while I was on the highway to the airport. I figured Id take it in when I got back. Transmission started slipping and died less than 50 miles later, just this morning on the way back from a short trip to the airport. 135K miles on the car and it has been running like a champ. And now I get online and see that Im not the only one. I was always a little suspect about the speed at which they were making these models. Now I guess we are seeing the effect.
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Why all the negative comments? - 2003 Honda Odyssey
By happyhondaowner - December 4 - 2:00 amThe 2003 Odyssey EX-L we purchased new about 8 years ago has been a very good, reliable and enjoyable car. I read on the post about all transmission and door problems, etc. but we have not experienced those problems. We drive about 12k miles/year. Im not saying were lucky... I think we take care of our car with maintenance, with not driving it hard, etc. This was our first Honda and we dont have anything bad to say about it. Its plenty spacious for the family and all the trips and things we take with us. My 2 cents. its a great car , but if you get a lemon, youll have a sour taste in your mouth - (we must have got the cherry)!
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80,000 miles and gooing strong - 2003 Honda Odyssey
By dave - August 27 - 1:31 ami bought the 03 as a demo with 1400 miles on it. i bought the extended warranty,and it payed for the recall on the trans fix, at about 50,0000 miles the volatility joint went out,they fixed it. i had a little trouble with the car pulling to the right. honda fixed it. i bought the van in couer dalene honda and have had the best of service.and would buy another car from them. i do not commute with the car,mostly long trips. 38,000 miles the first 10 months . i have seance towed a 24 ft airstream trailer almost 10,000 miles with no trouble. the car lives in a garage when not being used,and kept clean and always serviced ever 3 to 4000 miles. i have replaced the tires. should have 80,000 soon.
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Still Wish I Had It - 2003 Honda Odyssey
By Billw - May 12 - 2:33 pmJust had my 03 EX-L totaled Monday. Had 122K on it, never a mechanical problem. Transmission recall done. Towed jet skis, 21 Maxxum boat 150+ miles in Ozarks for years. Never a problem. Had problems with passenger sliding door. Had intermittent problems with steering wheel audio controls. Cabin was nosier than Id prefer, but was bearable. Consistently achieved 25+ mpg on highway across I- 70 with family (4 persons) and luggage. Good in rain/snow for what it was for lacking todays modern safety equipment. Motor mounts were suggested by dealer to be changed out at 90K, but independent mechanic said they were fine, showing some wear, but, didnt need to be replaced.
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knock on wood- no problems here. - 2003 Honda Odyssey
By mom2edna - January 21 - 1:56 pmI bought this van new in 03. It now has 85k miles. After reading about the transmission problems that others are having I feel pretty lucky. i havent had any big issues with mine. Just this past week the passenger power window motor broke $200 repair. The sliding doors act up sometimes, but it usually happens when children & adults are pushing the auto open buttons and door handles/locks at the same time. The only other issue Ive had is the radio controls on the steering wheel. I cant lower the volume-when I hit the button the radio gets louder. I also dont like the seek/scan that they have on the wheel. It only scrolls thru your pre-set stations rather than all the stations.
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Got to love the Odyssey - 2003 Honda Odyssey
By michael williams - November 9 - 10:00 amYou cant find one thing wrong with this van. I would have payed 40,000 for this van. I think that this is the best thing since sliced bread.
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Great car, but not perfect - 2003 Honda Odyssey
By great car - November 2 - 2:00 amGreat van. Awesome engine! However, slightly disappointed with fit and finish- loose plastic panel in the passenger door. Also, it rattles at highway speed- Come on Honda! I expect better QC for a 28K van!!
