Honda Odyssey vs Chrysler Pacifica
Minivans · head to head, 2017–2027
The Honda Odyssey and Chrysler Pacifica were both sold for 11 model years (2017–2027). Among the Odyssey's own years, its best bet is 2017; years to avoid: 2018–2020, 2025; the newest year rated a good buy is 2024. Among the Pacifica's own years, no year clearly stands out as the best bet; no year to avoid; the newest year rated a good buy is 2025.
Honda Odyssey
Minivan · 2010–2027
- Best bet 2017
- Newest good buy 2024
- Avoid 2018–2020, 2025
Chrysler Pacifica
Minivan · 2017–2027
- Best bet no standout year
- Newest good buy 2025
- Avoid none
- Be careful 2017–2018, 2021–2022
How to read this: each model's verdicts compare that model's own years with each other (serious owner complaints per car on the road against that model's usual year, using New York registrations). They are not a reliability ranking of one model against the other, so a good-buy Odyssey year says nothing about whether it beats a Pacifica. (How we judge.)
Year by year, side by side
| Year | Honda Odyssey | Chrysler Pacifica | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | Not rated | Not rated | Side by side |
| 2026 | TOO NEWOnly 1.1 years of owner reports | TOO NEWOnly 1.1 years of owner reports | Side by side |
| 2025 | AVOIDSerious complaints 4.5× usual, mostly engine and power train | GOOD BUYSerious complaints 0.6× usual | Side by side |
| 2024 | GOOD BUYSerious complaints 0.8× usual | GOOD BUYSerious complaints 0.8× usual | Side by side |
| 2023 | GOOD BUYSerious complaints 0.7× usual | GOOD BUYSerious complaints 0.8× usual | Side by side |
| 2022 | GOOD BUYSerious complaints 0.8× usual | CAREFULSerious complaints 1.4× usual, mostly power train and engine | Side by side |
| 2021 | GOOD BUYSerious complaints 1.0× usual | CAREFULSerious complaints 2.0× usual, mostly engine and power train | Side by side |
| 2020 | AVOIDSerious complaints 2.5× usual, mostly collision avoidance and engine | GOOD BUYSerious complaints 0.8× usual | Side by side |
| 2019 | AVOIDSerious complaints 2.9× usual, mostly collision avoidance and engine | GOOD BUYSerious complaints 1.0× usual | Side by side |
| 2018 | AVOIDSerious complaints 2.8× usual, mostly collision avoidance and engine | CAREFULSerious complaints 1.9× usual, mostly engine and power train | Side by side |
| 2017 | BEST BUYSerious complaints 0.4× usual | CAREFULSerious complaints 1.9× usual, mostly engine and power train | Side by side |
Each chip rates that year against the same model's other years. Tap a chip for the year's details; "Side by side" compares both models that year, trim by trim.
Compare any year, trim by trim
2027: the newest shared year, at a glance
| 2027 Honda Odyssey | 2027 Chrysler Pacifica | |
|---|---|---|
| Our verdict (vs the model's own years) | Not rated | Not rated |
| Starting price (MSRP range) | — | — |
| Engines and horsepower | 3.5L 6-cyl, 280 hp | — |
| Fuel economy (EPA combined) | 22 mpg | — |
| Seats | — | — |
| Third row | — | — |
| Cargo behind last row | — | — |
| NHTSA crash rating | 5 of 5 stars | — |
| Recalls · owner complaints (NHTSA) | 0 · 0 | — · — |
Sources: OpenSpec and the makers' equipment guides, NHTSA vPIC, EPA and NHTSA ratings. Cargo, towing and bed length rows appear when we have them. "—": not in our data. Compare every 2027 trim →
Key features: base trim vs top trim
| Odyssey EX-L first listed | Odyssey Elite last listed | Pacifica LX first listed | Pacifica Pinnacle last listed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wireless Apple CarPlay | Standard | Standard | — | — |
| Adaptive cruise control | Standard | Standard | Standard | Standard |
| Blind-spot warning | Standard | Standard | Standard | Standard |
| Heated front seats | Standard | Standard | Standard | Standard |
| Ventilated front seats | No | Standard | — | Standard |
| Sunroof or moonroof | Standard | Standard | — | Standard |
| 360-degree camera | No | No | — | Standard |
| Power liftgate or tailgate | Standard | Standard | Standard | Standard |
| Remote start | Standard | Standard | — | — |
"Standard" and "Optional" are for that trim as the 2027 data lists it (a package or option adds an "Optional" item); "—": not verified in our sources, never a guess. The cheapest and most expensive trim of each model; every trim is on the model's 2027 page (Odyssey, Pacifica).
Known fixes and extended coverage
Honda Odyssey
18 manufacturer programs on file: 18 extended coverage, 0 repair programs.
- Extended coverage It is important that your dealership follows the requirements listed in the service bulletins (and below) or your claim may be debited. (AAW08072019, 2011–2014 models)
- Extended coverage Today, June 1, 2019, American Honda is announcing a warranty extension for certain 2011-14 Odyssey and 2013-16 Pilot vehicles with either Taffeta White or White Diamond Pearl paint to address customer concerns with peeling paint. American… (ABOM06012019, 2011–2014 models)
- Extended coverage Warranty extension: mil comes on with dtcs p0301 thru p0304 - the piston rings on certain cylinders may rotate and align which can lead to spark plug fouling. (2010–2013 models)
- Extended coverage There may also be a Network Loss message and/or display issues. For these vehicles that display any of the above symptoms and it is determined that the symptoms relate to the MOST bus network connectors, American Honda is extending the… (ONLR9Q04052021, 2018–2020 models)
Chrysler Pacifica
10 manufacturer programs on file: 4 extended coverage, 6 repair programs.
- Extended coverage Customers may also comment on the following: ● Vehicle is in limp mode. (21-001-25, 2017–2023 models)
- Extended coverage Internal Transmission Wiring Connector Short Warranty Extension XN1 Customers may experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination. (2100124, 2017–2023 models)
- Extended coverage Internal Transmission Wiring Connector Short Warranty Extension XE1 Customers may experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination. (2100823, 2017–2023 models)
- Extended coverage Loss of Power Brake Assist XA7 Warranty Extension (0500622, 2018–2020 models)
From manufacturer bulletins filed with NHTSA, counted per program. A count is how many programs exist, not how good or bad a model is: a maker that extends coverage is paying for a known problem. A dealer can look up whether a car has had the work done or is still covered.
Which should you buy?
- Buying used, years both are rated a good buy: 2023–2024. In those years, choose on price, size and features.
- Shopping around 2025: the Pacifica is rated good buy (serious complaints 0.6× usual), while the Odyssey is rated avoid (serious complaints 4.5× usual, mostly engine and power train). Each against its own other years.
- Shopping around 2020: the Pacifica is rated good buy (serious complaints 0.8× usual), while the Odyssey is rated avoid (serious complaints 2.5× usual, mostly collision avoidance and engine). Each against its own other years.
- Shopping around 2019: the Pacifica is rated good buy (serious complaints 1.0× usual), while the Odyssey is rated avoid (serious complaints 2.9× usual, mostly collision avoidance and engine). Each against its own other years.
- Years to skip: Odyssey 2018–2020, 2025.
- Newest year rated a good buy: Odyssey 2024; Pacifica 2025.
- Before you buy either: run the VIN for open recalls and ask the dealer whether the extended-coverage repairs above were done.
Rules applied to the data on this page: no overall winner is declared, because our verdicts compare each model with itself.