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2020 Honda Odyssey forward collision avoidance problems

187 owner complaints to NHTSA about the 2020 Honda Odyssey cite forward collision avoidance, 38% of all 492 complaints for this model year.

Complaints
187
38% of all complaints
Crashes
1
Reported by owners
Fires
0
Reported by owners
Injuries
1
Reported by owners
01 —Owner reports

What owners say about the forward collision avoidance

Verbatim from NHTSA complaints, newest first
“The contact owns a 2020 Honda Odyssey. The contact stated that upon starting the vehicle in the driveway, the automatic braking system, adaptive cruise control, auto hi-beams, and Lane Keep Assist warning lights illuminated, followed by a beeping sound, and the systems became inoperable. In addition, the multi-point camera was inoperable. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where an internal failure of the multi-point camera was diagnosed. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 83,300.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Oct 29, 2026Forward collision avoidanceODI 11774422
“Over the course of 3 days, cruise control and lane assist systems would shut off and messages would display about adaptive cruise control, lane keep assist, lane departure warning, and collision avoidance system not working. Sometimes a transmission problem message would also become active. Sometimes the messages would be present at startup but other times the systems would show up green on the display and then the systems would shut off while driving causing the vehicle to suddenly slow down in highway traffic. The root issue seems to be a broken or malfunctioning multipurpose camera for the driver assist system. The camera has not been replaced yet to verify but related codes are active based on a code scanner and symptoms match what is expected for the camera failure. The vehicle is 6 years old with 99,400 miles at the first occurrence of the issue and does not have any windshield damage or signs of water leaking that would contribute to a failure. My primary concern is that the software completely disables cruise control when the camera for adaptive cruise and lane keep assist fails causing the vehicle to suddenly slow down rather than allow normal cruise…”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Oct 26, 2026Vehicle speed control, Forward collision avoidance, Lane departureODI 11773838
“On the middle of July, we were driving and all of a sudden all these lights start coming up the Brake System Warning, Collision Mitigation ,Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) , Lane Keeping Assist System (LKAS), Road Departure Mitigation System, Auto High-Beam we took it to holler Honda. They said that it was code u3000–49 for forward camera and that it will need to be replaced. They are charging us almost $3000 to get it fixed.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Oct 10, 2026Electrical system, Forward collision avoidanceODI 11770346
“Front Camera failure which disables the entire Honda sensing Suite, Shuts down Cruise control, lane keeping assist, front collision warning and Auto emergency braking. This has caused the loss of many safety features intended to prevent accidents and injury. There are numerous warning lights on the dash that are constantly displayed and can be a distraction to other safety or maintenance concerns. Dealer has diagnosed the problem to be an issue with a faulty front camera system. The repair for this is extremely expensive”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Oct 8, 2026Electrical system, Forward collision avoidanceODI 11769902
“Upon starting my Honda Odyssey, the dash immediately started saying, Collision Mitigation System Problem, Adaptive Cruise Control Problem, Road Departure Mitigation System Problem, Lane Keeping Assist Problem, Auto High Beam Problem.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Sep 30, 2026Service brakes, Engine, Forward collision avoidanceODI 11768117
“One morning, with no prior issues, we started driving our van and it suddenly displayed several warning lights, including brake system, adaptive cruise control, auto emergency braking, forward collision warning, lane departure warning, and lane keeping assistance. We took it to Darcars Honda in Bowie, MD who diagnosed it as a front facing camera failure. The dealer replaced the camera and kept the old one. This failure in a six year old van increased the danger of collision while operating the vehicle.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Sep 27, 2026Lane departure, Forward collision avoidanceODI 11767300

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Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.