Honda Odyssey vs Chrysler Town and Country: which is more reliable?
The Chrysler Town and Country is clearly ahead of the Honda Odyssey on the federal record: 78/100 against 59/100 across every model year we score.
The record, side by side
Honda Odyssey
- 15 model years scored
- 4,770 owner complaints on record
- about 73 complaints per year on the road
- 98 recall campaigns, 45 safety-critical
- best year 2017 (91/100) · worst 2019 (22/100)
Chrysler Town and Country
- 6 model years scored
- 3,627 owner complaints on record
- about 48 complaints per year on the road
- 25 recall campaigns, 7 safety-critical
- best year 2015 (86/100) · worst 2013 (72/100)
Mean score is the average across model years from 2013 on, where both records are comparable. How the score works.
Year by year: Odyssey against Town and Country
The comparison that decides the purchase. A nameplate is not one car — a redesign can move the record sixty points inside two years, and the two nameplates rarely move together.
What owners actually complain about
Honda Odyssey
- Electrical System — 1,219 complaints
- Engine — 1,024 complaints
- Unknown Or Other — 690 complaints
Chrysler Town and Country
- Electrical System — 1,695 complaints
- Engine — 596 complaints
- Power Train — 466 complaints
Both nameplates have Electrical System as their largest complaint group, so the choice between them is about how often, not about what.
Years to avoid on each
Honda Odyssey — avoid: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2025.
Chrysler Town and Country: no model year scores below 45; the strongest are 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016.
A year scores below 45 on complaints per year of exposure and recall campaigns. Every car’s years to avoid.
What each costs today
A recent used Honda Odyssey prices at about $35,200 and a Chrysler Town and Country at about $15,700 — the Chrysler Town and Country is roughly $19,500 less, and they return 22.0 against 20.0 MPG combined.
Class-level estimates re-priced to your country, not a valuation of one car. Method.
FAQ
Is the Honda Odyssey or the Chrysler Town and Country more reliable?
On the NHTSA record the Chrysler Town and Country scores 78/100 against the Honda Odyssey's 59/100, averaged across every model year we hold. The Chrysler Town and Country carries about 48 complaints per year on the road against 73 for the Honda Odyssey.
Which Honda Odyssey and Chrysler Town and Country years should I avoid?
Honda Odyssey: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2025. Chrysler Town and Country: no year scores below 45. Each of those scores under 45 out of 100 on complaints per year of exposure and recall campaigns.
What goes wrong on the Honda Odyssey and the Chrysler Town and Country?
The largest complaint group on the Honda Odyssey is Electrical System (1,219 complaints); on the Chrysler Town and Country it is Electrical System (1,695).
Is the Honda Odyssey or the Chrysler Town and Country cheaper to own?
A recent used Honda Odyssey prices at about $35,200 and a Chrysler Town and Country at about $15,700, before insurance and the maintenance band. Both pages carry the five-year running-cost figure.