2023 Honda Odyssey

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2023 Honda Odyssey

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Original MSRP

$44,600-$49,620

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Features We Love

The Honda Odyssey received a design refresh in 2023, with additional updates in 2025. As a result, all 2024 model-year content remains fully applicable to the 2023 design.

Second row flexibility: Best-in-class bench setup with three independent seats that can stagger, slide, and handle just about any car seat configuration.‍
The removable middle seat is a game-changer. I can switch between an eight-seater and captain’s chairs depending on my season of life, and it’s incredibly easy to take out without losing car seat flexibility.
‍Magic Slide is iconic!! I can slide an outboard seat inward even with a rear-facing car seat installed, which gives me third-row access without uninstalling anything.‍
Car seat setup: Lower anchors and tether anchors everywhere you’d want them. It’s hard to find a car seat this can’t accommodate.‍
Trunk space: Deep, minivan-style cargo that fits a full-size stroller with room to spare plus extra hidden storage underneath.‍
Tailgate mode: A built-in sofa in your minivan. Perfect for sports, park days, trunk-or-treat, and everything in between.

Car Mom Review

The Exterior

First of all, I’m loving the mocha interior in the one I toured. I like that Honda carries that mocha color through in both leather and hard plastic, which keeps it cost-effective while still giving a clean, two-tone look. And this door panel? It’s doing the most. Cup holders, cubbies on cubbies, and storage everywhere.

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First Row

Up front, the Odyssey just works. The climate controls are easy to use, the heated seats are right where you want them, and the half-digital dash feels really intuitive instead of overwhelming. Plus, there’s tons of open storage for purses, snacks, and all the random mom things we’re hauling around. It’s super functional without feeling cluttered, which is exactly what I’m looking for in a family car.

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Second Row

While I know so many of you are here to see the car seat capabilities of the 2024 Honda Odyssey EXL, let me start by breaking down the passenger amenities. I will say, Honda moved the air vents from the ceiling to the side and I see this as a negative for any rear-facing kids.

Second row amenities include:

Excellent knee and head clearance
Two USB ports
Power door
Leather back pocket
Built-in sun shades
Climate controls on ceiling (easier use for mom)

Now that we’ve covered the amenities, let’s talk about the car seat setup, because this is where the Honda Odyssey really shines. As far as hardware goes, you get lower anchors and tether anchors in every seat in the second row, which is always a huge win. And let me say this up front — I compare every second-row bench to the Honda Odyssey when I review family vehicles, because it truly is best in class.

The reason is simple: the second row is made up of three completely independent seats. Each one has its own lower anchors and tether anchors, which means you can do three-across, stagger seats to access the third row, or remove the middle seat entirely. Whether you want a full bench or captain’s chairs, the Odyssey lets you adjust based on your season of life.

Then there’s the Magic Slide, which is one of my favorite features, hands down. You can slide the outboard second-row seat inward even with a rear-facing car seat installed, giving you easy third-row access without uninstalling anything. It’s iconic, it works in real life, and it solves one of the biggest pain points families have with three-row vehicles.

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Third Row

In the third row, we have lower anchors on both outboard seats and tether anchors across the back. This is incredible and totals up to five sets of lower anchors and six tether anchors in this vehicle.

As a passenger, it’s comfortable in the third row. No chargers or sun shades on the EXL trim level I will say, but the leather back pockets are a nice touch. Good knee and head clearance, but the easy get in and get out is the real star of the show.

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Magic Slide: Iconic third-row access that works even with a rear-facing car seat installed.

Trunk

I just love minivan trunks. We used a Mockingbird stroller to test the size and it’s so deep you can fit it and have a ton of extra storage left. When I talk about cubic feet when it comes to trunk space, you have to remember a cubic foot is sometimes the air, so it doesn't always equal more space. What's great about a minivan when it comes to cubic feet is because it's so deep and high, you have similar measurements to a full-size SUV.

The Odyssey also has one of the most iconic features,a one of a kind Tailgate Mode. This makes a sofa in your minivan, at the soccer game, or trunk or treating. These are the kind of features that make a minivan so worth having.

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Safety

The 2023 Honda Odyssey is an IIHS Top Safety Pick Plus.

The 2023 Odyssey also received a 5 Star rating from NHTSA.

I do want to call out the lack of seat belt pre-tensioners for the second row. Pretensioners remove slack from the seat belt in the nanoseconds before a crash, dramatically reducing injury in frontal and near-frontal collisions. This feature has been standard in front seats for nearly two decades, but not the back seat. While this doesn’t affect children in harnessed car seats, it does affect other passengers.

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